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ailsagirl

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26. So sad, so tragic

Reply to My Pet Orangutan (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 01:32 PM

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Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, 35, died by suicide, January 15, 2021. [View all] My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 OP

Wonder what would have happened if he had gone to the ER instead of a "police medical clinic." WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #1

I had the same thought. nt crickets Feb 2021 #27

PTSD from combat no_hypocrisy Feb 2021 #2

Plus possible traumatic brain injury (TBI). Tragic. TheRickles Feb 2021 #14

Terrible. He couldn't make himself go back. BusyBeingBest Feb 2021 #3

So sorry Mrs Smith! So sorry! Wawannabe Feb 2021 #4

The Fucking repubs View Him As Collateral Damage sfstaxprep Feb 2021 #5

RIP, young Jeff Smith Leghorn21 Feb 2021 #6

😢 mzmolly Feb 2021 #7

sounds like he had a cracked bone that no one picked up on. mopinko Feb 2021 #8

He must have had a serious head or neck injury to be in constant pain? Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #9

Horribly sad. Mike 03 Feb 2021 #10

I invite Sen. Hawley to comment gratuitous Feb 2021 #11

Wrenching account. hlthe2b Feb 2021 #12

Ordered back to work? WTAF! BeyondGeography Feb 2021 #13

Seriously PatSeg Feb 2021 #17

That's What Struck Me RobinA Feb 2021 #22

ProPublica just put this report out BeyondGeography Feb 2021 #32

Absolutely right. What strikes me is that he shot himself while the Trump administration was KPN Feb 2021 #29

Heartbreaking. May Jeffrey Smith Rest in Peace and May His Memory be a Blessing. iluvtennis Feb 2021 #15

Very sad. cwydro Feb 2021 #16

From outside, with no knowledge about the circumstances, it's hard to imagine what was driving him. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #18

I have some experience of PTSD My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #19

Officer Jeffery & Erin, I have been reviewing videos from that day MagickMuffin Feb 2021 #20

How awful, every day my rage intensifies, but THEY back the blue right? n/t hibbing Feb 2021 #21

You have to understand "RepubliCON Speak" DENVERPOPS Feb 2021 #28

I hope lawsuits can find justice for those that were hurt and inflict financial pain on those.... usaf-vet Feb 2021 #23

Mental health needs to be as important as vaccines Hip2bSquare Feb 2021 #24

I agree. Given what happened on the 6th, there is no excuse for this -- the sheer inadequacy KPN Feb 2021 #30

God this hits me like a punch in the gut... CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #25

So sad, so tragic ailsagirl Feb 2021 #26

Yet another victim of the former Whitehouse occupant MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #31

Tragic. I so hope trump & his mob are held accountable. nt AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2021 #33

Ima going to say something that isn't PC flotsam Feb 2021 #34