In case you missed it in the paper today, Police wash away tough-guy stigma

From the article:

The public seldom hears from officers thrust into what are known as “critical incidents” — traumatic deaths and injuries, at times even caused by decisions an officer makes.

Traditionally, cops rarely talked about the emotional toll that the incidents take on their own lives. Like macho Western movie actor John Wayne, they clammed up and kept going. Talking about it would make them appear weak.

Higher-than-average rates of suicide, alcoholism, divorce and shorter-than-average life expectancies followed.