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(2,088 posts)Obviously, you never taught. I got that story a few times. And when I told the child I was legally obligated to contact the police, the child would break down and threaten suicide if I told anyone.
"Please, Mr. (name redacted)."
Don't let me get in the way of your logic though.
I had to tell a mother her child just killed himself because the 15 year old kid left his suicide note on my desk.
I had to talk a few of my drug addicted student out of their psychosis because I was the school's quasi psychologist because I have an MA in Psychology.
I can acknowledge the horrors LEOs fact because I was exposed to alot of it as a teacher and it still haunts me at night, wondering if there was more I could do.
My student that left the suicide note. . .I almost took my life because Ifelt I could have done more. I spent that summer inside a bottle trying to forget and atone, even though I didn't do anything. I felt completely responsible because the student opened up to me.
Depression? Don't get me started.
I'll sit in judgement over the fact that the officer was careless and killed the victim of the crime. Don't you DARE tell me I don't know what it's like.
You have no damn right to do that. Not now, not ever!