tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post7575009041096388224..comments2024-03-29T04:59:07.741-07:00Comments on Gangsters Out Blog: Darcy Taylor's Absolute Discharge is Absolute BullshitDennis Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-21030753803180952392011-02-07T13:05:38.578-08:002011-02-07T13:05:38.578-08:00Agent K:
"...who said they (VPD officers) ha...Agent K:<br /><br />"...who said they (VPD officers) had ten and twenty drinks each. All that means is that they are drunks as well as criminals."<br /><br />Agent K brings up, for the first time I've seen in print, something I thought about, and perhaps other citizens thought, when reading this; "ten or twenty drinks" (?).<br /><br />Even for a guys' night out on the town; the Officers were surely not "social" drinking; twenty drinks is about one whole 26'er of hard alcohol, a huge amount for any of us even to attempt to drink. As a teetotaler myself, I don't use it, but even normal drinkers would be surprised @ this real evidence of "binge", alcoholic-style drinking. It's just not normal even for a usual drinker, is it? One has to ask, is this anything like the "normal" drinking of the VPD off-duty? Surely, a person(s) who does this, has not done it here for the first time, this is learned behaviour. I can't believe that this is the only incident of their wild-style boozing, and in public; why not buy the booze & do this @ home, out of the public's view & harm's way?<br /><br />I, myself, am a highly-ranked Wildfire Fire-Boss (B); with decades of experience, that has landed me as an "essential service" to the Province; I understand stress and life-threatening work. I've crashed twice in helicopters, I'm in the Aviation Wildfire world. I've seen the "work hard, play hard" mentality too; I've been part of it. And I've seen the results; the recourse to alcohol all the time, the addiction it brings, the wrecked families & homes & lives. Alcohol's no way to go, no way to relieve stress, its "help" is a fake devil's bargain, like all drug use.<br /><br />These VPD officers, as Agent K pointed out, may well already be alcoholics; who else drinks that way? It's a real danger, to them & the public; as folks who abuse drugs always cross the line and end up partially drunk on duty.<br /><br />I feel for them, and wish the Courts would order counselling; one can only hope they have. But its also necessary to shine a spotlight, as has been done here, on what may be fairly widespread drug-abuse by VPD officers. Although, I must be careful not to over-step criticism here.<br /><br /> The Police are in a tough job, and need stress-counselling and addiction-counselling, that should be free, and leave no stain at all on the Officer's career and advancement.<br /><br />Being open about all this is the crucial first step towards recovery. I wish the concerned Officers the best.freddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874780016491360565noreply@blogger.com