Fire, police, ambulance. Different uniforms, same things we carry.
Long shifts. Hard calls. Things we don’t always talk about.
We’ve all said “I’m fine” when we weren’t. Let’s change that. Check in. Speak up and have each other’s backs.
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Very busy & long day yesterday supporting the @EastEnglandAmb crews #BroomfieldHospital & #SouthendHospital
They have long wait times & only 15 mins between calls to restock & clean the 🚑 so to give them a drink & snack is priceless.
Met #therapydog COCO at Broomfield 💚🐾🐾
Heartbroken is an understatement.
I started speaking to Jon in May 2025, and we stayed in regular contact ever since. He reached out because he was facing the uncertainty of leaving the police after securing another job - the fear of stepping into the unknown. And then there was the misconduct hearing. Jon expressed concerns how he was being purposely discredited and misquoted. This was clear when he shared some of the disclosure prior to the misconduct hearing.
Clearly, taking a person’s career isn’t enough.
In my view, the Violence Against Women and Girls agenda, alongside the College of Policing’s Code of Ethics, is being weaponised against officers.
Policing is not only hitting the self-destruct button time and time again, but continues to play ‘God’ with current and former officers’ lives and their families.
They continue to erode public trust in policing and are contributing to officers feeling so trapped that they are taking their own lives. They also wonder why they struggle to retain officers in what used to be a ‘Job for life’.
How do we get those in positions of power to actually listen and change this? How can they return home to their own families in good conscience, knowing their actions (or lack of them) may have contributed to another death within the police family?
This has got to stop.
My thoughts are with Jon’s family and friends.
Paul.
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@PocketSergeant I’m so sorry to read this. Please support and spread the word of our petition. It’s to make those accountable for tragic outcomes like this, and change to come to prevent future tragedies. https://t.co/kcJFrVDwXv
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@Charles18686758 @AnonymousVol999 I’m so sorry, this change is so desperately needed. The job needs to be accountable and make the necessary changes to help stop and prevent for the future
Not every person who is struggling looks like they’re falling apart.
Some still go to work. Some still make people laugh. Some still answer calls, save lives, support others, and carry pain nobody ever sees.
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@NormanBrennan Hi Norman, I don’t know you but I’m sorry to read this. I have set up a petition to ensure all emergency services suicides are mandatory recorded so they can be investigated as to whether change is needed (mostly always, yes) https://t.co/kcJFrVDwXv
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