'Volume 16 – The People's Choice' - The Woody Back to School Unit

The People’s Choicearms loose from the two male Plod and steppedforward.The inmates couldn’t help noticing that whenshe stood before the Chief Constable she assumedexactly the same pose they assumed when they werein trouble with the Brass. Shoulders back, eyesstraight-ahead, arms by her sides and her kneestogether.“Ladies and gentlemen,” the Chief Constableaddressed the room, “this is Police Sergeant EllenMillar. For the past several days I have had SergeantMillar’s disciplinary file on my desk and I have beenconsidering what action to take. This is not the firsttime that her file has appeared on my desk. In fact,during the past six months Sergeant Millar hasalready received two informal reprimands. I will notdwell on her specific transgressions except to say thatthey relate to internal Police disciplinary proceduresand that she has done nothing in the least bit illegal.Under the circumstances it would be normal practicefor me to give her an official reprimand and to passher file to internal affairs to discipline her.”The Woody gals watched the policewomanintently. She looked about the same age as them, inher early to mid-twenties, looking neat in her wellpresseduniform. But, it was the look on her face thatthey were watching. It was a look that they saweveryday at the facility. Part defiant, part anxious,part resigned. It was the look of a gal who had beencaught and was waiting to discover her fate.