Working in security in general provides the worst room for depression. Been there myself, and came close to carrying it out too. Sure as hell ain’t going back in that state of mind again.
Who knows the men’s reasons…except for the Man upstairs. God bless their families.
GRIZZ
Performing a job under a false premise has got to be nerve racking
william
While I never wish to see incidents like this occur, there’s something else going on in the two individuals profiled here (I speak as a former LE officer). Most people don’t realize there’s a significant degree of selfishness involved in many suicides. For these two individuals to do what they did in front of their spouses is an example of that selfish behavior (primarily, not thinking or caring of the lifelong effect on their wives witnessing it and their now abandoned children). The time frame is indicative as well.
Disagree if you wish, but studies prove me out. They could have just as easily done this out in the desert where their wives would be spared the horror of seeing it, as well as still make any point they wished to the agency for which they worked, if in fact there was any point in their mind to be made.
Lastly, without knowing their backgrounds (ie. combat experiences,etc- the media will usually give it to reinforce their suicidal thoughts) I would have to say that if their suicides were based in their isolated job duties where they were ‘just thinking about life’s problems’, then my position would be they weren’t truly qualified, let alone screened, to perform the duties they were hired to carry out. Obviously there’s no good ending in sight here. Hopefully this will not go without being properly addressed by the Border Patrol.
Montizzle
I think you just about hit the nail on the head there, william. I can relate to what you described there.
I also believe, significantly, it is a maturity issue. That’s the bright side to look at it; it’s not genetics.
