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CaptainCrunch · 11-29-2013, 01:24 PM

If his post traumatic stress syndrome was that high of a level he probably shouldn't have been an RCMP officer at all.

No one is arguing that the RCMP is pretty bad at dealing with their own people, and taking care of things like PTSD. But if he needs up to 3 grams a day, then maybe he shouldn't have been a member of a police force which is one of the highest stress jobs out there.

I agree that he shouldn't have been puffing in uniform, it would be equivalent to me of seeing a member of the Army, Navy or Airforce smoking a spliff on duty, it doesn't inspire public confidence and even on desk duty there's a question of impairment.

In the old days in WW1 and WW2, a stressed soldier was given a shot or two of whiskey to calm their nerves. But they didn't turn around and put the soldier back on the battlefield while under the influence of an intoxicating substance.

Frankly the guy shouldn't be a cop as long as PTSD is dominating his life to this level.

And merely smoking a joint isn't going to cure him.

11-29-2013, 01:24 PM	#23
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	If his post traumatic stress syndrome was that high of a level he probably shouldn't have been an RCMP officer at all. No one is arguing that the RCMP is pretty bad at dealing with their own people, and taking care of things like PTSD. But if he needs up to 3 grams a day, then maybe he shouldn't have been a member of a police force which is one of the highest stress jobs out there. I agree that he shouldn't have been puffing in uniform, it would be equivalent to me of seeing a member of the Army, Navy or Airforce smoking a spliff on duty, it doesn't inspire public confidence and even on desk duty there's a question of impairment. In the old days in WW1 and WW2, a stressed soldier was given a shot or two of whiskey to calm their nerves. But they didn't turn around and put the soldier back on the battlefield while under the influence of an intoxicating substance. Frankly the guy shouldn't be a cop as long as PTSD is dominating his life to this level. And merely smoking a joint isn't going to cure him.