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For anyone who has ever been a cop, or works in a stressful situation, have you ever developed anxiety issues? Perhaps it is a symptom of PTSD with something you have seen or encountered? What do you do when you have anxiety attacks?

I am not quite sure what is going on in my city today, but there is a huge police presence here. I have never seen so many patrol cars driving around as I have seen on the errands I have been running today. I live in a pretty upper class town and there is a low crime rate here. There are both...

Last night 20/20 did a Barbara Walters special in which she interviewed Mary Kay LaTourneau and her husband Villa for their upcoming 10 year wedding anniversary. This is the Seattle teacher who was jailed for having a seal relationship with her 6th grade student back in the 90s. She eventually...

Do any of you own a police scanner, or are they even legal where you live? They used to be a popular form of entertainment when I was growing up. Some families owned them and we would sit around listening to what was going on in the community, but I do not hear of them being used really anymore.

Do police officers have to pay for their own guns and belt equipment? It seems as though every officer has something slightly different on their belts and I was curious if that is because they have to pay for their own gear? I know that there are law enforcement stores where officers can shop...

Do you ever stop to give police officers a big warm "thank you" after they have helped you out in some way? Whenever I get assistance from the police, I always try to make a big what to do about it and give them a huge thank you for their service. Officers have to deal with so many horrible...

I was just driving home from the grocery store and saw a huge police presence up the road and I was stuck in a huge traffic jam where there usually aren't any, except for during the evening commute times. When I finally got to pass the accident I saw that a roll off truck had hit the overpass...

I just read a news article on HLN that states Jodi Arias will not get the death penalty as a result of a 2nd hung jury in her penalty phase. The first penalty phase a couple years ago also ended in a hung jury. This is crazy because she killed her ex boyfriend so viciously and stuffed him in a...

Is there a certain personality type that would make someone get hired on as a police officer if 2 people with the exact same qualifications were to apply? I am curious at how much police departments just look at a person and decide whether or not to hire them just based on their demeanor. You...

I really enjoy reading true crime books and my favorite author is Anne Rule. She is local to where I live and takes such heart in writing her stories. She studies the crimes extensively and really gets to know the victims so she can tell their stories accurately. Who is your favorite true crime...

I am just starting off with my career in freelance writing and I was curious to see if there are any other writers out there? If you do write, what do you write...articles, books, other publications?

When I was younger I dreamed of becoming a cop or a CSI investigator. The dream kind of got lost when we enter through the recession of 2008 and I ended up having to quit school a year later and focus on work. Now I have lost interest and want to become a writer. Are any of you interested in...

How many hours do you work in a single day if you are a cop? And, if you are on a call when it is typically your time to get off work, you obviously can't just leave, so how are you compensated for the extra time worked?

It seems as though major cities and even small towns are plagued with drugs these days. There is almost always increased crime when the two collide. How do officers deal with the increased crime and drug use?

There are certain things around in this world that seem to be associated with crime, namely drugs and diseases. For any police officers, or security guards out there, are you afraid of coming in contact with bloodborne pathogens? Hepatitis C scares me the most because it can live on a surface...

I have to admit that I was glued to HLN during the Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias murder trials. There was something that was very interesting in both cases and I had to watch every moment that I could of the TV coverage. Do any of you follow high profile trials on TV? What makes them so...

Community policing is a concept that is widely used where I live, and it is based off the principle that citizens and police should join together to prevent crime in communities. Do you have this where you live, and do you think it works to reduce crime?

Recently I have gotten the distinct feeling that I work way too much. I have a full time job and then I work online for some extra cash on the side. It has gotten to the point that I feel like I am working morning, noon, and night. The money coming in is great, but I feel like I have no life...

Community policing is a huge initiative these days and it means that police and the community are supposed to work together to keep crime rates down. I have noticed that areas in which there are community policing efforts, it seems as though crime rates are much lower than places where crime...

I have heard that some in some states, police jurisdictions are closed lipped when it comes to information sharing with regard to crime. Some jurisdictions do not share information with each other very well and try to solve their crimes on their own. Is this how police work operates in your...