Posted on 12/25/2007 8:22:47 PM PST by neverdem
Associated Press
A state police academy leader has disavowed the slogan of the most recent graduating class urging one another to "go out and cause" post-traumatic stress disorder. Each class at the Idaho Police Officer Standards and Training Academy is allowed to choose a slogan that is printed on its graduation programs, and the class of 43 graduates came up with "Don't suffer from PTSD, go out and cause it."
According to the Veterans Association, tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers suffer from PTSD, which causes nightmares, flashbacks and physical symptoms that make sufferers feel as if they are reliving trauma, even many years later. Crime, accidents and other trauma can cause it in civilians.
Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney, who attended the Dec. 14 graduation, pointed out the slogan to the academy's director, Jeff Black, minutes before the ceremony began, Raney said. A photograph of the program was e-mailed anonymously to news outlets throughout the state.
"That's not something we encourage or condone," Black said. "It shouldn't have been there. It was inappropriate."
Black said the class president was ex-military, and that the slogan "slipped in." He declined to identify the graduate. Black said future slogans would be vetted by academy leaders.
FReepmail back to you. Gotta run now. Adios.
Artestia is in New Mexico.
BR is Border Patrol.
Don’t forget Pecos TX has a SWAT unit.
I intend to get a picture of their cute little war wagon sooner or later.
It takes, on average about 8 years to make a competent LEO. Some make it faster, but the process just starts when they graduate from an academy. Academies are really TRAINING centers where they are taught just enough to keep them from getting killed (most of the time). The rest of the training comes from being on the job with more experienced LEO’s. After they are trained, they can be EDUCATED. I don’t think the public understands this. A cop is a cop is a cop, to most folks. Behind the scenes is a whole apparatus to keep them on the right track. Most of the time it works, not perfectly though. The mush-heads come out of the academy scared and really just minimally trained. I personally believe that LEO’s should not be hired until their insurance rates go down. 21 is too young by about 4 years.
Roy Bean needs a SWAT team ?
That has to be a mistake Bert ...........:o)
Hows that ouch doing.....feeling better ?
I’m gonna go nap as it’s cold and snik up here today and tonight !
Will check back later !
Nite !
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