PTSD and Military veterans that join the police force. Should pre-employment screening for PTSD be a requirement?

Why does the police force have to be singled out when it comes to pre-employment screening? I guess it's because they're the ones held responsible for the protection of our society and are held to a higher level of professionalism and restraint.

I know we hear about all the negative stuff when it comes to cops making a questionable decision that results in somebody getting hurt or killed, but these guys are trained to respond on the fly. Naturally, the level of stress is unique.

However, it has been my experience that any job can set anyone off. Here's the kicker, that individual doesn't have to be prior military or have PTSD. Go to YouTube and look up videos of people in everyday jobs having meltdowns. There is one that has a woman working at Burger King who snaps on someone because they're not satisfied with their order. In my personal opinion, those employers don't worry about screening or background checks as it pertains to their character or disposition. There are a lot of people in the food industry who have no business being there, but they are because background checks aren't as thorough.

Take what you will from this that it's apples and oranges. But, my point is this: there are bad fits in every sector of the workforce.

In the Military Intelligence community at the national level, extensive polygraph examinations, extensive special background investigations, and extensive psychological testing is routine. Surely a psychological pre-employment screening of police recruits should not be a problem. For combat veterans desiring employment on a police force, a screen for PTSD would be beneficial to the police force as well as to the American public. I am sympathetic to the plight of veterans diagnosed with PTSD. My older brother is diagnosed with PTSD. I am sympathetic to our nations police force. I am a 15 year State of Florida Private Investigator and Security Specialist. In addition, A Hampton City and Newport News Virgina Special Police Officer, Private Investigator, and Security specialist. In addition, a Military Intelligence Officer.

I think that there is a common misconception that PTSD is directly linked to someone who is liable to "flip out". We all must eventually find ways of dealing with it but most importantly I don't like for people to walk on eggshells when they find out about my PTSD.

All you keep doing is posting the same video and repeating the same rhetoric over and over. Please show the statistics that you keep going on about. Until then, it sounds like you are just trying to push some kind of agenda.

Sir, today's veterans who join the police force are not different than those who joined following VN or the Cold War. A bully is a bully. A person who has been bullied will often bully others. Those who lead, will lead. Those who were pushed will bully.

PTSD has become a part of the military society. The question is to what extent. Fortunately, today's veteran is treated immediately and has a better possibility of successful treatment than those who had to wait a couple of decades of festering prior to diagnosis and then perhaps treatment.

The question is, is the VA going to give a true screening evaluation of PTSD---look at the mess and the bad evaluations it has given in the recent past. Who does one trust to give an evaluation? Some police Depts are really at a loss to get qualified people. MPs and other military veterans are duly qualified. Military veterans are less racially triggered..we sleep, eat, and play with people of all races.

I'm not sure where this is coming from. Are the cops involved in either story veterans? Do they have PTSD?

California Policeman beats black woman nearly to death. Statistics show that the majority of police that commit violent crimes against American citizens are prior military. Why? Is it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or simply hate. The U.S. Federal government is investigating. The American government and press attributed recent violence in Furgason and Baltimore to police brutality. Six police officers were subsequently arrested in Baltimore. PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or simply hate??? Key result, police were arrested.
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