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I was a police officer

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Today, I will not answer the radio call that your boyfriend has come home drunk and is beating you again.

Today I will not answer the radio call that your 16 year old daughter, who is very responsible, is four hours late coming home from school.

 

 

Today I will not answer the radio call that your store has been robbed or your house has been burglarized.

Today I will not stop a drunk driver from killing someone.

Today I will not catch a rapist or a murderer or a car thief.

Today I will not answer the radio call that a man has a gun or tried to abduct a child or that someone has been stabbed or has been in a terrible accident.

Today I will not save your child that you locked in a car or the child you were to busy to watch who went outside and fell into the swimming pool, but that I revived.

No, today I will not do that.

Why?

Because Today I was killed by a drunk driver while I was helping push a disabled car off the highway.

Today I was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop to simply tell someone that they had a taillight out.

Today I was killed in a traffic accident rushing to help a citizen.

Today I was shot and killed serving a warrant on a known drug dealer.

Today I was killed by a man when I came by to do a welfare check because his family was to busy.

Today I was killed trying to stop a bank robbery or a grocery store robbery.

Today I was killed doing my job.

 

A chaplain and an officer will go to a house and tell a mom and dad or a wife or husband or a child that their son or daughter or husband or wife or father or mother won’t be coming home today.

The flags at many police stations were flown at half-mast today but most people won’t know why.

There will be a funeral and my fellow officers will come, a twenty-one-gun salute will be given, and taps will be played as I am laid to rest.

My name will be put on a plaque, on a wall, in a building, in a city somewhere.

A folded flag will be placed on a mantel or a bookcase in a home somewhere and a family will mourn.

There will be no cries for justice.

There will be no riots in the streets.

There will be no officers marching, screaming “no justice, no peace.”

No citizens will scream that something must be done.

No windows will be smashed, no cars burned, no stones thrown, no names called.

Only someone crying themselves to sleep tonight will be the only sign that I was cared about.

I was a police officer.

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Honoring Officers Killed In 2015

 

 

Sergeant Sean Renfro
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

Police Officer Craig Chandler
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 9, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

 

Assistant Chief Carl Borderlon
Ball Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Corrections Officer V Christopher Davis
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Corrections Officer V Eligio Garcia
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy Chief Steven Bonano
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 2015
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness

 

Motor Officer Michael Kern
Olathe Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Detective John Scott Stevens
Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Director of Investigations John Ballard Gorman
Mississippi Gaming Commission, MS
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

 

Sergeant Charles Kerry Mitchum
Loxley Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, January 26, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Patrolman Roger O'Dell
Town Creek Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Deputy Sheriff Rodney Condall
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Detective Michael Starrett
Jacksboro Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, January 30, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Trooper Nicholas Dees
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

Police Officer III Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Saturday, February 14, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Captain Neville Stanley Kealii Colburn
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, February 23, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Special Agent William Sheldon
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Monday, March 2, 2015
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness

 

Detective Terence Avery Green
Fulton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Robert Wilson, III
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Lieutenant C. Scott Travis
Bullitt County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Police Officer Brennan Rabain
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Deputy Sheriff Johnny Gatson
Warren County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Police Officer Burke Rhoads
Nicholasville Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Patrolman George S. Nissen
Stone Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Assault

 

Trooper Donald R. Fredenburg, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, March 13, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Police Officer Darryl Wallace
Clayton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Lieutenant Richard Woods
Pell City Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Patrolman Adrian Arellano
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

Police Officer Alex Yazzie
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Thursday, March 19, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Michael Johnson
San Jose Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Trooper Trevor Casper
Wisconsin State Patrol, WI
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer David Lee Colley
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Police Officer Jared Forsyth
Ocala Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, April 6, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

 

Police Officer Juandre Gilliam
Jeanerette Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

 

Corporal Scott R. Thompson
Manchester Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, April 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Police Officer Michael Villarreal
Pearsall Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan
Coos County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Monday, April 20, 2015
Cause of Death: Accidental

 

Detective Brian Raymond Moore
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 4, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Lieutenant Eric A. Eslary
Ligonier Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Sergeant Greg Moore
Coeur d'Alene Police Department, ID
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Detective Paul J. Koropal
Allegheny County District Attorney's Office - Investigative Division, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Police Officer Liquori Tate
Hattiesburg Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Benjamin Joseph "BJ" Deen
Hattiesburg Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Reserve Deputy Sonny Smith
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Richard Martin
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 18, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

Detective Kerrie Orozco
Omaha Police Department, NE
EOW: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Inspector Robert James Bowling
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy Sheriff Michael Brandle
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Trooper Taylor Thyfault
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

Patrolman James Bennett, Jr.
Housing Authority of New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, May 24, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Officer Gregg "Nigel" Benner
Rio Rancho Police Department, NM
EOW: Monday, May 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Sergeant Iris Janett Smith
Mississippi Department of Corrections, MS
EOW: Monday, May 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Police Officer Toure Heywood
Georgia State University Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

Trooper Anthony Raspa
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Saturday, May 30, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy U.S. Marshal Zacarias Toro
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Sunday, June 14, 2015
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness

 

Sheriff Ladson O'Connor
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

 

Police Officer Rick Silva
Chehalis Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 2015
Cause of Death: Assault

 

Police Officer Sonny Kim
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, June 19, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Daryle Holloway
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, June 20, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Trooper Eric K. Chrisman
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Sergeant Christopher Kelley
Hutto Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

Sergeant Korby Kennedy
San Angelo Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

Police Officer David Joseph Nelson
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 26, 2015
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

 

Correctional Officer Gregory Dale Mitchell
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Cause of Death: Accidental

 

Patrolman John James Wilding
Scranton Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Fall

 

Corrections Officer Timothy Davison
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX
EOW: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Assault

 

Police Officer Vernell Brown, Jr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, July 17, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

Sergeant Scott Lunger
Hayward Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Deputy Sheriff Delton Daniels
Marlboro County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, August 1, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Police Officer Sean Michael Bolton
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, August 1, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Thomas LaValley
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Detective Brent L. Hanger
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

First Lieutenant Arthur A. Green, III
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 9, 2015
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

 

Deputy Sheriff Craig Stephen Whisenand
Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Sergeant Joseph Abdella
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 14, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Deputy Sheriff Carl Howell
Carson City Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Detention Officer Tronoski Jones
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 20, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Senior Trooper Steven Vincent
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Monday, August 24, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, August 24, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

Police Officer Henry Nelson
Sunset Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Trooper James Matthew Bava
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, August 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Trooper Chad H. Wolf
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Friday, August 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Sergeant Miguel Perez-Rios
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, September 7, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Lieutenant Roy McLaughlin
Yonkers Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness

 

Deputy Chief John P. McKee
City University of New York Department of Public Safety, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 12, 2015
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness

 

Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 13, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Deputy Sheriff Steven "Brett" Hawkins
Harrison County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, September 13, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Deputy Sheriff Dwight Darwin Maness
McHenry County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Monday, September 14, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Deputy Sheriff Richard Allen Hall
Chatham County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Sergeant Eric Meier
Crawford Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

Trooper Kyle D. Young
Vermont State Police, VT
EOW: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

 

Police Officer Kevin Jermaine Toatley
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, September 19, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Trooper Nathan-Michael William Smith
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, September 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy Sheriff Bill Myers
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Deputy Sheriff Rosemary Vela
Madison County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, September 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Police Officer Gregory Thomas Alia
Forest Acres Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Police Officer Anthony Lossiah
Cherokee Indian Police Department, TR
EOW: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

 

Investigator Steven Martin Sandberg
Aitkin County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Detective Randolph Holder
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Park Ranger James Marvin Wallen, Jr.
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, October 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Deputy Constable Jeffrey Radford
Bell County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

Police Officer Daniel Scott Webster
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

Sergeant William "Karl" Keesee
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

 

 

K9 Blue
Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Fire

 

K9 Sultan
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

K9 Pepper
Wise County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

K9 Mako
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 19, 2015
Cause of Death: Animal related

 

K9 Fritzie
Bath Police Department, WV
EOW: Thursday, March 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Drowned

 

K9 Barney
Tacoma Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Poisoned

 

K9 Harry
Audubon County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

K9 Bella
Maryland Division of Correction, MD
EOW: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Fire

 

K9 Jimmy
King County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

K9 Jimmy
Hialeah Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Hector
Hialeah Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Chewbacca
Hancock County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Monday, June 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Animal related

 

K9 Nitro
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Baston
Savannah State University Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, July 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Titus
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Zane
Conyers Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Zeke
Muldrow Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Jola
Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, August 10, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Falko
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

K9 Wix
Brown County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Kojack
Maryland Division of Correction, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Dingo
Maryland Division of Correction, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

 

K9 Ike
Vancouver Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Cause of Death: Stabbed

 

K9 Dutch
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, September 5, 2015
Cause of Death: Training accident

 

K9 Koa
Lander Police Department, WY
EOW: Friday, October 16, 2015
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

K9 Hyco
Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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Line of Duty Deaths: 105 9/11 related illness: 5
Accidental: 2
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 26
Duty related illness: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 31
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 17
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 5
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By Month January: 14
February: 2
March: 16
April: 6
May: 17
June: 9
July: 5
August: 15
September: 14
October: 7

 

By State Alabama: 4
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
Colorado: 2
Florida: 2
Georgia: 7
Guam: 1
Hawaii: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 3
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 4
Louisiana: 9
Maryland: 2
Michigan: 3
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 5
Missouri: 3
Nebraska: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 3
New Mexico: 2
New York: 7
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 4
Puerto Rico: 1
South Carolina: 2
Tennessee: 4
Texas: 12
Tribal Police: 2
U.S. Government: 3
Vermont: 1
Virginia: 1
Washington: 2
Wisconsin: 1

 

By Gender Male: 101
Female: 4

 

Statistics Average age: 41
Average tour of duty: 12 years, 6 months


K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 26 view Animal related: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Fire: 2
Gunfire: 4
Heat exhaustion: 11
Poisoned: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Training accident: 1

 

 

:salute:

 

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I am pretty sure that here in CA the Work Comp System only pays out 110K for dieing on the job.

So sad.

Load Up.

Work comp is CA is covered by private insurance companies . Even State Fund is a private company. I have a 1 million dollar policy which is the minimum most of my customers will except.

There is no state run system

it's sad that people die. And many cops do actually serve the community. But I know many cops that just consider it a job. They are counting the days till they can retire and then go get another job. To these officers ( friends of mine ) it's just a job and they are paid well.

$100,000 a year plus overtime and all kind of special pay. They are there to serve the public but more than that they are there to serve themselves.. They pick and choose the laws they enforce . They have a do as I say not as I do mentality.. I have another cop friend that's been on work comp for 6 months for a sprained wrist. Hurt it while exercising at work!

Lots of people have dangerous jobs. And every one of them deserve the same respect as any cop gets.

So next time you plug in that toaster think about the lineman who gave his life so you could eat toast . Next time you go to Walmart to buy a dvd think about that truck driver who died in that crash so you could watch a movie. Next time you walk your kids to school think of that contractor who died building that school.

Everyone contributes to our society. Not just cops. And every life matters.

Never seen a memorial freeway for that poor roofer who fell to his death so we could stay dry.

Lots of people have dangerous jobs. I

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Lots of people have dangerous jobs. I

 

Didn’t neg you, but most certainly disagree with you.

 

Yes, there are many dangerous jobs, but the difference to me is that I do not recall an instance of a logger cutting down a tree and being shot by another tree.  The roofer fell off the roof, he was not thrown off the roof by a shingle.  The lineman touched the wrong wire, the wire did not assault him while he was trying to do his job.

 

I am not trying to diminish anyone who died in an accident, but I do not equate an accidental death, usually caused by carelessness, to being purposely killed by another person while just doing your job.

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Didn’t neg you, but most certainly disagree with you.

 

Yes, there are many dangerous jobs, but the difference to me is that I do not recall an instance of a logger cutting down a tree and being shot by another tree.  The roofer fell off the roof, he was not thrown off the roof by a shingle.  The lineman touched the wrong wire, the wire did not assault him while he was trying to do his job.

 

I am not trying to diminish anyone who died in an accident, but I do not equate an accidental death, usually caused by carelessness, to being purposely killed by another person while just doing your job.

Yes I guess you are right, RV me and i meant no disrespect 

 

Its just that i know so many dirty cops. I did a spell in jail for drunk driving in my youth 30 years ago and watched Sheriffs continuously beat inmates ( petty criminals  mostly DUI  and drug convictions ) I'm talking beating them unconscious sometimes. You see that and you get a differnt feeling towards the police.  I saw it with my own eyes daily. Heck you can watch the show cops and you will see cops breaking the law all the time.  Illegal searches, over reacting and using excessive force.

 

I went to school with many cops in town and i know they are racist. They tell me how they profile blacks and Mexicans.  How they do illegal searches all the time.  I am close friends with the last three police chiefs here. I have heard their stories. I know that they pick and choose what they enforce. I know they think its OK for them to park where they want to.I know they think they do not have to obey traffic laws. I just don't agree with or think we need to put up with fascism.  I watched the city manager give the last chief a 40,000 raise to stay one more year ( they are good friends ) The new chief was there and could have been promoted That $40,000 will cost our city an extra $36,000 per year. His final pay was $465,000 per year and he will get 90 % of that for life. Thats $418,500.00 for LIFE Hes only 52 years old.  His wife bragged to me about it how they were cashing in!! 

 

How about dragging drug sniffing dogs through the classrooms at JR high school? My daughter fears the police and has told me she would never call them. She saw a classmate  dragged from class and thrown on the ground in front of evreyone because he had a joint. .

Thats just wrong. They are not judge and jury.

 

With all that said I apologize and do know that there are many good cops around,   I guess I've been jaded by seeing so much of the bad cops.

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He I get that...my ex was the definition of a bad cop...brought home drugs in the back of his car to only do ? with, bragging about breaking the law....and much much worse. 

 

But I did get to see just what the good cops have to put up with...not only the bad guys out there...but from within as well.

 

I am just glad there are good ones out there

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