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Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice, published in 2010, is memoir written by Adam Bereki. The book tells a harrowing story where "truth is stranger than fiction."Tsang, Daniel. Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice (Book Review). Surf City Read More..

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Description	Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice, published in 2010, is memoir written by Adam Bereki. The book tells a harrowing story where "truth is stranger than fiction."Tsang, Daniel. Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice (Book Review). Surf City Voice. Retrieved on 2010-1-6. The story is of an aspiring, young police officer who enters the Huntington Beach police force, but finds himself caught in a disastrous cycle when his colleagues catch wind of his sexual orientation. The situation rapidly unwinds as harassment and threats escalate to a breaking point and the young officer presses a lawsuit against the department.The case resulted in an internal affairs investigation. None of the officers, including defendants, were placed on administrative leave. The city acknowledged no inappropriate conduct or wrongdoing in this incident however settled with the plaintiff before the court date.Srisavasdi, Rachanee. City to pay gay officer up to $2.15 million. The Orange County Register. Retrieved on 2010-1-6.The book is not just a story of work place discrimination or even a story regarding a man's struggle with homophobia. Bereki details the personal and psychological struggles of gay men and women who serve in a compelling manner that includes exploration of self through travel and religion to illustrate his reconciliation with his own identity.The Spartan Associates. Retrieved on 2010-1-6.The Surf City Voice summarized the book as a tale of a "brave gay man who survived harassment on the job from macho police officers to ultimately overcome victimhood and find peace with himself."Tsang, Daniel. Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice (Book Review). Surf City Voice. Retrieved on 2010-1-6.
Description	Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice, published in 2010, is memoir written by Adam Bereki. The book tells a harrowing story where "truth is stranger than fiction."Tsang, Daniel. Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice (Book Review). Surf City Voice. Retrieved on 2010-1-6. The story is of an aspiring, young police officer who enters the Huntington Beach police force, but finds himself caught in a disastrous cycle when his colleagues catch wind of his sexual orientation. The situation rapidly unwinds as harassment and threats escalate to a breaking point and the young officer presses a lawsuit against the department.The case resulted in an internal affairs investigation. None of the officers, including defendants, were placed on administrative leave. The city acknowledged no inappropriate conduct or wrongdoing in this incident however settled with the plaintiff before the court date.Srisavasdi, Rachanee. City to pay gay officer up to $2.15 million. The Orange County Register. Retrieved on 2010-1-6.The book is not just a story of work place discrimination or even a story regarding a man's struggle with homophobia. Bereki details the personal and psychological struggles of gay men and women who serve in a compelling manner that includes exploration of self through travel and religion to illustrate his reconciliation with his own identity.The Spartan Associates. Retrieved on 2010-1-6.The Surf City Voice summarized the book as a tale of a "brave gay man who survived harassment on the job from macho police officers to ultimately overcome victimhood and find peace with himself."Tsang, Daniel. Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice (Book Review). Surf City Voice. Retrieved on 2010-1-6.

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Name	Friendly Fire: The Illusion of Justice
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Authors	Adam A Bereki
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Genre	Memoir
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	159 pp (first edition, paperback)
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Media_type	Print (Paperback)
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Isbn	978-0-9844531-0-8
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Publisher	The Spartan Associates
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