Michael S. East is the author
of Burden of the Badge -A Year in the Life of a Street Cop and Beyond Hope: One Cop's
Fight for Survival in a Dying City.
According to the book description of
Burden of the Badge -A Year in the Life of a Street Cop, it “cuts through all the fluff and
makeup of television police shows and fictional cop books. If you want to know what it's REALLY like wearing
the badge day after day, week after week, this is the book for you. Documenting nearly 1,000 calls over
a full year in the life of a patrol officer, everything comes out in this book. Set against the backdrop
of Saginaw, Michigan, a violent, decaying former automotive boomtown, this book chronicles everything a street cop deals with
every day. From the foul-mouthed tirades of drunken street bums and crack addicts, to the most senseless
and brutal murders, the mental and physical stress faced daily by the men and women in uniform is detailed within these pages.
Whether you are dying to know what the job is really like, or you are considering law enforcement as your own career,
this book is truly an eye opener!”
One reader of Burden of
the Badge -A Year in the Life of a Street Cop said, “This book is a true representation as to what really
goes on in this line of work. A must read for anyone who is a police officer, desires to be a police officer, or knows a police
officer.”
One reader of Burden of
the Badge -A Year in the Life of a Street Cop said, “Mr. East has written a journal describing a frustrating
year spent attempting to police the town of Saginaw, Michigan. A dying town that once was a hub of the automobile industry.
It would seem that most of the residents were not worth trying to save. Hats off to the dedicated police officers for trying.”
One reader of Burden of
the Badge -A Year in the Life of a Street Cop said, “wMike East did a tremendous job here. I am a police
officer in a neighboring jurisdiction to his, live in Saginaw, and see first hand what these brave officers deal with. Now
their numbers are shrinking due to a corrupt city hall and apathetic citizens, violent crime is flourishing, yet they still
retain their sense of humor on nearly every call they go to. I am always Proud and Honored to back these brave men and women
up whenever I have the chance. The Police Officers of the City of Saginaw are true heroes who fight for a lost cause. I salute
every one of you.”
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