Police academy says, ‘Go out and cause’ PTSD

[CGowen]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22394933/

BOISE, Idaho - 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.

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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.

[derby378]

1. What's next? "Fuck or be fucked?"

Any police officer who forgets that he or she is a citizen just like the rest of us is not fit to wear the uniform of a police officer. Maybe they'd be happier casting their lot with Blackwater?

[Jim__]

2. And, I suppose, that the next day, the state handed each of these graduates...

... a gun, a nightstick and a taser. And, the state will be shocked when one of them abuses their power. What kind of education did they get at this "police academy"?

[Aviation Pro]

3. Find the class president....

...strip him of his badge, gun and any other accoutrement of law enforcement he may have in front of his entire barracks. Then frog march him out of the building and throw his ass in the street. For the State of Idaho, let me assign a value to this action: it will prevent a large lawsuit that will cost the state millions of dollars.

The only way to get control of the out-of-control, SWAT infatuated, Blackwater trained, us-versus-them police forces in this country is to fuck with the respective state's cash.

[China_cat]

4. A long way from 'to protect and serve', isn't it?

And, quite frankly, not surprising the way law enforcement has been given the green light to be bullies.

[comradebillyboy]

5. What do you expect from authoritatian institutions?

What good is having power if you can't abuse it? Its all about power and not protecting or serving.