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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Not just that. But the burn out is real. Like. I have some close family members who were in the police force. And let me tell you. Working suburbs there is a LOT of abuse witnessed and suicides. Down town it’s a lot of knuckle heads starting fights. And dealers. There is so much burn out that you could see why there would be an instance of going to far. I’m not saying it’s okay or justifiable. It’s not a system set up for success 

Burnout in social workers causes disaster in the mental health field too. It’s also not a system set up for success. Although social workers are remarkably held to higher standards than cops. Like. Someone who can’t even prescribe medication is held to higher standards. There is a whole board and system dedicated to investigating malpractice. .-.
gpt
You have nailed it, and identified one factor of many for people who work in “civil servant” positions. Teachers, Social Workers, EMT’s/Firefighters and Police Officers are all suffering from burn out, trauma/PTSD, and self esteem and confidence issues. Many are asking what’s the point as society seems to be on a course of self destruction anyway. An idea may be to increase standards for hiring, implement Psych Evals, extensive training in deescalation and trauma informed practices as well as a lengthy mentoring period for civil servants in these high stress jobs. Systemic change is needed to only hire the most qualified under a new metric. This would be in addition to a significant pay increase and benefit package, particularly for Educators, Social Workers and EMT’s Let’s face it, these jobs may be so toxic in some areas that there may need to be a service end date with a scaled retirement plan to protect people from harming themselves or others.