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Scared Straight In Post Falls

On its Facebook wall, the Post Falls Police Department posts a comment by a man who was scare straight after his arrest by Officer Harrison: "I was arrested on Dec 3 for possession of a controlled substance It really made me think of where I was going in life. I sat in booking for about 20 hours before bonding out just watching and thinking about how stupid my recent decision-making had been, and later realized that the police that brought me in on the alleged charges SAVED MY LIFE. And I have since done everything in my power to live better for my myself and my family. I am scared and might be going jail. But I thank God that that the Post Falls police were there, or I would not have found a new way of life."

Question: Do you know anyone who turned his or her life around after an arrest?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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