TOAC - Links: "Web sites that provide information on PTSD, suicide and stress."
ONE OF THE BIGGEST KILLERS OF POLICE,CORRECTION,& MANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS!! Tears of a Cop (TOAC) has a mission to make citizens across the country aware of the hidden dangers inherent with an occupation in law enforcement. Unlike the risks of a possible line-of-duty death (which most everyone understands as an unfortunate possiblity on the job), our voice is to raise awareness on the silent killer... suicide. The truth is, more police officers die from suicide than from line-of-duty deaths. The unseen wounds of job-related stress usually develop slowly over the course of an officer's career. A burglary here... a murder there. A child abused here... a bloody car accident there. Yesterday... surrounded by knife-holding gang members without back-up. Today... while investigating a disturbance, you suddenly find yourself in a struggle with a mentally unstable man, and thrown backwards out a fourth story window. You pray to a God you're not sure exists, hoping you don't fall while the broken glass cuts your back and you feel the warmth of your own blood... It is from trauma's such as these that the *unseen wounds* of an officer begin to manifest. And since we do not *see* these battle scars, in our ignorance, we choose to pretend they have no merit. One by one another symptom may appear unnoticed... Upset stomache last month. Disturbing dreams the month before. This month it's chest pains. Very common ailments, but when they persist and continue to co-exist with each other, it very well may be your body's way of saying "enough is enough" (see PTSD signs & Symptoms). Undiagnosed PTSD leads to feelings of hopelessness, despair and much too often... suicide.
Get the facts. Reduce the risks. We invite you to read the information on the TOAC website to learn more about Police Stress and Suicide.
STREET FORENSICS,VICE FILES,UNDERGROUND,PORTALS TO THE INVISIBLE WEB! A SAVVY INVESTIGATOR KNOWS TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX, AND USE UNORTHODOX SOURCES.All the free info you need is out there!! YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT "PORTAL" OR :"THREAD!" READ BETWEEN THE LINES & GET JUSTICE!!
MY ACTUAL MISSION STATEMENT FROM '99!
I started back in the day- the "pre-web days of the early 80s " THE trunk of my car was loaded with dozens of area phone books, business & reverse directories..A LOT OF DAYS! , I'd be in Manhattan in the morning , Massachusetts in the afternoon , Connecticut at night; I even went as far away as Mexico City "It was all good!" because I learned by doing, and it made me intelligence & information savvy! Thus when, I finally got a computer I was like a kid in a candy store "Gleefully" (Now there's a word I don't get to use everyday!) Accessing/saving all kinds of files and putting them in my favorites. as such I HAVE THOUSANDS OF UNIQUE INTEL RESOURCES IN MY DATABASE the sites & Blogs I put together are very frank and candid "INTELLIGENCE" Inclusive of some of the most; Unique, diverse, extreme and "SECRET / UNDERGROUND" SITES ON THE WEB!! The /MY INITIAL goal of "LawmanConfidential" is to be a catalyst for sharing -information, intelligence, concepts, and ideas that will: Enlighten, educate, and entertain...And will hopefully: Enable, articulate and compliment Public Safety as a whole, Along with fostering vigilance and understanding in the Web community ,YEAH MAN,"I REALLY DIG ADJECTIVES! to help the "WORKING JOE".... AND ANYONE WHO PERHAPS MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I OBTAINED THROUGH MY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE FREE INVESTIGATIVE UNIQUE WEB: SAVVY P.I. Public-Safety, Criminology INTELLIGENCE & RESOURCES!!") AND ANYONE WHO PERHAPS MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I OBTAINED THROUGH MY TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE FROM WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,PUBLIC SAFETY,CRIMINAL JUSTICE AS A: PATROLMAN,UNDERCOVER,FORENSIC& PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR,.EMS EMT/PARAMEDICSUPERVISOR, INSTRUCTOR, A PIER DIEM ; AUTOPSY TECH./ "DEANER", AND EXTENSIVELY E.M.S. PUBLIC SAFETY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTRUCTOR AND ."TACTICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMs" AS A SPECIALIZED CORRECTION OFFICER. CORRECTION TREATMENT&INTERVENTION OFFICER/COUNSELOR & INSTRUCTOR ... AMONG RESPONDING to "COUNTLESS" CRIME-SCENEs :HOMICIDES, SUICIDES , ASSAULTS, RIOTS, ..INTERVIEWING PROFILING & CLASSIFICATION OF HORRENDOUS PSYCHOTIC PREDATORS & WAS INVOLVED WITH ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S 1ST "SRG" (GANG) IDENTIFICATION, AFFILIATION & DESIGNATION INTELLIGENCE.& POLICING UNIT. The fact is that- I Walked & Worked one of the toughest Beats in Law-Enforcement & have the physical & Emotional scars! (As do a lot of you!) who have shed "Blood,Sweat & Tears" of FRUSTRATION of working in a System & Society that is a PURE BREEDING GROUND of APATHY & CONTEMPT
"LAWMAN" is NOT ONLY A SYN. OF MY NAME & OCCUPATION: But it's Having an INNATE DESIRE & SATISFACTION -PROTECTING THE PUBLIC "AS MOST OF OUR Jobs SPECIFY!" Especially that TODAY WE ARE SO VERY LUCKY TO GET THE PERKS & BENES 20 YEAR FULL RETIREMENTS "GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS PAYING 50,60-100 K A YR. & MORE W/OT! HAS MADE THEM INTO MAGNETS 4 MAGGOTS; BUT A CERTAIN BREED WOULD DO/ AND MANY DO,DO ITFOR FREE! Due to our PRINCIPLES,INTEGRITY & HUMANITY! WE LOOK AT OUR WORK NOT AS A JOB BUT as A CALLING "NOT A NEW FORM OF "WELFARE" Or Being a "HOMER SIMPSON WITH A BADGE!" JUST BECAUSE "THE POWERS THAT BE" MY NOT LET YOU BE IN THE KNOW" OR ARE TOO: SCARED,IGNORANT,APATHETIC OR MORALLY CORRUPT..!! "To DO WHAT YOU KNOW SHOULD BE DONE!" "TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC!"UTILIZING THE INNATE RIGHTS & AUTHORITY YOU HAVE- NOT JUST AS OFFICERS BUT AS "CITIZENS!" THE SAVVEY & KNOW HOW, THEY DON'T TEACH IN THE ACADEMY
JUST BECAUSE "THE POWERS THAT BE" MY NOT LET YOU BE IN THE KNOW"..OR JUST DON"T HAVE "THE HEART" Are too Scared to Care! CLICK-ON "MY-LINKS TO Intelligence,Investigating & Documenting or Physical,Psychological INTERVENTION: TACTICS,TECHNIQUES,TOOLS & RESOURCES TO KEEP VIOLENT & HABITUAL PREDATORS, THUGS SHYSTERS & MOLESTERS FROM PREYING ON SOCIETY To DO WHAT YOU KNOW SHOULD BE DONE How to utilize your authority &/0R proper authority :SAVVY
Sunday, November 11, 2007
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I read your tears of a cop article as well as many others on your pages. While I realized before how dangerous this job had to be and how the stress could literally destroy a person and a family, you put it in words that could be felt, not just understood.
To those Good Cops out there I would like to say thank you for putting yourselves on the line for us and you are in my prayers. I wish that we had a few like you in my area.
Here it seems that the only thing the cops are interested in is anything related to drugs and persecuting as many people as they can find.
I have a friend whose home was recently raided. Yes, there were people breaking the law in her home but, there was one old woman, the owner of the home, who is very ill and has literally been housebound for over 4 years. She has spent most of the past three months in bed, sick. They arrested her even though everyone there told the cops that she was not involved.
Now, two of those cops have been back to her home three times in less than two weeks, harassing her by telling her that if she does not find someone to snitch on she is looking at 10 - 20 years federal time. With her health she won't last three weeks in jail.
It is refreshing to read the words of a cop that cared.
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