Garrett Maxey

And you're just seeing nasty, terrible stuff all the time and blowing off smoke is, you know, or blowing off steam is drinking too much. And I can't do anything else. I, I, All I know is being a cop.

I mean... We've seen it happen. I just had a partner that I worked with down there, took his own life. And it sounds like it was that same, like I've got 15 years on, I can't leave and go somewhere else, but we're so short staffed and I'm working, you know, I'm maxed out on overtime, mandatory, can't sustain it. And I mean, 2023, there was, it was a 24 hour period.

I mean... We've seen it happen. I just had a partner that I worked with down there, took his own life. And it sounds like it was that same, like I've got 15 years on, I can't leave and go somewhere else, but we're so short staffed and I'm working, you know, I'm maxed out on overtime, mandatory, can't sustain it. And I mean, 2023, there was, it was a 24 hour period.

I mean... We've seen it happen. I just had a partner that I worked with down there, took his own life. And it sounds like it was that same, like I've got 15 years on, I can't leave and go somewhere else, but we're so short staffed and I'm working, you know, I'm maxed out on overtime, mandatory, can't sustain it. And I mean, 2023, there was, it was a 24 hour period.

And four LA County, there are two deputies and two civilian employees killed themselves in a 24 hour period. I mean, if that doesn't set off alarm bells institutionally, I don't know what would all over the news, but yeah, you know, as, as it should be, but you go, okay, there's four and 24 hours and that's terrifying. But then you look at, and that's in one County and that's in one County. Yeah.

And four LA County, there are two deputies and two civilian employees killed themselves in a 24 hour period. I mean, if that doesn't set off alarm bells institutionally, I don't know what would all over the news, but yeah, you know, as, as it should be, but you go, okay, there's four and 24 hours and that's terrifying. But then you look at, and that's in one County and that's in one County. Yeah.

And four LA County, there are two deputies and two civilian employees killed themselves in a 24 hour period. I mean, if that doesn't set off alarm bells institutionally, I don't know what would all over the news, but yeah, you know, as, as it should be, but you go, okay, there's four and 24 hours and that's terrifying. But then you look at, and that's in one County and that's in one County. Yeah.

I think LA County that year, I want to say had like 13 or more suicides. And I will point to you go, man, we've got like a serious issue. The County did their job. They've got all these shrinks on, on site. It's, it's, it's a cultural thing. Um, so like, dude, if you're, if you're struggling, like bro, go get help. It takes a strong man to actually go get the help that they need.

I think LA County that year, I want to say had like 13 or more suicides. And I will point to you go, man, we've got like a serious issue. The County did their job. They've got all these shrinks on, on site. It's, it's, it's a cultural thing. Um, so like, dude, if you're, if you're struggling, like bro, go get help. It takes a strong man to actually go get the help that they need.

I think LA County that year, I want to say had like 13 or more suicides. And I will point to you go, man, we've got like a serious issue. The County did their job. They've got all these shrinks on, on site. It's, it's, it's a cultural thing. Um, so like, dude, if you're, if you're struggling, like bro, go get help. It takes a strong man to actually go get the help that they need.

Absolutely. And I wish, I wish I went and did that. Way sooner. I would have saved myself a lot of heartache, man. A lot of heartache. It would have saved my family a lot of heartache. Like it's, I'm just going to sit there and I'm going to suck it up. And you know, well that, that only works for so long before it starts spilling over. And yeah, it's, and it's never, ever, ever good. I agree.

Absolutely. And I wish, I wish I went and did that. Way sooner. I would have saved myself a lot of heartache, man. A lot of heartache. It would have saved my family a lot of heartache. Like it's, I'm just going to sit there and I'm going to suck it up. And you know, well that, that only works for so long before it starts spilling over. And yeah, it's, and it's never, ever, ever good. I agree.

Absolutely. And I wish, I wish I went and did that. Way sooner. I would have saved myself a lot of heartache, man. A lot of heartache. It would have saved my family a lot of heartache. Like it's, I'm just going to sit there and I'm going to suck it up. And you know, well that, that only works for so long before it starts spilling over. And yeah, it's, and it's never, ever, ever good. I agree.

Yeah, man.

Yeah, man.

Yeah, man.

nothing's ever going to be a hundred percent safe. If you're a parent, like don't think that the boogeyman's around every single corner. Right. And you got to allow your kids some freedom, but don't think he doesn't exist either, but don't think he doesn't exist. Right. Like if your kid's got a cell phone and none of this is aimed at trying to tell you how to parent your kids, none of it.

nothing's ever going to be a hundred percent safe. If you're a parent, like don't think that the boogeyman's around every single corner. Right. And you got to allow your kids some freedom, but don't think he doesn't exist either, but don't think he doesn't exist. Right. Like if your kid's got a cell phone and none of this is aimed at trying to tell you how to parent your kids, none of it.

nothing's ever going to be a hundred percent safe. If you're a parent, like don't think that the boogeyman's around every single corner. Right. And you got to allow your kids some freedom, but don't think he doesn't exist either, but don't think he doesn't exist. Right. Like if your kid's got a cell phone and none of this is aimed at trying to tell you how to parent your kids, none of it.

But if your kid has a cell phone, maybe it's a good idea to just, hey, we're going to charge that and it's going to be up in my room. Or, you know, you leave a kid in the middle of the night with their cell phone, they're probably going to do something that they're going to regret later. There's different options out there for cell phones.