How's your day been?

Well not so good. Got called out last night about 8 after I had got off work. Had a missing 3 year old. Myself and another officer I work with, found her about 1AM in the river. She had drowned. Mom and boyfriend were arrested for felony child endangerment and a few other things. Were both high on meth when this happened. Charges may be upgraded.
 
That horrible,how do you deal with seeing that kind of stuff,and don’t you get sick of dealing with garbage people all the time?
 
T. Ben said:
That horrible,how do you deal with seeing that kind of stuff,and don’t you get sick of dealing with garbage people all the time?
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Its guys like him that help get the garbage people off the streets. I'm sure he uses wood working to help deal with some of what he sees.
 
woodtickgreg said:
Its guys like him that help get the garbage people off the streets. I'm sure he uses wood working to help deal with some of what he sees.
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I know,and I’m glad there’s guys like him that are willing to do that job,if woodworking can keep him going,more power to him.
 
Eric Rorabaugh said:
Well not so good. Got called out last night about 8 after I had got off work. Had a missing 3 year old. Myself and another officer I work with, found her about 1AM in the river. She had drowned. Mom and boyfriend were arrested for felony child endangerment and a few other things. Were both high on meth when this happened. Charges may be upgraded.
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That sucks Eric. You're a stronger man than me, I couldn't take that. That poor little thing, Bless her heart.
 
Eric Rorabaugh said:
Well not so good. Got called out last night about 8 after I had got off work. Had a missing 3 year old. Myself and another officer I work with, found her about 1AM in the river. She had drowned. Mom and boyfriend were arrested for felony child endangerment and a few other things. Were both high on meth when this happened. Charges may be upgraded.
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Prayers buddy; for all involved..........grandparents, y'all as servants, everyone........OMG.......you just want to scream how can this happen yet we turn the page and it happens again....... Go make chips fly and turn up the music, or hug loved ones, ......heck, both.
 
Thank you all. Yea it sucks. You learn how to deal with it but its never easy. Especially with kids. You use loved ones, family and friends, and we have a CISM team to help cope. Got about 3 hours sleep. My wife took the day off and we got out of the house to keep my mind busy. Went and got a couple bushels of peaches from a buddy of mine.
 
"Drive into the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches."

Been there a few times, luckily in most cases I did not know the families involved. When its close, it never leaves and stops by and blindsides you because something triggers it. If you need, you can always PM me Eric.
 
Mr. Peet said:
"Drive into the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches."

Been there a few times, luckily in most cases I did not know the families involved. When its close, it never leaves and stops by and blindsides you because something triggers it. If you need, you can always PM me Eric.
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Now you've got that song stuck in my head, thanks Mark!
 
Tony said:
Now you've got that song stuck in my head, thanks Mark!
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Figured it was up your alley... Would you rather a Dead Kennedys or Dead Milkman lyrics? No, we are on a happy kick. Just finished another 14 hour work day with only 3 more this week, so trying to stay positive....
 
I am honored to have people who are willing to take on the task that most are not be able to deal with. Stay strong my friend.
 
It's nothing different than a lot of other people here have done. Whether it be law enforcement, military, fire/rescue or just everyday people stepping up. Thank you all. I'm the one honored, to belong to a great group here at WB that stands behind each other!
 
Yeah... Spent 18 years on volunteer fire department, 10 years in volunteer ambulance squad, and saw more ugly sh1t in 4 years driving wrecker than all the other combined. Picked up a Chevy Blazer one time, 2 kids ejected, critical condition life flighted out, 10 am weekday morning both adults in the vehicle were drunk on their ass. Sometimes you truly have to wonder.

Picked up a be truck wreck, 2 bodies pinned under the cab, one thrown clear. Driver was swatting at a bee flying in the cab. These guys all worked in bees all day long, sheer stupidity.

I understand where you're at brother, honestly don't know what to say, except there's nothing we can do to stop all of it.
 
Eric Rorabaugh said:
Eric spoke thusly....
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Jeebus. You guys have balls of steel to deal with that stuff. I have friends in the FD who had to quit after 35 years on the job because of chit they saw on duty.
I'll spare you guys the gory details.
 
Wow. Stupid people are everywhere.
I have a best friend on the town fd. And 2 brother in laws on the pd. The stuff they talk about is crazy.

I'm glad to hear you can overcome the visuals. Some guys can't deal with. And that's sad too.

+karma to you Eric....
 
ripjack13 said:
Wow. Stupid people are everywhere.
I have a best friend on the town fd. And 2 brother in laws on the pd. The stuff they talk about is crazy.

I'm glad to hear you can overcome the visuals. Some guys can't deal with. And that's sad too.

+karma to you Eric....
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Marc, you never really overcome the visuals, you just learn how to compartment them. Sometimes it doesn’t take much for them to come to the surface. Like Eric eluded to though, it’s the ones involving kids that haunt you the most. One of the worst I probably saw was a group of people watching a guy burn to death in a car wreck and no one made any attempt to save him prior to our arrival. He was still alive when we got there. Got him out a little to late.
 
ripjack13 said:
Wow. Stupid people are everywhere.
I have a best friend on the town fd. And 2 brother in laws on the pd. The stuff they talk about is crazy.

I'm glad to hear you can overcome the visuals. Some guys can't deal with. And that's sad too.

+karma to you Eric....
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Oh... That's an understatement! Folks were saying there was a woman arrested down here a few days ago for Reckless Endangerment of a Minor. She was transporting a swimming pool on top of her SUV, driving down the road; had put the kids in the pool to hold it down!

You don't overcome them, I can still see the bee truck wreck plain as day, and that was 30+ years ago. Didn't know either of the guys in it, but it was still too close to home, bodies were faceless in a matter of days; mind shut that part out. Still had ugly dreams on occasion, just didn't have eyes staring at me anymore.
 
rocky1 said:
Folks were saying there was a woman arrested down here a few days ago for Reckless Endangerment of a Minor. She was transporting a swimming pool on top of her SUV, driving down the road; had put the kids in the pool to hold it down!
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I saw that on the news. There's no words to express how stupid she is for doing that.
 
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