Ed, I don’t think anybody realizes what it means to be a law enforcement officer. I was a corrections officer for many years and had to move out of my area because I couldn’t live with the same people I had to order around inside a prison. These people hold a grudge against you when they get back out on the streets. Your family is affected. It’s good for law enforcement to live far away from the places they have to govern. I understand why Santiago doesn’t want to live around these hoodlums. I don’t want to live with them either.

Safe Distance

Trenton cops don’t have to live here. But Santiago does. It’s the law.—Ed. Note