News reading 9- The article that was just read is about suicides and first responders. It talks about how they are told at the beginning of the job to get a debriefing on what to expect. They have to end up seeing more dreadful and horrifying things that happen to people everyday than people who aren't in the police force. The statistics found in this article have said, "In a 10-day period this month, three NYPD officers, an LGBTQ liaison, and four other responders in Michigan, Minnesota, California, and Nevada have died by suicide." That's eight too many. I believe a lot of this also has to do with the type of things they see everyday and have to continue seeing throughout their job because this world is so messed up. The article also stated, "...there have been 97 law enforcement suicides verified by Blue HELP for 2019. An additional 46 fire/EMS suicides have been verified by the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance." Those are the "reflected confirmed suicides." Apparently, the "fire/EMS suicides are being under counted by as much as 60 percent." Something needs to be done. Suicides are something I don't want to keep expecting to happen. From experience, I agree that things should turn around. Everyone needs to do something to change these statistics and stop the suicides. The fact that people even think that it's their only way out and only thing to do to retrieve peace is horrifying. There's a lot to live for and there's a lot to deal with in life, but it all ends up being worth it. The things someone is put through shapes a person for the future. It all just comes down to how one handles those things.