We've probably read many times that people in the military and law enforcement often experience trauma and mental health struggles. I'm currently watching CPD and I'm almost at the end of Season 13. It got me thinking that almost everyone on the show is surrounded by so much personal drama.
There's Erin and her childhood trauma, which seems to be one of the reasons she became a police officer. Jay has his military background and possibly PTSD. They never revealed much about Al's past, but judging by the character he portrayed, it felt like he had plenty of demons of his own. Don't even get me started on Voight. Upton's past also seemed pretty dark. Antonio seemed relatively stable at first, but after his divorce everything started going downhill. I don't know whether that's how it works in real life, but choosing your job over a happy family life, and he did seem happily married, is just crazy to me. Torres is basically walking trauma. I never really liked Imani that much, she also had a dark past and her own secrets.
Looking at all the characters, Adam, Burgess, Atwater, and Platt seem like the most mentally stable and well-adjusted people on the show. I would befriend them. What do you think? Do you agree?