Minneapolis police officers say they are suffering from PTSD after George Floyd protests
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At least 150 Minneapolis police officers say they are suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or other injuries resulting from the protests that broke out after George Floyd's death, and they have started the process of filing disability claims that could allow them to permanently leave the force.
Half of those officers are no longer on the job because they have exhibited symptoms of PTSD, according to Ron Meuser Jr., a Twin Cities personal injury attorney who is representing the officers. The other half likely will quit working in coming days as they formalize disability claims with the city, Meuser said Friday.
“While law enforcement is a high-stress career, the last two months in Minneapolis have pushed many officers to their breaking point,” Meuser said.
The officers say the protests — which came in response to Floyd’s death during a police encounter, when an officer pressed down on top of him while he pleaded for help and said he couldn’t breathe — have deeply affected them.
Protesters have alleged a long pattern of abusive behavior and violence against minorities in Minneapolis, and most of the protests in the city and across the country have been peaceful actions aimed at changing that culture.
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