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Brian Murphy
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10/09/09 13:54:16
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I found your site from a news article. My father was a police officer and reading what you have has helped me understand some of why he was like he was, even though he has been gone many years. I plan to read "I love a cop" from your selections for more.
Thank you for the work you do. You came to me at a good time. -Brian Murphy
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Detective Steve R. Harris #1167
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10/02/09 21:51:50
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Keep doing G-d's work here on Earth.
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Dick Augusta
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09/19/09 17:44:33
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The event at the AFSP--American Federation for Suicide Prevention was excellent, with a large crowd in attendance. The guest speakers were good, and we had a great deal of interest from people stopping by our "Badge of Life" table. It was at the California State Capitol, and I would estimate the attendance at approx 1,500 people. Our recognition is increasing in the arena of Mental Health for Law Enforcement personnel. I'm proud to be a member of this fine organization, that has had a significant response all over the USA & Canada.
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JayDee
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09/16/09 18:04:04
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Great website and great program you have. You people don’t say the things that make everyone love you, you say the things that need to be said about what cops need to make it through this shit *** job. The only time anyone says how great we are is when we get killed and then half the time it’s a lie any way. If we kill ourselves because of the job, they still lie and say it was over something else and they throw the dirt over us as fast as they can and forget us as fast as they can. Departments treat suicide like a disgrace when it happens and hide from it and then they want us to open up and talk about it when we start feeling like doing it. Way to set a good example. All you have to do is watch how they handle a cop’s suicide to see how they really feel about it. I've seen it. “Don’t talk, don’t feel, don’t trust.” That’s the message you’re left with. Then they come to you with some rookie and a slide show and say, trust me, talk to me, feel to me. They know it’s bullshit, we know it’s bullshit, and I’m just glad you know it’s bullshit.
Sorry if you have to edit this. You’re doing all right. Don’t stop.
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janice mccarthy
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08/03/09 14:14:49
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As a survivor of police suicide I would like to express my profound gratitude to Andy and The Badge of Life organization. I became acquainted with Andy after giving a presentation in front of a peer support group at the Connecticut State Police Academy. After presenting, a gentleman approached me and asked if I would be willing to talk with Andy about my story. Shortly after that we were in touch and made plans to create the website page with my family's story (viewable on this site under survivors). As a survivor it is comforting to have people that not only can relate to my family's pain and struggles but that genuinely care enough to fight for a change by educating and increasing awareness of police suicide. Recently I read the article by John Violanti, PhD :" In Valor there is Hope: Reflections on the Wall." It clearly and eloquently summarizes the reality of all too many police families. That is that the job that they are entrusted with can bombard them with stresses that by their very nature can easily become debilitating. In my husband's case he had the added trauma of being run over by a bus, hit by a wrong way drunk driver and dragged through a tunnel by a fleeing motorist, all in the line of duty. While he was able to fight back from most of his physical injuries, the PTSD (which is a physical injury) simply festered and grew like a cancer for 13 years. It was that that ultimately took his life. Those of us who are acquainted with the police lifestyle and it's difficulties know that the "suck it up" attitude as John Violanti refers to in his article is a fairy tale. For just as my husband could not "suck up" the pain of his broken bones he couldn't get past the pain of the PTSD. In order to change the stigma surrounding suicide it is essential that we extinguish the old school police mentality of burying the pain and "sucking it up." Thanks Andy and John for all of your good work to that end.
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