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Has anyone considered a PTSD epidemic among the LE community. These people are sent out day after day to possibly hostile situations. Usually it’s not good news
by slickrick216 6y ago
Has anyone considered a PTSD epidemic among the LE community. These people are sent out day after day to possibly hostile situations. Usually it’s not good news they come across due to the nature of the job. Some of them have likely seen colleagues be seriously injured or killed. As these protests have shown they face widespread hostility even when they haven’t actually done anything themselves individually. Cross that with the usual mix of mental issues present in a population and it seems to me like you have a situation where people forced to the edge snap. Like other roles in society they can’t complain about what’s wrong with them or they risk losing their careers and family’s financial security. Empathy cuts both ways, yes government injustice isn’t right but if we don’t understand people’s circumstances we blind ourselves to a possible solution.
- dredmorbius 6y agoAs much as I see the present situation as intolerable and inexcusable, I suspect chronic stress likely plays a role.