Cyrus was a musician?" I asked. "He played the alto sax." "And he played jazz?" Another brief smile. "Is there any other kind of music? - Ben Aaronovitch

Policing is about moving from the unknown to the known and then further—to the provable.

It’s one of those weird truths you learn early on as police that quite a high percentage of the public have all the survival instinct of a moth in a candle factory. They run the wrong way, they refuse to move, some will run toward the danger, and others will instantly whip out their phones and take footage.

I’ve always believed that my dad is right about one thing—your life is your solo and whatever song you choose to sing you only get to do it once.