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Police
academy says, ‘Go out and cause’ PTSD
Associated Press | Dec. 25, 2007
BOISE, Idaho - A state police
academy leader has disavowed the slogan of the most recent
graduating class urging one another to "go out and cause"
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Each class
at the Idaho Police Officer Standards and
Training Academy is allowed to choose a slogan
that is printed on its graduation programs, and
the class of 43 graduates came up with "Don't
suffer from PTSD, go out and cause it."
According to the Veterans
Association, tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers suffer from PTSD,
which causes nightmares, flashbacks and physical symptoms that make
sufferers feel as if they are reliving trauma, even many years
later. Crime, accidents and other trauma can cause it in civilians.
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