The public needs to know!
It goes against the new industries policies, but the public needs to be made aware of how frequently our Police Officers are called out on suicides, attempted suicides, violent mental patients and other disturbed people who are trying to lure them into Suicide by Cop situations.
The threatening or attempted suicide calls are coming in almost constantly (that is not an exaggeration) and I suspect the increase is being driven by our failing economy. The increase is also seen in the number of pedestrian deaths on our freeways which in most cases are nothing more than suicides plain and simple.
The recent six hour stand-off in Salem and the two latest Officer involved shootings in Portland again dealt with those who have threatened or attempted suicide before their orchestrated events.
My reason for asking the Rule of the Silence be lifted, is so the public will be better informed and more understanding of this new on-the-job pressure our Police are facing that is now showing evidence of impacting their off-duty lives. Yes, some are starting to crack and I can't say that I blame them.
We need to face the facts, our Police are at war out there every day with heavily armed and ready to shoot criminals and now those who they might otherwise consider friendly and supportive are trying to have a Cop Shoot them as a way to escape a difficult life situation.
We can't help with a social problem if its kept a secret.
The threatening or attempted suicide calls are coming in almost constantly (that is not an exaggeration) and I suspect the increase is being driven by our failing economy. The increase is also seen in the number of pedestrian deaths on our freeways which in most cases are nothing more than suicides plain and simple.
The recent six hour stand-off in Salem and the two latest Officer involved shootings in Portland again dealt with those who have threatened or attempted suicide before their orchestrated events.
My reason for asking the Rule of the Silence be lifted, is so the public will be better informed and more understanding of this new on-the-job pressure our Police are facing that is now showing evidence of impacting their off-duty lives. Yes, some are starting to crack and I can't say that I blame them.
We need to face the facts, our Police are at war out there every day with heavily armed and ready to shoot criminals and now those who they might otherwise consider friendly and supportive are trying to have a Cop Shoot them as a way to escape a difficult life situation.
We can't help with a social problem if its kept a secret.
posted by Localfella at 9:56 PM
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