That took my breath away when the gentleman stated the 50% suicide rate for police. This world has incredible evil hiding in the shadows and being a police man you hunt down those shadows and I can’t even imagine the PTSD one would have from bearing witness to the evils of men.,(reply>), Very true.. its important to try our best to empathetic wherever we look.  Cops have a difficult job.  The Prof mentions that suicide statistic in and if itself means there is a problem there.  Likewise, many of the people they come in contact with live the traumatic experiences first hand or witness loved ones fall victim to the experiences that most cops only witness from a relatively much safer and less personal distance.  As a society, pitting these 2 groups on opposite sides of the problem is not surprisingly a tinder box that keeps reignited and blowing up.