That's the way it is. Do you know there are kids out there who won't live to see 13 and know they won't and really don't care that they won't. The law of the jungle exists on the streets of Washington and there ain't a damn thing we can do about it. Most days he just goes through the motions, logging his time, doing just enough to get by. Most on the force are that way now, he says.
Morale is so low it's a wonder anyone makes it through a shift.
This job can get you before you know it. It eats at you. Either you quit, you get blown away or you end up eating your gun. Some days it feels like a bullet in the head is the only way out. My family does all they can to keep me sane, but they can't do it all.