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Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired (jalopnik.com)

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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Whats really bad for cops is if they get mental help that is used as proof they are unfit fir duty. Yes a cop getting help to better handle their job is treat like a bad cop.

Add to that most cops are trained to always be on red alert. Always be ready and willing kill anyone at anytime. Everyone not a cop is an enemy soldier.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Whats really bad for cops is if they get mental help that is used as proof they are unfit fir duty. Yes a cop getting help to better handle their job is treat like a bad cop.

This is even a far wider problem.

People readily accept someone has say, a broken leg and goes to the hospital and will be out for a few weeks.

But have a mental problem? Going to the clinic for a few weeks? People look at you really weird and start distancing. Which is ridiculous, mental issues should not be as stigmatized as they are, an illness is an illness, whether pathological or psychological.