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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 844468" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>Sober, how about another view of the issue.</p><p> </p><p>I agree to a degree that police officers should be able to carry their weapons home as sometime between when they are on the clock and home, there could be an instance where they could be needed in a police capacity in the off time. However, the extremely high suicide rate among police officers across this country is staggering.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, every year, there are many cases where off duty officers shoot a spouse, an ex spouse, an ex girlfriend because of some kind of domestic disturbance. Some could be a divorce, and some could be a simple case of cheating and these officers take matters into their own hands. In most cases, they also take their own lives.</p><p> </p><p>I think that making officers leave their service revolvers at work when they leave will diminish the cities liabilities if its used in a homocide by the officer, but I dont believe that it will help stop the overall problem as most police officers have additional guns at home that they could use as a replacement.</p><p> </p><p>The city could be sued if a "city issued weapon" is used in an "off duty" incident just as it would if a city owned vehicle was involved in an accident where death occurs. Making officers leave city issued weapons at the stations may make a difference but unlikely to end the emotional distress that causes this to happen in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>The service revolver is only a matter of convenience for an officer who would commit this kind of act.</p><p> </p><p>The real concern should be psychological monitoring for police officers each year to see if any concerns are on the horizon. Sort of like our old TLA's.</p><p> </p><p>Talk, Listen, Act. Maybe then, could a tragedy be avoided.</p><p> </p><p>Police suicides are common with every police, sheriff, highway patrol or troopers in every state of our union. This should be where our attention lies.</p><p> </p><p>Peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 844468, member: 17969"] Sober, how about another view of the issue. I agree to a degree that police officers should be able to carry their weapons home as sometime between when they are on the clock and home, there could be an instance where they could be needed in a police capacity in the off time. However, the extremely high suicide rate among police officers across this country is staggering. In addition, every year, there are many cases where off duty officers shoot a spouse, an ex spouse, an ex girlfriend because of some kind of domestic disturbance. Some could be a divorce, and some could be a simple case of cheating and these officers take matters into their own hands. In most cases, they also take their own lives. I think that making officers leave their service revolvers at work when they leave will diminish the cities liabilities if its used in a homocide by the officer, but I dont believe that it will help stop the overall problem as most police officers have additional guns at home that they could use as a replacement. The city could be sued if a "city issued weapon" is used in an "off duty" incident just as it would if a city owned vehicle was involved in an accident where death occurs. Making officers leave city issued weapons at the stations may make a difference but unlikely to end the emotional distress that causes this to happen in the first place. The service revolver is only a matter of convenience for an officer who would commit this kind of act. The real concern should be psychological monitoring for police officers each year to see if any concerns are on the horizon. Sort of like our old TLA's. Talk, Listen, Act. Maybe then, could a tragedy be avoided. Police suicides are common with every police, sheriff, highway patrol or troopers in every state of our union. This should be where our attention lies. Peace. [/QUOTE]
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