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to become an explosive detection and
1990 ϋdҢၾီᘆԭ
counterterrorist search trainer. I would
(Maria) ഐ੎dԨยՑߵࣸ
never have achieved any of those things
without my involvement in the Group
ᚆГ̏௅dίԟ༁Ң̋ɝᎰ
Study Exchange.
Гᒄᅃয়ᙆ࿀҅ (Merseyside
I will never forget the opportunities
Rotary has given me, and in the 20-plus
Police)dϓމᙆ˭ඟٙɓࡰf
years since I joined Rotary, I have tried
Ң୞׵ঐਂҢɓٜซਂٙԫf
to give back in kind. I am especially
ɽߒίவࡈࣛࡉdʫ౶
pleased that Rotary is focusing more
on mental health. Having struggled for
཭ (Neston) ҧቃٟၾҢટݻd
years with those issues, I was grati-
fied when Gordon McInally highlighted
༔ਪҢ݊щϞจ͡ሗྠ᜗޼Ӻ
mental health during his year as presi-
ʹ౬ࠇ೥f຅ࣛҢ͍ஈ׵ભ
dent of Rotary International.
˔ʘʕdԟɓૉٙໆెชԱ
These days I usually speak with
Keith’s family around the anniversary
್νᅂᎇҖdਅဧᒔึΪϤਂ
of his death. Elizabeth has conducted
ኘྫྷfҢ຅̥ࣛᙂ੻Іʉ̀඲
herself impeccably over the years, and
she and Keith have a son and a grandson
ᅟɨ̘fϾۃֻዦݲਞ̋ҧቃ
who are now policemen. The whole fam-
ྠ᜗޼Ӻʹ౬d͍݊Ңהცࠅ
ily is an inspiration to me.
I have only recently started to speak
ٙfԟॆ݊ɓݬڢɭٙ຾ዝf
publicly about the events of that night
ৰəɓছྠ᜗޼Ӻʹ౬
at Broadwater Farm. It began after I was
asked to speak at a Rotary leadership
ה੭Ըٙϗᖡ ķķ ၾՉ˼Ӳɾ
event. My remarks were received very
ʱԮᔖุʿ˖ʷଣׂʿ຾᜕ٙ
well, despite it being quite an emotional
moment for me. I hope that my presen-
ዚึ ķķ ίዦݲಂගdҢ೯
tation will highlight the issues around
͛ɓ΁จ່ࠠɽٙԫfҢίɓ
PTSD and keep the name of Keith Blake-
lock out there for everyone to remember.
ఙήਜϋึɪ༾ՑɓЗᙆ̡d
I was delighted to invite one of the
1985 年 10 月 6 日發生於北倫敦托登罕的公民暴力動亂 ―― 即廣為人知 ˼˴ਗ౤̈੭Ң̘̈ԐԐɓ
Known as the Broadwater Farm riots, the violent civil unrest of 6 October 1985 in
的「廣水農場暴動」 ķķ 造成房地產及車輛嚴重損毀。約 25 名警員受 firemen who saved my life to attend a
Tottenham, North London, caused extensive damage to property and automo-
˂fఱ྅ՇΤϼᙆ࿀ɓᅵdҢ
biles. About 250 police officers suffered injuries; more than 50 of them required Rotary conference where I spoke. It was
傷，其中超過 50 人需要住院治療，而基斯h布雷克拉克警員則遭殘忍殺
hospitalization, and one officer, Keith Blakelock, was brutally slain. Today, one of an amazing experience for us both, and
ࡁӚҁӚəή୨ഹ˜வ΅
害。如今，布雷克拉克的其中一個兒子及一名孫子皆擔任警察。 we remain in frequent contact. While
Blakelock’s sons and a grandson are police officers.
my presentation is obviously a serious
ʈЪ™f
matter, it also covers other aspects of
(Elizabeth) ᐼ݊ίఙdШҢۍ 1988 ϋdᅳਗ೯͛ 3 ϋ ႊ๿ (Gary) ݊ࡈ฽Գٙ
I joined the Merseyside Police as a at a district conference, and he offered to my career, which allows me to introduce
ʔ౲ٜൖμfҢᙂ੻ᗭމઋ˲
member of the canine unit. I was doing take me out for a day. Like two old cops, some humor to lighten the atmosphere.
ܝdҢܘ࿲ֱ੽ͺ஁୶ͣɚ
හᛓ٫dҢΣ˼ᑺࠑҢίᄿ˥
something I had always wanted to do. we talked endlessly about “the job.” Last year I delivered my speech to my
ୢถfҢᙂ੻Ңඁࠋəμʿμ
༵ఙԟɓૉٙ຾ዝfԫྼᗇ
Around this time, I was approached ˰ɾˮ˓ʕᐏ཯˜ɾˮߵۇ first police audience. Once again, it was
Gary was a great listener, and I told
(Queen’s Gallantry
by the Rotary Club of Neston and asked ᆤ him about my experience on that night an extremely moving experience for me
ٙ࢕ɛf
™
௝
׼dႊ๿݊ɓЗΚዚԫ΁Ꮐɢ
if I wanted to apply for a Group Study at Broadwater Farm. It turned out that and some of those in the room who felt
ஈଣਖ਼࢕dΪϤ˼ঐܘਖ਼ุή
࠻π٫ʫ٘ช݊ڢ੬ॆ
Medal)fҢίͣږဏࢗܓཀᗭ
Exchange. I was struggling. I still carried Gary was a critical incident debrief close to the incident and had also suf-
ѓൡҢdމʡჿҢึϞԟᅵٙ
ҙٙɓ˂fԟ݊Ң࢕ɛʿ 502
ྼٙdν؈ЫʔరӋᏍпd̴
the guilt of that night with me and I had expert, so he was in a good position fered from survivor’s guilt.
occasional nightmares about it. I just to tell me why I felt like I did and how ชաd˸ʿҢ༈νОІпf੽
I have learned to live with what I
ึ࿔࿔ਦአЫfίԟࡈϋ˾d
ʃඟՉ˼ϓࡰˏ˸މශٙɓ
thought I had to get on with it. A trip I could help myself. No one had ever witnessed that night in Tottenham, and PHOTOGRAPHS: GeTTy IMAGeS, JuLIAN HeRBeRT, ANDy ROSIe/MIRRORPIx
ԸӚϞɛԟᅵ༧Ңሔཀ༑f˼
ᙆ࿀ӚϞᐏ੻΂ОᏍпfٜՑ
˂dӊɓЗϓࡰ€ܼ̍ਿ౶h
to Australia on a Rotary Group Study talked to me like that before. He seemed I have accepted that I will take those im- PHOTOGRAPHS: GETTY IMAGES, JULIAN HERBERT, ANDY ROSIE/MIRRORPIX
Exchange was just the thing for me. And to properly assemble all the scrambled ages to the grave. I hope that others can
఻ϋܝҢषࡀdҢʑ஗ൢᓙ̈
̺ཤдזдேᐏ཯ߵۇᆤ
Ч˷ਗ਼ɓ˪૿඾eνᐿᕏܳྡ
what an experience it was. pieces of an elaborate jigsaw puzzle. one day find that same peace.
௝fుࣸлᙆڗۆᐏ཯ᑊૐ
ઃϞ௴ෆܝᏀɢसࡉ໊fί
Apart from the usual things that a That chance meeting, made possible by ছٙຟ෯dѼഛήࠠอܳಫৎ
Group Study Exchange experience brings Rotary, meant the world to me. A member of the Rotary Club of North
1980 ϋ˾Ӛɛᛓཀவࡈषd
Ըfԟϣ͟ҧቃڮϓٙਅ್޴
ՙഹٙ˜ఐطᆤ௝™(George
— the opportunity to share vocational Following my Group Study Exchange, Wales & Northwest England Passport,
ԒމϋჀᙆ࿀dҢӚѓൡ΂О
Medal)dவ݊཯೯ഗߵ਷ʿɽ
༾d࿁ҢϾԊจ່ࠠɽf
and cultural ideas and experiences with I became a Home Office-approved dog Steve Martin is a 2027-29 RI director-
other men and women — something trainer, the youngest Merseyside police nominee. A version of this essay originally
ίྠ᜗޼Ӻʹ౬ʘܝd
ɛҢٙːଣ೨߮dዄːவึฦ
ߵ਷՘̻͏dڌ࿎Չڢɭۇ౲
significant happened to me while I was in had ever had. (The Home Office is the appeared in the April 2025 issue of Rotary
Ңϓމʫ݁௅Ⴉ̙ٙ৅˭ࢪd
Бމٙᆤධf
࢔Ңٙᔖุ͛ૹf
Australia. I met a police superintendent UK’s Interior Ministry.) I also went on Great Britain and Ireland.
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