by Shannon
We don't usually post on Sundays, but I thought this was worth posting. Yesterday the 17th officer was killed this month in the line of duty. She was a prison officer in Washington and was strangled by an inmate in the chapel. Also, last night in California another officer was shot in the chest while driving in his car, but he is currently in stable condition. Several more have been shot this month and survived.
I had the awful privilege of witnessing the procession of an officer's funeral this year for the first time. It was awe inspiring. Officers, deputies, EMS workers, prosecutors and federal agents come from near and far. It doesn't matter if they were personally acquainted with the deceased. The processional I witnessed was over 2 miles long. Vehicles stopped on the sides of the highway to honor this fallen officer. At the end of an officer's funeral, last call is made. Someone calls the officer's number (let's use #123) several times. Finally a co-worker responds, 123 is out of service. Examples can be heard here and here.
Here's a list of officers killed in January 2011 and the month is still not over:
Deputy Suzanne Hopper - Ohio (survived by husband, 2 children, & 2 step children)
Deputy John Norsworthy - Texas
Chief Ralph Painter - Oregon (survived by wife & 7 children)
Officer William H Torbit, Jr. - Maryland (friendly fire)
Officer Rogerio Morales - Florida (survived by wife)
Officer Kevin Marceau - Texas (survived by son, parents, & 4 siblings)
Officer Christopher Matlosz - New Jersey (survived by fiancee, mother, & brother)
Officer Larry Nehasil - Michigan (survived by wife & 2 children)
Officer Tom Hayes - Ohio (survived by wife)
Detective Roger Castillo - Florida (survived by wife)
Detective Amanda Hayworth - Florida (survived by son, parents, step-parents, & 3 sisters)
Corporal Charles Nesbitt, Jr. - South Carolina
Sgt. Tom Baitinger - Florida (survived by wife)
Officer Jeffery Yaslowitz - Florida (survived by wife & 3 children)
Officer David Moore - Indiana (survived by sister & parents)
Officer Casimiro Pomales - New York (survived by wife & children)
Officer Jayme Biendl - Washington
http://www.odmp.org/year.php
No officer should die for doing his job. Just as innocents should not die at war. This is very sad. Do you know how many of the perpetrators were arrested?
ReplyDeleteFrom Shannon: It looks like a little more than half were immediately arrested. The rest were being looked for at last report. Thank you for asking that question!
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