When Will There Be Justice For Matthew Ladd?

How many years will Matthew Ladd wait for justice? Matthew Ladd left a message on Facebook to update what has been happening to him since a jury tried to provide him with the justice he should have received years ago.

West Palm claims ex-cop lied in court about PTSD
Palm Beach Post
March 11, 2015

WEST PALM BEACH — In what labor lawyer Sid Garcia calls the most vicious act he’s ever seen by an employer, the city of West Palm Beach is suing a former city police officer, claiming the Iraqi vet lied to convince a jury to award him $880,000 in a discrimination case.

The complex, multi-pronged litigation involves Matthew Ladd, who was fired by West Palm Beach in 2010 while he was still on probation. His termination came days after a psychiatrist hired by the city rejected police claims that Ladd, who served two years in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Norman Silversmith found that Ladd was fit to return to duty.
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Matthew Ladd won lawsuit for PTSD still waiting for justice
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
January 6, 2014

Matthew Ladd has still not received a dime of the money the jury awarded him in August. He has not been given his job back and has not been able to find another one working as a police officer. Why? For heaven's sake this man risked his life in combat then was ready to continue risking his life in West Palm Beach. What he was not willing to do was give up. He still isn't even though he lost everything he owned.

Can you imagine what it has been like for him? I only know because he contacted me to update me on what is going on and with his permission I have posted this update because no matter what he's been thru, he isn't ready to give up on justice.

He still believes there is right and wrong in this world. That belief compelled him to enter into military service and what has compelled him to want to do whatever it takes to protect citizens. He still believes that he can be of service no matter how many have betrayed him in the past. Why? Because he has seen the worst people can do to each other along with the magnificence of what they can do for each other. His life has always been about doing for so he doesn't want revenge, he wants what the court said was justice for what was done to him.

If you want to contact Matthew, here is his email address matthewladd85@gmail.com. He needs our prayers and he needs support but right now he needs to be able to get past this darkness hanging over his head so that he can do what he was created to do, serve others.

Some want to think that PTSD is some kind of thing to be ashamed of but they ignore the fact that many police officers are also veterans and many have PTSD. That police work is dangerous enough to cause PTSD even without military service. They want to ignore that the vast majority of these men and women have earned awards for their service but then again, they seem all too willing to ignore the fact that many of the Medal of Honor Heroes have not only been heroes, they did with with PTSD.
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On January 16, 2014 Judge refused to give Matthew Ladd back his job

You may remember Matthew Ladd providing an update to what has been happening after he won the lawsuit for being fired. Ten days later he sent me this from the Palm Beach Post. the judge refused to force the police to give him back his job and he still doesn't have the money the jury awarded him. None of this is fair. He served his country in the military and then began to pay the price with grace but what makes him even more remarkable is the fact he still wants to serve the people as a police officer.

Is this how Florida treats Police Officers after service in combat?
The story of Matthew Ladd didn't start when he was fired from the West Palm Beach Police Department. It started the day he joined the Army Reserves. We just didn't know what was happening to him until New Year's Eve 2011.
Ex-West Palm cop fights firing over PTSD allegations