Unlike the Police Academy lounge, where brass hats were likely to lurk, the Short Stop was a place street coppers could call their own. The police department, the city, and the citizens treat police poorly. The policemen's lot is not a happy one. It was a gathering place. We'd come here to talk and discuss things.
Policemen go through a lot of experiences.
A lot of times they need to vent. This was the place to do that. Thanks to this place, my wife never saw what I saw in one day. That's the way you protect your family. Romanic, the bartender, never got used to the venting.