I guess that was why Sheriff Lee Baca bestowed the Medal of Valor on me; certainly, it accounts for the numerous other awards and commendations during my tenure with the department. [More]That's funny--we were just talking about medals and awards.
I get taken to task in comments by the guy who longed for the good old days when cops could administer "street justice."
I had to use Google cache to link to the words he says I misunderstood, because the original page link keeps producing run time errors. Oh well, I'm sure it's just a temporary oversight, but just in case, grab the cache link while it works.
And as for "blowhard," hey, it was the OIR attorney I spoke with who used the term "puffery."