re: #206 Uncle Obdicut

Of note in this case is that Reeves’ son Mathew still lives in the area and works as a police officer for the Tampa PD.

That brings us to another point, though. I had previous mentioned that Curtis Reeves Jr. had been a key part of Tampa’s TRT (the TPD’s designation for SWAT). A man with that kind of history might well be unlikely to seek help for mental problems, since, as we have also seen with military personnel, seeking help is seen as evidence that one is less of a man. And we’ve seen too many times in the last dozen years how a current or former soldier’s refusal to seek help can turn tragic.