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Crunchy Frog
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July 19, 2020
There's no one as Irish as Barack Obama.
July 11, 2020
https://www.fox9.com/news/150-minneapolis-police-officers-seeking-disability-for-ptsd-following-riots
They're suffering severe psychological trauma from the consequences of brutalizing citizens.
Minneapolis police to be issued diapers as part of uniforms. (Not the real headline.)
150 Minneapolis police officers seeking disability for PTSD following riotshttps://www.fox9.com/news/150-minneapolis-police-officers-seeking-disability-for-ptsd-following-riots
But the stress and trauma reached a tipping point with the siege of the Third Police Precinct, he said. Fifty of the officers currently seeking disability, about one-third of the total, were present at the Third Precinct on Thursday, May 28.
They did not feel they were going to come home, said Meuser. Some officers were texting their families goodbye and others were saving a bullet in case they needed to take their own life, rather than being beaten to death, he said.
Meuser said since the killing of George Floyd, officers have felt abandoned by city and state politicians as well as the community at large. Its an emotional beatdown on a daily basis for these guys, he said.
They did not feel they were going to come home, said Meuser. Some officers were texting their families goodbye and others were saving a bullet in case they needed to take their own life, rather than being beaten to death, he said.
Meuser said since the killing of George Floyd, officers have felt abandoned by city and state politicians as well as the community at large. Its an emotional beatdown on a daily basis for these guys, he said.
They're suffering severe psychological trauma from the consequences of brutalizing citizens.
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