If Criminals Aren't Afraid of our Police Officers, then Where Does that Leave Us??
This is a moving video from Kathy Streib about two officers recently killed in the line of duty in Florida. When are they going to change the laws about guns in this country?
Most of us are taught from early childhood that the Police Officer is our friend. We respect them and appreciate that they put their lives on the line for us. Yesterday I took some time to watch the Miami-Dade community honor two fallen officers shot in the line of duty.
I watched as Police Officers from around the state of Florida lined the road to stop and salute their fallen officers. I also watched as citizens too stopped their cars, got out and with tears in their eyes paid their respect for these public servants.
Officers Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth were shot and killed last Thursday (January 20th) while attempting to serve an arrest warrant to a murder suspect. The suspect was shot and killed by another officer. They leave behind a total of 4 children, their families and the family of police officers that drove from as far away as Tennessee to honor and pay their respect for these slain public servants.
But unfortunately they are not alone. So far for the month of January 14 police officers have been killed in the line of duty in the United States. Just yesterday 2 more officers were killed in St. Petersburg, Florida.
We, as a community, must show our support of our First Responders. They are the ones that put their lives on the line when they put on that uniform. Sometimes they are forced into situations that they know may not turn out well for them... but they know that is their duty.
With budget cuts all over the States, law enforcement departments face the same issues every other budget department faces. But if ABC Widget company has to cut back on training or how much they spend for travel expenses that does not impact us and the community as much as when our police departments have to cut back on their training or recruiting.
I know that bigger budgets alone won't stop someone with no concern for human life from killing a police officer but what we can do is give our Law Enforcement personnel our support. Thank them when you see them. Take the time to learn what your community is doing to support our Officers.
I don't normally write posts of this nature... but enough is enough!
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