Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
I think Barney is clearly an independent maybe even one of a kind.
He for sure isn't one of a kind, I've seen a whole bunch of wannabes that apply and get hired and fired, and a lot more that apply and don't get hired in my career in a department of over 500 folks.

At my wife's memorial service I was proud to introduce several of the people that used to work for me to my family members. When I got them, they were all deputies, the lowest level in the chain of command. There were quite a few department members there, but four of them at the service were special to me because they were my guys. I did my best to help them be their best. They had all moved up the ranks since I retired. One made Sergeant, one Lieutenant and two Captains. If I did nothing else right during my time there, I schooled my people to be the best they could be and their promotions make me proud of them all.