Blessed Are The Peacemakers [Paperback]

The culmination of a life long dream leads Dan Stark on misadventures and near death experiences as a Patrolman in the New York City Police Department. Dan Stark is one of nine children from a religious Brooklyn family of Irish decent. ?We follow him from childhood to fatherhood and all stops in between. ?We see his transformation from a rookie to a hardened vice cop while he never loses sight of his love for his family and his religion. We see the gritty side of the streets as well as his rookie mistakes and mishaps. ?Racism rears its ugly head as the press fan the flames of intolerance. ?The insulation of the politics of the day is stripped back to reveal the Cover Your Ass attitude that prevailed in the Police Department and City government. Sit back and enjoy a candid inside look at the inner workings and a unique perspective of the police that police the police and what their real agenda is.