Agree. A thousand times, yes.
Agree. Here’s hoping. I sense that certain professions draw overabundantly sometimes from people whose issues would be best worked on in psychotherapy [which such people are least likely to put themselves into]. (I worked in food industry for 10+ years with quite a few screamy Gordon Ramsey types; worked another 10 in the dot-com industry with a number of Zuckerberg types.)
My disclosure: My father-in-law was a cop (later, a firefighter).
My brother and my nephew have served/are serving in the U.S. Army.
I hear you.
The fraternity aspects you rightly draw our attention to…
… is truly at the heart of the problem. That, and the problem that sometimes police departments must staff up with whoever actually wants to do the often-thankless, sometimes dangerous job of being a cop, and employ… not the finest.
I completely agree with that cop from northern Canada. IMO taking the long view should be part of training, in any field, but doubly so when going into law enforcement. And speaking of police training…
A ray of hope, from the city that gave us Rodney King and the Watts Riots:
Thanks for posting.
