Ralph’s early display of appearance and conformity to the “norm” of CSPD expectations was to set the tone for the career paths he and I were to follow. What started out as a friendship between us because of our mutual endeavors on the road to being police cadets turned sour within a year as he, being six months older, graduated into the ranks of the uniformed Patrol Division sooner and quickly developed an attitude that he was better than I was.
