Breaking Blue: Real Life Stories of Cops Falsely Accused

I had heard "allegations" about Mr. Larkin's. Being labeled, never officially charged and having that follow you for your career couldn't have been easy.
That being said, Mr. Larkin does an excellent job of breaking down each allegation in detail.
It's amazing that this was allowed to happen.
But it's eye opening about what can be twisted to make innocent people look guilty.
Thanks for your explanation and for telling the stories of other wrongly accused officers.

Let me begin by saying I'm pretty sure the FBI doesn't like you. 😆 Watch your back.

This book is an easy read because you write in your own voice, and you write the way you talk. Everything was so clear and comprehensible for those of us who have no background in law enforcement (well, except for all those Ed McCain books I've read). I've watched you on Fox and love it when you're a guest, crazy Gutfeld notwithstanding.

I lived in Tulsa for 50 years until my husband moved me to Hell. And for Hell, read Phoenix. But I wonder if you are familiar with the case of Brett Webber, son of Tulsa news icon, Jerry Webber. Google him. I think you would find it quite interesting. I've never met him, but I will never believe he's guilty. The story of Clyde Ray Spencer rings hauntingly familiar.

Thank you for what you do, for showing us that things are often not what they seem, and for having such a frickin' cool nickname (no matter how you got it). Godspeed.

This was a great book outlining the perils that peace officers go through based on false allegations. The book is well-written and easy to read - I read it in 2 days

Awesome book. Took me a while to finish it, and didn't really want it to end. Very well written. "Sticks" I hope there is a sequel on the way, maybe the other side of the coin. Calls that put a smile on your face. Whatever it is, it will be great just like this one!

The author writes like he was talking right to you. Stories he relays are true and what police officers deal with daily.

You can tell as you read this book just how much Sean “Sticks” Larkin loves his profession and how much he dislikes injustices. These are phenomenal yet sad and disgraceful stories. Unfortunately, true stories. A must read.

Sadly, these stories point out how quickly people will believe made up accusations against the police without investigating whether they're true or not. I always wondered why these men and women put on a uniform and badge every day to go out and face the verbal abuse and dangerous situations they encounter. We really can't pay our officers enough for putting their lives on the line every day for us. God bless every one of them.

As a former Police Officer this book reveals the unfortunate truth of how Cops are judged before the actual facts are presented. This is a must read. One very important take away is to always have a lawyer speak for you even when you know you are totally innocent.

I read the book with an open mind. If you can't t do that because you have anti-cop or pro-cop reflexes, the book is a waste of your money. Now, for the 99.8 per cent of the country that does not know anything first hand about police work: the book is a very good, engaging, cautionary tale about how individual officers wrongly accused get screwed by their bosses, departments, the media and the public who all rush to judgment. The next time you are shocked by a media report about something awful an officer is alleged to have done, reserve your judgment, and urge others to reserve judgment until the facts come out. You may and likely will be surprised. I reach my conclusions as a lawyer who deals with use of force issues, and I know that the complainants and their lawyers often lie for money, or they are just poor historians due to the stress of an incident. Higher income people get upset with cops because the cops don't respond to them with a customer service attitude at all times. (Traffic stops ain't Nordstrom's). I do have 8 years experience in a very active city during the crack wars as a police officer too, but that does not make me reflexively pro-cop. I saw plenty of lazy old day watch cops - that was my biggest complaint.

Eye opening book about the struggles of law enforcement.