Playing Favorites

Here's a good one: A local police department has a "Residency Clause" in their contract. Like many other departments, this one required its employees to live within the jurisdiction the officers serve. Unlike most others though, this department played favorites. The administration identified three officers who did not live in town. After a lengthly (and expensive) investigation, the powers-that-be terminated only two of the three. The two that were canned did fight their firings and were re-instated with back pay, rank, etc. By the way, did I mention that the third and "unfired" cop was a friend of the town's mayor who listed his true residence on the county's real estate web site for all to see, including the administration!