Heard staff cleared the Ferguson tag. One of the snapshots I took before it happened. Credits to OP: officialcrutchie
im a psychology major and the daughter of a police sergeant. and yes, it is very strange. a lot of officers who have killed in self-defense develop ptsd because of the experience. some even commit suicide. i once met an officer who was involved in a big shoot-out and took down the gunman. he told me he had to take the year off to “get [his] mind straight”. killing someone, even if it’s in self-defense, takes a huge emotional toll on morally healthy people.
That’s exactly it! The fact that lack of remorse isn’t striking to his defenders is incredibly scary
A life has been violently taken before it could barely begin.
In this moment, we know, beyond any doubt, that no one will be held accountable within the confines of a system to which we were taught to pledge allegiance. The very hands with which we pledged that allegiance were not enough to save Mike in surrender.
— An Open Letter from Protestors On The Grand Jury Decision (11.24.14) [x]
