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2007 was bad for our troops (though there’s been some improvements some places so I’ve read)
but 2007 was even worse for the other uniformed defenders of the peace, our police officers.
With a preliminary count of 186 cops killed in the line of duty nationwide, 2007 is the deadliest year for law enforcement in nearly two decades.
…2007 has been the deadliest year for cops nationwide since 1989, but for the second time in the past two years, traffic deaths have accounted for more fatalities than gunfire. Eighty-one officers died in car crashes, surpassing the record of 78 set in 2000. Shooting deaths this year increased from 52 to 69, a rise of about 33 percent.
“Most of us don’t realize that an officer is being killed in America on average every other day,” said Craig W. Floyd, chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Texas led the nation with 22 fatalities followed by Florida, 16, New York, 12, and California, 11. The average age of officers who died in 2007 was 39, with 11 years on the job.
It’s important to remember the men and women in blue. They often get more shit than they deserve, and everyday they put on that uniform- it’s a risk to their lives. Just sayin’.
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December 27th, 2007 at 6:02 am
Wow. This article is touching… mostly because of our conversation last night. You really are a stand-up guy, Skitz.
December 27th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Wow. This article is touching… mostly because of our conversation last night. You really are a stand-up guy, Skitz.
December 27th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
wow, I had never considered that… I'm always stuck on how the troopers in iraq are doing i sometiems forget what's goingon state side.
December 27th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
wow, I had never considered that… I’m always stuck on how the troopers in iraq are doing i sometiems forget what’s goingon state side.