Police Booking Suicide Video

WARNING:VERY GRAPHIC

I post this video not to critisise the officers that failed to find the pistol that this man hid on him during their search incident to arrest, but to point out the enormus responsibilities that befall law enforcement officers everyday. I will not tell you which department this was or who the officers were. The officers were the victims in this case of this mans decision to take his own life, however the officers also put their lives at risk by not searching him properly. Luckily for these officers, this man wasn't homicidal. I am not here to point fingers or lay blame. I am a 25 year veteran police officer and a Corporal, as a supervisor, I know what it is like to find weapons on a suspect after he has been arrested and searched. It happens !

Unless you've walked a mile in these officers shoes please don't judge their actions or lack thereof because you have absolutely no right to ! Most of you work in jobs where if you make a mistake it is easily corrected . I am not trying to minimize anybody's profession or job, but let's face it, how many of you who make a mistake may cost someone their life ?

I hope through this video that the general public understands what officers go through on a fairly regular basis in regards to criminal suspects and the danger the officers face.

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J.R.