Should Texas officer have been on the beat after two suicide calls?

NPR’s Here & Now interviewed John Violanti, research professor of epidemiology and environmental health, for a story about the McKinney, Texas, police officer who resigned after he was filmed wrestling a black teenager in a bikini to the ground at a pool party. Violanti was interviewed about whether the officer was stressed by two earlier suicide calls and what is standard operating procedure for a police officer after a traumatic call. “We need to better track the mental state of officers,” he said.

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