Exposure to Danger
I was informed that there was a serious incident at the prison yesterday morning. Apparently two inmates decided to try and kill each other in the dayroom of 3rd floor. A 10-33 Fight was called and all available staff responded. One officer blew out his knee, another injured trying to break up the fight, and several other staff were exposed to contaminated blood (Hep C).
My heart goes out to those affected by this event inside the prison walls. It's an inherent danger of working in a prison, we acknowledge that when we report to duty each and every day.. We take precautions to ensure the safety of staff and our wards (inmates), but unfortunately shit happens. It's happened before and it'll happen again. We only hope that there are no staff injured. And if there are injuries, that they not be life threatening.
There are those "hero types" that will be there in the thick of things with a disregard for their safety so they can be there for their fellow officers. God bless them. The are amazing! Unfortunately not every officer is like that, which is unfortunate. They're the ones that physically are out of shape or just there for the paycheck. We know who they are and trust me, I avoid going to their areas when they are duty. If there is a ship wreck, I want the hero-type to have my back.
So tomorrow when I go to work, I'll thank the hard working officers who put their lives on the line each and every day.
My heart goes out to those affected by this event inside the prison walls. It's an inherent danger of working in a prison, we acknowledge that when we report to duty each and every day.. We take precautions to ensure the safety of staff and our wards (inmates), but unfortunately shit happens. It's happened before and it'll happen again. We only hope that there are no staff injured. And if there are injuries, that they not be life threatening.
There are those "hero types" that will be there in the thick of things with a disregard for their safety so they can be there for their fellow officers. God bless them. The are amazing! Unfortunately not every officer is like that, which is unfortunate. They're the ones that physically are out of shape or just there for the paycheck. We know who they are and trust me, I avoid going to their areas when they are duty. If there is a ship wreck, I want the hero-type to have my back.
So tomorrow when I go to work, I'll thank the hard working officers who put their lives on the line each and every day.
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