Behind the Tape…
By Sgt. Richard Dascall
Welcome back again everybody. Hopefully Thanksgiving went well and
you’re all gearing up for Christmas. The weather has definitely cooled off,
which I’m enjoying. I told you guys I would have a good story for you and
boy do I ever.
So, if you have to take medication, know the effects of it beforehand.
And if you know the effects, make good choices when taking the
medication, because telling us ‘this is a symptom of my medicine’ is only
going to get you so far.
I was working night shift a few months ago. It wasn’t particularly late,
maybe 8 o’clock. I decided to stop at Memorial Park to use their bathroom
real quick. There were still people hanging in the park and kids playing on
the playground. When I was walking out I saw a van parked with some
clothes and towels hanging off of it. I saw what looked like someone
slouched over in the front seat. I went up and checked on the person and
sure enough, they were asleep behind the wheel. I woke them up and
asked if they were okay. They were acting pretty weird and said they had
taken medication that makes them tired and gives them diarrhea, thus the
clothes on the side of the car.
I figured the person might not be able to drive, so I asked them to come
out of the car to make sure. As soon as this person got out, I realized they
were naked from the waist down. At this point we had someone passed
out from pills, in a public park where kids are playing, and half naked. So
the medication excuse will work in some situations, but this wasn’t one of
them. The person went to jail that night.
Well I hope everyone has a good Christmas and New Year. Make sure
you’re locking your car doors.
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