Riots Pushing Hundreds of Police to File PTSD Claims, Lawyers Say

After weeks of protest and several nights of rioting that reportedly left some Minneapolis police officers fearing for their lives, hundreds of cops are now planning to file workers' compensation mental stress claims, their lawyers said. One comp attorney representing officers acknowledged that critics may see the claims as a political statement or backlash by city police. They have been at odds with protesters since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis policeman on May 25. But many officers are genuinely shaken after the rioting that has gripped the city and oth...