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Three officers have been killed in Memphis, TN in the last four years. The most recent occurred Saturday during a traffic stop.
This year 71 officers have been categorized as losing their lives in the line of duty. 19 officers have lost their lives due to gunfire, 2 to accidental gunfire, 3 due to assault, 3 due to vehicular assault, 4 due to vehicular pursuit, 4 struck by vehicles, 17 automobile accidents, 2 motorcycle accidents, 1 fall, 2 accidental, 3 9/11 illness, and 11 by Heartattack.
Discounting the accidental and illness related deaths, there are 33 Officers, thats. almost 5 Officer deaths per month. "The men and women in blue have certain rules of engagement that they have to follow, but at any given minute in a 24-hour day they're dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement,"
Law enforcement face dangerous situations every day, it's important to recognize this. It seems we only hear about the negative interactions that result in poor images of law enforcement because reporting the positive interactions and or helpful things that occur doesn't drive up ratings. Officers are being given a poor image because of the few who overreact or react poorly to a given situation but this is not reflective of the force as a whole.
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/02/memphis-police-officer-fatally-shot-during-traffic-stop/21217056/
This year 71 officers have been categorized as losing their lives in the line of duty. 19 officers have lost their lives due to gunfire, 2 to accidental gunfire, 3 due to assault, 3 due to vehicular assault, 4 due to vehicular pursuit, 4 struck by vehicles, 17 automobile accidents, 2 motorcycle accidents, 1 fall, 2 accidental, 3 9/11 illness, and 11 by Heartattack.
Discounting the accidental and illness related deaths, there are 33 Officers, thats. almost 5 Officer deaths per month. "The men and women in blue have certain rules of engagement that they have to follow, but at any given minute in a 24-hour day they're dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement,"
Law enforcement face dangerous situations every day, it's important to recognize this. It seems we only hear about the negative interactions that result in poor images of law enforcement because reporting the positive interactions and or helpful things that occur doesn't drive up ratings. Officers are being given a poor image because of the few who overreact or react poorly to a given situation but this is not reflective of the force as a whole.
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/02/memphis-police-officer-fatally-shot-during-traffic-stop/21217056/
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My son is a LEO, when I question about how he's doing, or comment about the dangers of LEO's being targeted for "assassinations", his comment is "he just has to be alert and do his job". His powers of observation are very keen so i'm sure he is trying to be aware of his surroundings.
As you know, being in the profession, when you"re "on the job", your only concentration can be "on your job, your life and that of your partner depends on it. Just like being deployed. Two vocations that are very similar. Dangerous, I think so. Rewarding, he loves what he does, as I'm sure all the LEO's do.
As you know, being in the profession, when you"re "on the job", your only concentration can be "on your job, your life and that of your partner depends on it. Just like being deployed. Two vocations that are very similar. Dangerous, I think so. Rewarding, he loves what he does, as I'm sure all the LEO's do.
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Ask the guy who just got a righteous ticket for speeding and he'll tell you he couldn't care less, kill them all. Ask him after the same copper shoots the scumbag who is robbing his store at gunpoint, and he'll praise the police...until he gets another speeding ticket. The danger in police work lies in the immutable fact that we/they are dealing with the human mind: the most complex and completely unpredictable thing on this planet.
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It will always be Dangerous. You are dealing with people that are Scared, Angry, Maybe or Maybe not Criminals. I wouldn't want to do it. My Brother in Law is a Cop. In my line of work I have had the Pleasure of meeting quite a few wonderful Officers to include the Deputy Sherriff of Jackson County (Kansas City). They have my Utmost respect.
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