Episode 15: The Weight Cops Carry (That No One Talks About)

Beyond the Uniform · May 5, 2026 · 1m

There's a weight cops carry that no one talks about. You're told to push it down. Compartmentalize it. "Don't bring it home." "This job ain't for the weak." Just deal with it. But you can't just push it down. You carry it. Every day. And it's breaking you. In this episode, I share my story from summer 2020 — when I was like a garbage truck, packing it all down, saying I was fine. But I wasn't fine. Then I name the weight. The weight you normalize. The weight you compartmentalize. The weight you carry home. You're more likely to get killed by the gun in your own hand than get killed in gunfire…