PCs and CCs

Along with the alphabet in the "alphabet show" I've mentioned earlier, there have been initials used. I understand that "PC" stands for Police Constable.--It's that way in actual, police business. And then I've been trying to learn what "CC" stood for? I finally found it--almost by accident--on the Internet! It stands for "Chief Constable," which may refer to a Chief of Police in Canada, or especially in Great Britain. There have been rumours about conflicts between PCs and CCs in the "alphabet show!" Of course, they must work together somewhat!? In their normal work, the chiefs supervise the regular constables. A symbol representing a Chief Constable in real life looks something like an "X" with a circle around it. [People can find this on the Internet--Google/Wikipedia.] There have been many "X" symbols in film--including in National Treasure--at the beginning; and even more at the end, in the location where the treasure was found! [When some of us were kids, we had "Find the hidden picture" puzzles!--A person has to be observant to find the not-so-hidden clues in films--in my opinion!] There were some in the sanctuary of the church, if I recall; and some underground. In the gay rights project, there have also been many divided opinions! In other words, there are always the pro and con sides.--Have I mentioned it before? So not all the PCs or CCs necessarily share the same views! [And they're not the only parties.] Michael Jackson also performed a song with a large "X" on one of his shirts in the concert mentioned below. [And he used a space theme, among others.]

Michael Jackson Concert

It was Michael Jackson's birthday a couple days ago. One of his concerts was shown on television on Saturday night. I sat down intending to watch it for a few minutes and ended up seeing the whole thing! This concert was from Bucharest, Romania in 1992. I believe Jackson included a number of symbols which have been used in the gay rights project. One of them was a light, blue colour which has been used for the shirts of police uniforms.--This colour has been used to represent the police in films [even if police weren't shown directly]. Some police are now wearing black shirts; but the blue ones used to be quite common. Will write about more details separately.

Movie--continued

The main character in the film below actually wasn't a cop but a "defense worker"--from the Department of Defense, I suppose? I had thought I read somewhere about the movie being compared to policemen who sometimes get burnt out on the job? [--And I guess it's no wonder, considering their work must be stressful!] I had also confused the names--the villain's name was Foster; and the investigating officer was Martin Prendergast. [If some police contribute to the gay rights project, I'm sure the majority of their work and efforts are spent in actual, police work!--We couldn't expect them to be experts in entertainment, or even in human relationships!]

Interesting Movie

[New readers can begin reading at the back of the blog, which is really the beginning, if they wish to. Thank you.] Will plan to write some more this afternoon, as far as possible. Have some other things to do in the meantime. There was an interesting movie about a burned-out police officer--it was called Falling Down, from about 1993, if I recall. The main character's name was Martin Prendergast. It's available on the Internet, if people wish to read about it. Burnt-out cops? Yes, I'd be interested to hear about them! [In French, the verb "prendre" means "to take." There are different variations of the word. The camera focused on the "Prender" part of the name, at a certain point! Could there have been a reason for it?]

A Real-Life Story From Detroit

When I was a child in 1967, I remember visiting at my uncle's house with my family. My uncle told us something that happened near a worldwide gathering of my church in Detroit, Michigan the summer before. I don't mind telling the story because by this time, there has hardly been any church--or certain types of groups--even politicians--who haven't been affected by these types of situations. A male pastor propositioned a man on the street.--It was a sexual proposition; but the other man happened to be an undercover police officer. I don't know if criminal charges were filed or not--don't have enough information--but I believe the pastor lost his job. I've had a reason to believe that this disgraced pastor, along with another man who had been a practising homosexual, became a founder of the Homosexuals Anonymous program for homosexual people who wanted to change. So, the story wasn't all bad! It was only in the middle 1990s that I heard about the "H.A." program. Since then, I've ordered literature from the group and have discussed them a number of times. But I was quite surprised to learn recently that at least one of the founders of H.A. had been expelled from the program because of a sexual scandal involving his employment. After doing research on the Internet, I learned of many sexual scandals regarding gays and gay therapy. And I thought it was sad! Some people have made serious efforts to recover from homosexuality; but there are still problems.--The problems are even somewhat extreme, considering that young gays and others who have sought help have more or less suffered sexual abuse or assault! *** For the record, my uncle had a policeman neighbour who lived just a few houses away at the above address. I know my uncle used to talk with him; and the policeman seemed to appreciate it. [He said people didn't often want to associate with police, at least at that time.] Myself, I don't recall hearing about the disgraced pastor from my church. Is it possible my uncle heard through his neighbour? And if so, why would a police officer in Canada be interested in something that happened in the United States??? The incident happened in the summer of 1966, before my uncle's family even moved to that neighbourhood. Why would the police officer remember?  I think it's a long time that a Canadian cop would remember a story from the USA!--Unless the police had a reason to be interested!? *** Will be writing about some related matters; and if I don't finish today, will plan to continue some more tomorrow.

Blog Accountability

As far as writing this blog goes, I've already told some individuals that I can always make corrections, if necessary; or I can delete items if there's a good reason to; or I can also print retractions, if they were needed. There are a number of steps I can take, if people have legitimate objections or if they can show me I'm mistaken. However, I'm trying to be careful not to embarrass anyone unnecessarily; and I believe I'm entitled to tell my side of the story, as long as I can do so in a reasonable manner.

Irish Young Men

There has been a rumour that it was Irish young men/police officers(?) who approached film people about the idea of doing a gay rights project together many years ago. Of course, young men grow up to be old men, sooner or later, but young people and perhaps young police officers have continued to be involved. It's helpful for the film industry; and the Bible even says that God can use young people. The name "Danny" has referred to the "Danny Boy" song from Ireland [in some film stories]. If there was a particular Irish boy who helped to promote me at the beginning, he was carrying on from other Irish boys in the past. I haven't had contact with him directly and I'm not sure what his views are at this time. [And it's not that he has to tell me!]

"Rubik's Cube"

The gay rights project has sometimes been compared to a "Rubik's cube" puzzle!--There have been many layers--and many twists and turns! In Canada, I'm aware of at least 7 provinces in which police were involved in the gay rights project. And there have been different levels of police, of course. Some of the local police in my area have also been involved or were aware of what was going on. Not all of the police officers or executives [I don't think] were, however. [Let's put everything on record! Have seen enough evidence, myself.] The main part of our film industry in North America is located in the United States, it being a bigger country; and this matter certainly hasn't involved only Canadian police!

Purpose of This Blog--II

One of the main reasons I started writing this blog was for people who already knew something about my circumstances and/or the gay rights project {*see below}. It hasn't been possible for me to discuss matters directly with everyone involved. This blog is open to everyone, however. [New readers can start at the back, which was the beginning of the blog.--If they wish to.] {*Guess it depends on what people understand by a "gay rights project"??? Have written more about it elsewhere. There was a particular, relatively minor, film project concerning some gay issues which was produced about 10-11 years ago. It may be all some people knew of!? Then there was a bigger but similar type of project which was promoted from 1972. It was the project which involved a concert pianist--with or without his knowledge--presumably after he arrived in Canada from the USA. There must have been some advisors who were "hired"--with or without pay (although it's been reported some received other benefits)--for the "1972 project." It has also been said that the above two projects were meant to bring attention to the real project--starting in 1932! The advisors and some police involved may have different views about the entire matter. Different views and a different understanding?--And they also may have changed their opinions over the years!? (But it's possible they weren't given enough information at the beginning?--Some weren't.) So, we're hashing these things out now!!!}

My Contacts

Regardless of my other circumstances, I've been interacting on a regular basis with Hollywood screenwriters and film companies for the past 6 years or more. Some police have also had their contacts with those sources, although I haven't usually had direct contact with the police or their advisors, myself. If I haven't had an actual contract for writing, so far, and haven't received responses by lettermail or e-mail from parties involved, some people have wondered if anyone was really paying attention to me? Did they care about my efforts? But isn't it true that "A picture is a thousand words?" You can read a book and see words on a page--and it's often helpful! But when you look at a TV or movie screen, you see many pictures passing in front of you. I've been a person who has studied and practised photography and photographic art--for much of my life--even if I did it informally, for the most part. And I always got good grades in writing and literature classes in school. I didn't graduate from university but I spent some time there. Later in my life, I also had an interest in going to law school.--Even my mom said I'd make a good lawyer!--But I've been so busy in the past 10 years that I've had to concentrate on the issues at hand [sometimes with the help of lawyers and law libraries and regular libraries]. Besides, when I went to court last in late 2005, the judge refused to see any of the evidence which I felt was relevant! [There were many issues with that court; and even court matters can be manipulated, if people choose to--there are many possibilities available!--Although I don't want to accuse anyone of anything specific, beyond what I've said.] The law says a defendant is entitled to a full answer and defence, but, unfortunately, it doesn't always happen! [I realize there are many points which could be debated but I haven't had enough of a chance to express my own views.] But even though I don't always receive direct responses back or see people in person, there have been times that I did.--And those circumstances connected in what I felt was a logical manner. [Won't list them here.]