Over 150 Minneapolis Police Officers Are Seeking Disability For PTSD Following Riots
According to The Associated Press, over 150 Minneapolis police officers have started the process of seeking “duty disability” for post-traumatic stress under the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA).
Ron Meuser, attorney representing the officers, told the FOX 9 Investigator that since the killing of George Floyd, officers have felt abandoned by city and state politicians as well as the community at large. Meuser stated that under doctors’ orders, 75 of those officers not to return to work as they undergo treatment for symptoms consistent with PTSD.
However, Meuser notes that “the symptoms didn’t just start six weeks ago,” said Meuser. “They’ve been dealing with symptoms for decades.” But, apparently, the stress and trauma reached a tipping point with the siege of the Third Police Precinct, he said, according to Fox News. Fifty of the officers currently seeking disability, about one-third of the total, were present at the Third Precinct on Thursday, May 28, the news site reports.
“They did not feel they were going to come home,” said Meuser, adding that “some officers were texting their families’ goodbye and others were saving a bullet in case they needed to take their own life, rather than being beaten to death,” he said.
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