Nibbled to Death by Ducks

The stress that leads to high divorce rates and hard drinking has less to do with lights and sirens and more to do with knowing that every day on the job you can count on someone calling you an obscene name.


We care enough about our officers to inoculate them against the stress of a deadly-force encounter that only a small percentage of officers will ever experience. Shouldn't we also inoculate them against a stress--potentially just as deadly--that every single one will face nearly every day?