“I love the work you guys do exposing the corruption of police,” writes Slog tipper Mandy. “I also like to see them commended when some of them do well. Here is a policeman from North Bend, Oregon who did something pretty awesome.”

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Thank you, Officer Kinney. You are an exemplary human. (Thanks as well to Slog tipper Mandy, who is an exemplary Slog tipper.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...