R.I.P Police Officer Sonia Garcia 77 Precinct

king without a crown

As some of you might already know, P.O. Sonia Garcia was shot and killed yesterday in Bay Shore L.I. Officer Garcia, a Police officer of 4 years was assigned to the 77 Pct School Unit. A sweet caring mother of 2 little girls will deeply be missed by all that knew her. Her unfortunate death is presently being investigated as a Homicide. Prayers are needed for members of her family, 77 precinct and especially her 2 little girls who are now left without her mother.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/09/30/2007-09-30_policewoman_shot_dead_on_li__nypd_beau_e.html

alafairnadia

this is a tragedy - I'm very sorry for the loss suffered by both officer garcia's family and the 77th pct. my thoughts are with all.

pitu

what a hideous story -- shot at home
does the NYPD track domestic violence cases on the force?
they need some training . . .

Policewoman shot dead on L.I. & NYPD beau eyed as killer

A Brooklyn cop was shot dead early yesterday in the Long Island home she shared with her boyfriend, a fellow NYPD officer, Suffolk County cops said.

He was suspended from the department last night although he had not been charged in the case, police sources said.

raulism

Very sad. Please send condolences!

~Raul

daver

Condolences and sympathy to her family, children, and friends. And colleagues, for that matter.

As far as domestic violence on the force, I do recall reading studies showing that police officers exhibited higher rates of suicide, alcoholism, and domestic violence than the "regular" population. There was a domestic shooting earlier this year in Staten Island involving a former officer. Actually, more than one, now that I think about it. I don't have time to search out a study right now, but you could probably find some with minimal effort.

My thoughts? You are dealing with a high stress job and as such it is reflected in their whole lives. I don't believe that it reflects poorly on the quality of police officers at all. I believe that it does show the need to invest funds and research into making sure that the mental health of our officers is well protected through whatever means are found to be effective.

Having said all that, may Sonia Garcia rest in peace, and heartfelt condolences to all who knew, loved, and miss her.

bassplaya

daver wrote: My thoughts? You are dealing with a high stress job and as such it is reflected in their whole lives. I don't believe that it reflects poorly on the quality of police officers at all. I believe that it does show the need to invest funds and research into making sure that the mental health of our officers is well protected through whatever means are found to be effective.

When you engage in a job or other activity where you either have the authority to use force which includes deadly force you're going to have instances where that force is going to used outside of the "work place". I don't think it has much to do with mental health per say, but when you have the authority to act in certain ways it becomes all to easy to act in those ways when you're not operating in an official capacity especially if you get stressed.

daver

BassPlaya wrote: When you engage in a job or other activity where you either have the authority to use force which includes deadly force you're going to have instances where that force is going to used outside of the "work place". I don't think it has much to do with mental health per say, but when you have the authority to act in certain ways it becomes all to easy to act in those ways when you're not operating in an official capacity especially if you get stressed.

Interesting take. I'm not sure I agree with it. But it is definitely food for thought. Initially, my argument would be that the vast majority of police officers never use deadly force or fire their guns in the course of their careers. I'm not sure that I buy that having the authority to use deadly force in an official capacity increases the likelyhood of using deadly force outside of that capacity. Another argument would be that the increased rates of divorce, alcoholism, etc. in law enforcement officers is not something that they do in official capacity. I would think that the application of deadly force in a domestic situation would fall more under that than under the umbrella of acting out things they are allowed to do in an official capacity. But it is worth considering.

king without a crown

You guys continue your debate.
Sonia was laid to rest today at Cypress Hills Cemetary.On behalf of her family,friends and the 77 pct, thanks to everyone for all your support!!!!!!!!