I was part of the explorer program as a youth from 14-18. In my time in the program I met many officers as well as youth who wanted to be officers or be in the military. During my time it was the early 2000s so being a girl in the program was not a rare or new thing. However I know there was girls that had relationships with the officers. It was jarring to hear in the episode cop freak that officers that were part of the program didnt remember her, in that time I wonder how many girls were part of the program. I dont think it would have been many. These officers used her and kept her quiet with promises of a promising career and life. If she spoke up shes be a pariah and this is not to say it wasnt consensual but in programs with authority figures even if the youth participant is legally an adult fraternizing like that is against the regulations. What happened to Sandy happens to many around the country, maybe not her untimely death but falling into a trap of being taken advantage of. It is sad.
I was part of the explorer program as a youth from 14-18. In my time in the program I met many officers as well as youth who wanted to be officers or be in the military. During my time it was the early 2000s so being a girl in the program was not a rare or new thing. However I know there was girls that had relationships with the officers. It was jarring to hear in the episode cop freak that officers that were part of the program didnt remember her, in that time I wonder how many girls were part of the program. I dont think it would have been many. These officers used her and kept her quiet with promises of a promising career and life. If she spoke up shes be a pariah and this is not to say it wasnt consensual but in programs with authority figures even if the youth participant is legally an adult fraternizing like that is against the regulations. What happened to Sandy happens to many around the country, maybe not her untimely death but falling into a trap of being taken advantage of. It is sad.