“When I became a police officer, I thought I was something of something special.
And it ended up becoming my worst nightmare.”
Fantastic interview with Jerry (Gerald) Condo, a veteran of three overseas tours who was forced out of the Worcester Police department after 14 years of service for issues caused by working for the city. There are now programs specifically for the situations he found himself in, but they won’t take responsibility for their impact on his life or career.
Trigger warning: Discussion of violence, suicide, alcohol abuse
We discuss
How “Good cops” are weeded out of the force, or convinced to tolerate bad behavior from their coworkers
That the issue is certainly not just WPD, it’s Worcester
The role that unions play
PTSD symptoms and effects
We also touch on the DOJ investigation
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