
On Sacred Ground
Death, Trauma, and Transformation: Memoir of an Officer Involved Shooting
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Scott L. Haslar
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On Sacred Ground offers an unexpectedly spiritual approach to the account of a controversial, officer-involved shooting as told by the retired, well-seasoned officer who pulled the trigger. Scott Haslar's memoir offers a look into race-related issues, the effects of posttraumatic stress, and the gritty realization that history in the United States has only been repeating itself.
Get an inside, on-the-ground look from the eye of the hurricane as Haslar takes you through the tragic events that conspired in 1990. Over 30 years later, what Haslar has witnessed is still, if not more, important to the cultural discussion at large. It's a tale of public service as a police officer, trauma, addiction, recovery, and transformation.
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Scott has been to hell and back because of an incident that happened many years ago. Just a few seconds changed many lives that night. To put it simply, Scott has suffered because he was human. He was unable to predict the future that night and acted just as most of us would have.
I hope that Scott can find the peace that he has been robbed of for so many years.
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