I, and I can only guess, too many others, have been denied a voice. I am disturbed by the way police issues are handled in Queensland. I always heard about bad police but have only recently come to see just how bad an officer of the 'law' can be.
I do not believe that one's mental health should completely deter them from speaking out. That those of us with Complex PTSD are treated as though we're the classical movie version of insane, is derogatory and offensive to say the least. It is discrimination.
I have not given up on being heard. And I condone anyone else, who is safe to do so, to speak up.
The problem is the misuse of one's appointed office. Those who are corrupt wield their power over the general public IS NOT acceptable from those who work in the public sectors. These people create and enable criminals. And they ARE criminals too.
The majority of us who resign to bad behaviour, are ourselves the victims of injustice. And sadly, we defeated victims have given up on certain morals and principals. We have given up on the idea of a better world and instead, let go and accept our predicament.
It's the whole, monster begets monster thing. If we can't defeat our monsters, we lean towards becoming just like them. Though I've noticed some of us tend to do this either, in complete denial or completely unaware of one's self.
If we can't be heard in court. If the law fails you as it has me. Find a way to speak. Forums, the correct government departments, make an anonymous complaint to the police headquarters of your state, share a brief letter about your opinion in the Letter to the Editor section of newspapers. If you are sure you are wronged and are sincere, there are those who will take notice. We may not see the chain reaction that comes from one person caring, but it just might be that, that one person will become part of a larger change.
BUT remember, there are certain rules to addressing certain people or departments.
You may not see any results for you, that's true.
It is about many voices growing together as one. The more who speak, the louder we get. The louder we get, the harder we are to deny. SPREAD AWARENESS.
Certain mental health issues should NEVER be an excuse for injustice to be committed against us to have our voices made unheard.
It's time ALL public employees were made to undergo mental health checks regularly, from psyches, outside of their own department. People are people, regardless of who or what. Fallible. Flawed. Bias. Common.
