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- it is a sad day in policing when we lose one of our own. it is extremely distressing when we must endure a multiple loss under such extreme circumstances. i have heard a few people comment after the funeral, that people die on their jobs every day, that policing is just barely in the top ten for dagerous professions, that we must accept the risks that go with the job, and that other workers who die on their jobs don't get recognized as heroes so why should we.
i will not trivialize the loss of anyone's life. any worker who dies as a result of their employment likely leaves an irreplaceable void within their community, their work place and certainly with their family. the difference is that usually, no one is trying to kill them just because they are doing their job. no one hates them because of the clothes (uniform) they wear or what they represent. most work-place deaths are due to malfunctioning or poorly maintained equipment or an accident or error on befalf of the deceased or someone the deceased was working with. there is no malice.
we face malice on a daily basis from criminals who resent those who enforce the laws of this country; people who believe they have the right to do what they want, regardless of society's standards. these sociopaths, law-breakers, and to a lesser degree, nuisance offenders blame us for the restrictions on them that society demands we uphold. therefore we become the target of their vituperation. no other profession faces personal abuse for their involvement in a noble cause.
within policing there exists a large police family. it extends beyond borders, even continents; it overcomes professional enmities and politics; it connects everyone who wears a badge in a united brother/sistergood that transcends all divisive issues to create a universal collective. that collective is strongest in times of extreme trial. throughout the past few weeks and into the next several you will witness the strength of conviction that nobility exhorts, honor demands and policing displays.
we weep for the loss of our brothers. our prayers encompass their families. we hold strong in our faith for our wounded brother.
our sense of duty makes us carry on.
Posted by g. beamer K9-12 on 08/01 at 10:28 AM
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