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[3suwm5]

Another tragic day for those that protect and serve.  God bless their families as they begin to heal.

[sidsmom]

There's a website called, 'Officer Down Memorial Page'

which breaks down by year/month/state/cause.

So far 166 officers have died in 11 months.  

Avg of 15/month. 

Some deaths are publicized more than others,

so many we don't even hear about.

RIP to all.

[dex]

@sidsmom I didn't realize that many have died.Thank you for the information on the web site.

[truffle]

There has to be a better way to handle domestic violence cases.  It is so supremely unfair to risk a police officer's life.  I wish they would just not answer any of these calls and let the chips fall where they may.  Harsh yes but people have to stop thinking that the police are your mommy and daddy and will come to rescue you under any circumstance. 

[MorningLover]

Pray for the safety of our police officers...

They face targeted danger every single day

[Lila Belle]

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@truffle wrote:

There has to be a better way to handle domestic violence cases.  It is so supremely unfair to risk a police officer's life.  I wish they would just not answer any of these calls and let the chips fall where they may.  Harsh yes but people have to stop thinking that the police are your mommy and daddy and will come to rescue you under any circumstance. 

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Like our military our police protect us. Do we allow our citizens to be killed, maimed, abused. Do we want our police to choose who is worthy of being protected? And most importantly do you want to be deemed expendable ?

[sidsmom]

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@truffle wrote:

I wish they would just not answer any of these calls and let the chips fall where they may.  

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Seriously?

It is not a police officer's job to judge.

It is a police officer's job to enforce the laws & to protect the innocent.

That's what they signed up for.  

Yes, you are correct there has to be a better way to handle domestic violence cases.  That's why Reality Based Training is so important within your city's police department.  But to not answer any of these calls? SMH

[QueenDanceALot]

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@truffle wrote:

There has to be a better way to handle domestic violence cases.  It is so supremely unfair to risk a police officer's life.  I wish they would just not answer any of these calls and let the chips fall where they may.  Harsh yes but people have to stop thinking that the police are your mommy and daddy and will come to rescue you under any circumstance. 

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Astonishing.

[truffle]

More information has been released.

• The owner of the barbershop where Bruce Johnson worked for the past eight months until the day he was killed in a standoff with police says Johnson was exhibiting strange behavior.

  “He was fired the day of the shooting for a variety of … kind of odd behavior,” Daniels told KIRO Radio. “Not opening the shop on time and kind of some confrontations with other shop employees.”

  Daniels, who owns Sam & Terry’s Barbershop in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, says he left Johnson a message to turn in his key Wednesday morning but never heard back from him. The next day he learned Johnson was the man who had allegedly killed a Tacoma police officer.

  Reginald Gutierrez, an officer with the Tacoma Police Department for 17 years, was shot while responding to a domestic violence call at 413 East 52nd Street. Gutierrez was pulled to safety by Pierce County deputies, but later died. His body was transported from the hospital to the medical examiner’s office late Wednesday night as law enforcement and members of the community lined the streets to pay their respects.

  Johnson was killed Thursday morning after an 11-hour standoff with law enforcement.

  Daniels says his other employees complained Johnson was quick to overreact and had even brought a gun to work recently.

  Authorities discovered multiple weapons inside the house, after the standoff ended.

  Tacoma Police Chief Donald Ramsdell said the suspect did not have a “serious background in regards to criminal history” but there may have been issues with mental illness.

[Maudelyn]

Another person with guns who shouldn't have them.