What old Ted lacks in spelling skills and personal integrity, he certainly makes up for with street smarts and confidence.  Is this the type of person that I want patrolling our streets, or backing me up on a drug bust?  Well, let's just say that there are numerous other people out there that I would rather have on the force.  If he had done these things as a young kid 10 or more years ago, and had truely turned over a new leaf, I might cut him some slack.  One thing he has clearly demonstrated, is just how bogus the polygraph is, and how many police departments out there place way too much confidence in this witchcraft.  A solid investigation, utilizing human intel, with face to face interviews, probably would have turned up some unsavory tidbits on our friend Ted, and he wouldn't be academy bound right now.  

As for finding out his true identity......yeah, right.  

Kona