Every contact leaves a trace | John Sutherland | TEDxLondon

[@tonytamuno]

Thank you for sharing.The things a person has to go through in this life.May he receive full healing and blessing.

[@alancooper9417]

I have read John’s fascinating, poignant and honest story of his life whilst a Police Officer. The message is strong and clear; that here is a decent, honest and lovely man, suffering this breakdown due much to the work he has done. His honesty on his feelings can only give hope to others and remove the stigma of such mental problems that many suffer in silence. Be strong as John has been, talk about it and seek help.

[@grother100]

John, I have a great deal of admiration for what you are doing and the messages you convey so eloquentley.

[@emilymilanrea4122]

You are so courageous to tell the full emotional impact of being a police officer. Truly impressive talk and so honored to hear you speak in person.

[@kidaniels8199]

The painful priveledge of policing is to witness life in all its fractured pieces.... Brilliant you are

[@Starlord-v4e]

a really nice person John is, so sorry to hear what happened and wish you all the best for the future, you showed a lot of courage for doing that.

[@jimbp1988]

Thoroughly captivating talk and delivered with such heartfelt genuineness. Thankyou John.

[@AucklandBlonde]

An absolutely brilliant talk by a very courageous man.

[@lauragarnett4235]

Johnnie,The most brilliant,moving and courageous talk.. Congratulations. Love,Felicity Longfield.

[@xelakram]

What a wonderful man! What a super talk! Very moving! And very true.

[@watergods5636]

Incredible for all the aspects in the self and the world.

[@kidaniels8199]

The code of King Hamurabi states...the strong have an obligation to protect the weak. Great video

[@craigsteve95]

Brilliant and insightful!

[@Karocki]

fine talk

[@joekelly6789]

great man

[@dearman1954]

The talk reminds me of Twilight Zone's Changing of the Guard third season episode 34. The contact was mental, teacher to students. The teacher was going to commit suicide but was reminded of the lessons imparted by the ghosts of his former students. Every meeting of another person always leaves its trace whether brief or over a period of time.

[@davidmacdonald2702]

Its not an easy job but that's why the big salaries are paid. Also worth pointing out that the sort of officers he mentions (frontline, on shifts, in harms way frequently) is just a fraction of the overall police officer cohort. Many more of them hiding in office jobs, doing secretariat for "strategic meetings".

[@rboeyrt4054]

You’ve got no idea what you’re talking about

[@davidmacdonald2702]

@@rboeyrt4054 Worked for the police for over a decade so, yes. I do know what I'm talking about.

[@rboeyrt4054]

@@davidmacdonald2702 so you’d know they don’t get big salary.

[@davidmacdonald2702]

@@rboeyrt4054 £40,000 a year in the UK isn't a bad salary at all. Especially if you are an office based cop doing a job a staff member could do for half that amount.

[@bernardochill2535]

British Army, Native Police, Border Police and New South Wales Mounted Police were utilised by the British to eliminate any Aboriginal resistance to this acquisition of land. However, it was often the responsibility of the pioneering colonists themselves to take the initiative in enforcing land ownership transferral. Usually this was done violently through the use of firearms to intimidate or kill the native people. Some colonists though, chose an alternative approach, using poison concealed in consumables as a method of extirpating the original custodians of the land. The tainted consumables were either knowingly given out to groups of native people, or purposely left in accessible places where they were taken away and eaten collectively by the local clans. As a result, incidents of mass deaths of Aboriginal Australians due to these deliberate mass poisonings occurred throughout the continent.[1][2] The mass poisonings were generally done in a secretive manner but there are many documented cases with some involving police and government investigations. They appear to have begun as a colonial method in Australia during the 1820s when toxic substances utilised in the sheep farming industry became readily available. Chemicals such as arsenic, strychnine, corrosive sublimate, aconitum and prussic acid were all used. There are no cases of convictions being reported against any of the perpetrators of these mass poisonings.

[@PeymanADLDOUSTIHAGH]

What a joke.

[@ReadyWhenYouAre]

Eh?

[@bernardochill2535]

U r good at speaking but wat have u really done