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A Cops Life
What It’s Really Like For Cops
Here's some ugly truth, every 53-hours a cop dies in the line of duty.
* * * * * * * * * 'Remarkable' Officer Laboy Is Alive Following Shooting
Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy remains in critical condition, according to the chief medical officer attending him. He suffered a 'catastrophic gunshot wound to the head.'
By Sharon McLoone
February 28, 2013
Peter Laboy was shot in the temple Wednesday morning and it’s “remarkable” he’s alive, according to the chief medical officer of Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Janis Orlowski.
Laboy suffered a catastrophic gunshot wound to the head,” she said in a news conference in front of the trauma center in Northwest Washington, DC. “It’s remarkable he’s alive today.”
Orlowski told reporters that she remained “cautious and concerned” about Laboy’s condition, explaining that after a brain injury of this type there is significant swelling around the injury about 24 to 72 hours later.
“This is a difficult time to manage,” she said, adding, “We’re very experienced in this kind of injury.”
Orlowski said Laboy has not regained consciousness, but he has moved his arms and legs and “that remains remarkable.”
She explained that survivors of this type of injury typically require months of recovery and rehabilitation as well as physical and speech therapy.
The bullet did not exit his head, she told reporters. “This kind of bullet breaks into fragments and some of the fragments were removed…It’s obvious he’s a fit gentleman and most people would not have survived this injury.
http://oldtownalexandria.patch.com/articles/officer-suffered-wounds-to-the-temple#photo-13504400
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No such thing as a 'routine' traffic stop ... regardless of what the media might call 'em.
A cab driver is accused of shooting the officer. He has some past traffic tickets, and 'other charges' (unspecified).
The charged cab driver is of middle-eastern descent.
Line of Duty Deaths Down 23 Percent
Report: Line of Duty Deaths Down 23 Percent
Officer.com News
Created: December 27, 2012
The number of LODDs is on track to see a year-to-year decrease for the first time since 2009.
The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty is on track to see a year-to-year decrease for the first time since 2009.
With only a few days remaining in 2012, 127 federal, state and local officers have paid the ultimate sacrifice, which is a 23 percent decrease from 2011, according to preliminary data released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
There were 165 officer fatalities last year, 154 in 2010, 122 in 2009 and 141 in 2008.
"The loss of any officer is unacceptable and devastating to their family, their community and our nation. However, I am encouraged to see a significant decrease in the number of law enforcement officers killed in 2012 after two years of alarming increases in the number of fatalities." NLEOMF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Craig W. Floyd said in a statement.
"The law enforcement community has banded together with laser-like focus on peace officer safety at the federal, state and local levels and I believe these numbers are reflective of those combined efforts."
The top cause of officer fatalities in 2012 was traffic-related incidents, which claimed 50 lives.
Forty-nine officers are killed by gunfire while 28 others died due to other causes.
This year saw significant decreases compared to 2011 in several areas following two years of alarming increases.
Traffic-related fatalities declined by 17 percent while firearms-related fatalities decline by 32 percent.
Of the 50 officers killed in traffic-related incidents, 30 were killed in automobile crashes, 14 were struck outside their vehicle, and six were killed in motorcycle crashes.
Of the 49 officers killed in firearms-related incidents, 15 were killed in ambushes, nine were killed during traffic stops or while in pursuit, five were killed in drug-related incidents, five were killed responding to a robbery, four were killed while investigating suspicious persons or circumstances, three were killed responding to domestic disturbance calls and two each were killed while attempting an arrest, responding to a disturbance call or from accidental shootings.
One officer was killed responding to a burglary in progress and one was killed during an investigative activity.
Of the 28 officers who died due to other causes, 14 were caused by job-related illnesses, five were stabbed, three fell to their death, two each were killed in helicopter crashes and beatings, one was killed in an aircraft crash and one was killed in a boating incident.
The state that had the most officer fatalities was Texas (10), followed by Georgia (8), Maryland (6).
Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania all saw five officer died in the line of duty.
Nine officers killed in 2012 served with federal law enforcement agencies and seven served with correctional agencies.
Thirteen of the 127 officers who died were female and the average age of all of the officer was 41 with an average time served of 12 years.
"We are closer to being below 100 peace officer fatalities than we have been for many years. But I am still painfully aware that 127 families will celebrate the New Year without their officer," National President of Concerns of Police Survivors Madeline Neumann said in a statement.
"I find comfort knowing that these families will be embraced by the law enforcement community and given the support and love they will need as they embark on their journey through grief."
http://www.officer.com/news/10846422/report-line-of-duty-deaths-down-23-percent
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Liberal Progressive Politics Must Die Today
So That Freedom Can Be Sure Tomorrow!!!
Happy Independence Day!
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Progressiveness Must Die Today,
In Order That We May Be Free Tomorrow
OMG/OBAMA MUST GO - NOBAMA IN 2012!!!
It must have just been that one post. iHub has been mucking around a lot lately.
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Progressiveness Must Die Today,
In Order That We May Be Free Tomorrow
OMG/OBAMA MUST GO - NOBAMA IN 2012!!!
In Remembrance Of Memorial (Decoration) Day
How To Observe Memorial Day
This information is from the USMemorialDay Web site from their page on How To Observe Memorial Day at: www.usmemorialday.org. We share some of observance guidelines so more citizens will become familiar with the proper way to observe this holiday when we remember and honor "our ancestors, our family members, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our friends who have given the ultimate sacrifice". Please visit www.USMemorialDay.com for a wealth of information about this important day of remembrance.
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Memorial Day should be observed:
· by visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes.
· by visiting memorials.
· by flying the US Flag at half-staff until noon.
· by flying the 'POW/MIA Flag' as well (Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act).
· by participating in a "National Moment of Remembrance": at 3 p.m. to pause and think upon the true meaning of the day, and for Taps to be played.
· by renewing a pledge to aid the widows, widowers, and orphans of our fallen dead, and to aid the disabled veterans.
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History of Memorial Day
Historic New York - Memorial Day
On May 5, 1866, the residents of Waterloo held the first complete, community-wide observance of Memorial Day. They dedicated the entire day to honoring the Civil War dead in a solemn and patriotic manner. Throughout the village, flags, draped in mourning, flew at half mast. Ladies prepared wreaths and bouquets for each veteran's grave. Businesses closed, and veterans, civic organizations and townspeople marched to the strains of martial music to the village cemeteries. There, with reverent prayers and patriotic ceremonies, the tradition of Memorial Day was born.
Henry C. Welles, a prominent citizen, first proposed the idea for a day completely devoted to honoring the Civil War dead. General John B. Murray, the Seneca County Clerk, who had commanded the 148th New York Infantry Regiment in the war, quickly advanced the thought and marshaled community support. Since that year, Waterloo has annually observed Memorial Day. New York, in 1873, became the first state to proclaim Memorial Day, or Decoration Day, as it was originally called, a public holiday.
In May, 1966, a joint resolution by the United States Congress and a proclamation by President Lyndon B. Johnson officially recognized Waterloo as the birthplace of Memorial Day.
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More History of Memorial Day
Memorial Day was originally known as "Decoration Day" because it was a time set aside to honor the nation's Civil War dead by decorating their graves. It was instituted in 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers and has since grown to honor all those who have given their lives in services to their country.
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan and was first observed on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states.
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Quotes For Memorial Day
"Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth."
Henry Ward Beecher, from " The American Flag"
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"Yesterday, the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, that those United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."
John Adams - Letter to Mrs. Adams, July 3, 1776
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"Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Dream of battled fields no more.
Days of danger, nights of waking."
Sir Walter Scott
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Memorial Day Poems
Eulogy for a Veteran
Author Unknown
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
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Freedom Is Not Free
By LCDR Kelly Strong, USCG
I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Service man saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.
I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still,
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.
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I Stand Before You
Written by Roger J. Robicheau - The Poetic Plumber
I stand before you all today
But not one eye can see my way
My time arrived, to leave this earth
A fact so planned, to every birth
It happened where I had to go
My torch for life was so aglow
I transferred while in uniform
Protecting freedom, through a storm
Should I resent I died for you
Not on my life, red white and blue
Please help my family through each day
Tell all my friends, try not to stray
And of the country I did love
Do think of me, through God above
Your memories, brought forth this day
Send love to us, who could not stay
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Taps:
Day is done
Gone the sun
From the Lakes
From the hills
From the sky.
All is well,
Safely rest.
God is nigh.
Fading light
Dims the sight
And a star
Gems the sky,
Gleaming bright
From afar,
Drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise,
For our days,
Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.
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NOTE: The above information was gathered and slightly edited by me from a site with more to offer:
http://www.butlerwebs.com/holidays/memorialday.htm#Links%20for%20Other%20Memorial%20Day%20Web%20Sites
It Is With True Appreciation I Say To All Who Have, Will and Do Serve, As Well As To All of Their Loved Ones, For They Too Serve and Have Served, Thank You! ~ Gary
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Progressiveness Must Die Today,
In Order That We May Be Free Tomorrow!
Man Dies After Eating Ounce of Cocaine Out Of Brother's Butt
By JULIA JACOBO
December 20, 2011
SOUTH CAROLINA (PIX11)— After eating an ounce of cocaine hidden in his brother's buttocks, a South Carolina man died soon after.
Deangelo Mitchell, 23, and his brother Wayne, 20, were in the back of a North Charleston Police Department cruiser on Nov. 30. The duo was being transported to jail when they began whispering about narcotics hidden inside the older sibling.
The Mitchells were arrested when a police officer found three small bags of cocaine underneath a rear seat of their 2001 Chrysler. It is evident in video footage that Deangelo Mitchell encouraged his younger brother to ingest the cocaine. The older Mitchell has a lengthy record and was concerned that he could face life in prison if convicted of a narcotics charge. "I can't get no more strikes," he told his brother.
He further directed his brother to "Eat that s***" and "Chew that s***."
In the footage, Wayne Mitchell can be seen, in handcuffs, reaching back to retrieve the cocaine from his brother. He then drops his head while he eats the cocaine.
Wayne Mitchell soon after began convulsing and bleeding from his mouth. "White powder residue" was found on the rear seat of the police cruiser, cops noted. Deangelo later said "he believed his brother swallowed an ounce of cocaine."
Wayne Mitchell died within an hour of ingesting the cocaine.
Deangelo Mitchell was initially charged with narcotics trafficking and was released from custody after posting $50,000 bond. But after a review of the police footage, authorities rearrested him Tuesday, charging him with involuntary manslaughter in connection with his brother's death.
http://www.ky3.com/news/wpix-man-dies-eating-ounce-cocaine,0,6503301.story
YW, I thought it a piece.
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Progressiveness Must Die Today,
In Order That We May Be Free Tomorrow
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When Stopped By Police & Carrying
Tips When Stopped By Police
by Personal Defense TV
May 27, 2011
Lethal Force Institute’s Massad Ayoob gives Host Tom Gresham some essential tips for safely interacting with police when carrying a firearm while driving your vehicle:
http://www.gunsandammo.com/2011/05/27/tips-when-stopped-by-police/
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Progressiveness Must Die Today,
In Order That We May Be Free Tomorrow
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