The Cost of Doing Business? (Part 1)
Being a cop is stressful a lot of the time. Chaotic calls, fast paced situations, use of force incidents, shooting scenes, large scale fights, people on drugs or in a state of excited delirium...the stress is just a part of doing business. Then there are the complaints, going to talk to IA or a civilian oversight body, getting pulled aside in the hallway or into the sergeants office for a little chit-chat, or going down to Corp Counsel/city attorneys to talk about the lawsuit and why someone is suing you. More than once I've seen the back side of this door Then there is the ever present risk of injury from hopping fences, crashes in a squad car, being struck when outside of a squad on a traffic stop, and use of force injuries. Lets not forget that always waiting-in-the-wings chance of being seriously injured or killed by gunfire or a weapon. Every cop knows what the potential outcome is for an incident, even the "routine" or "mundane" calls that we handle eve