Ted,

I feel better knowing that you admit your past wrongdoings, and that you have given up drugs for good.  I agree with you; if you sold minute amounts of pot to your friends while in high school, I wouldn't classify you as Pablo Escobar's blood brother.  We have all done stupid things when we were young that we regret.  Enough said about that.

Mom,

I think Ted is right when he says that you don't know every detail of your son's life.  I can think of a hundred things that I wouldn't tell my Mom about my teenage years......and still wouldn't to this day!  She just doesn't need to know the embarrassing details.  If your son is as good a man as you say, then he needs to focus on moving on, and getting the job.  Research and prior preparation are key in any job search, but for a career in law enforcement it is of utmost importance.  He needs to use every resource available to him, especially this website if he wants to guarantee successful completion of his BI and polygraph exam.  

You may not like Ted, but you have to give him credit where credit is due.  He used his street smarts and intelligence to manipulate the system to work for him.  I don't think he is the monster that you make him out to be, and there remains the possibility that he just might make a good cop.......that remains to be seen.  

Kona