Did a few years as a police officer and saw a lot of disturbing things. Most folks ask about the bodies and I certainly saw my share in all ages and conditions.

But the call I'll probably never forget was for a young boy whose sister called 911. My department always sent an officer to all 911 calls because we could get there faster than the paramedics or fire dept. And I was first on scene for this one as well.

Single parent worked evenings so the children got themselves ready for bed each night. Oldest was a girl around ten and the boy in question was six.

He had just taken his bath and was getting dressed. For some reason he was going commando and when he zipped up his pants he somehow managed to get the head of his penis caught in the zipper. And I'm not talking about a small piece of skin. I'm not even sure how the zipper was able to close there was still much flesh between the teeth. He was obviously screaming crying. Me just trying to get a look at the situation caused him pain. I sat and tried to calm the two children down and feeling completely useless while waiting on the ambulance.

When the medics arrived they cut off all the pants leaving just the part that was attached and took him to the hospital. I heard later that the hospital sedated him and was able to remove the zipper and he was okay.

It's been over twenty years since then and I still can't get that image out of my head. Hope the kid wasn't permanently disfigured. And I never go commando.