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Topic: 2016: Dead In The Line Of Duty
SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Sun 09/04/16 06:25 PM
Line of Duty Deaths: 81 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 12 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 38 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 4 Motorcycle accident: 5 Struck by vehicle: 3 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 9 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 12 By State Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 1 California: 4 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 2 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 2 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 3 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 1 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 3 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 15 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 75 Female: 4 Statistics Average age: 40 Average tour of duty: 12 years, 2 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 26 view Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 6 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 10 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3 Death by (illegal) guns, up 65 %

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Mon 09/05/16 05:40 PM
it seems like perhaps better training is one of many possibilities to decrease the numbers killed in the line of duty not that it will create a utopia where no officer ever dies, just about every job with any danger has deaths,,from fishing to electrician but training, as in other occupations, most likely counts for something Another possibility could be for parents to bring their kids up right and not let them put that stolen gun in their waistband when they go out at night.. because.. well.. bad things happen when you do that. You know.. teach them right from wrong That could also lead to a decrease in police being killed... couldn't it? in an ideal world, the absence of people committing crime would irradicate police killings and the need for police at all but until we raise humans so none commit crime, I think a more immediately impactful solution may be better training for cops

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 09/06/16 05:03 PM
it seems like perhaps better training is one of many possibilities to decrease the numbers killed in the line of duty not that it will create a utopia where no officer ever dies, just about every job with any danger has deaths,,from fishing to electrician but training, as in other occupations, most likely counts for something Another possibility could be for parents to bring their kids up right and not let them put that stolen gun in their waistband when they go out at night.. because.. well.. bad things happen when you do that. You know.. teach them right from wrong That could also lead to a decrease in police being killed... couldn't it? in an ideal world, the absence of people committing crime would irradicate police killings and the need for police at all but until we raise humans so none commit crime, I think a more immediately impactful solution may be better training for cops I'm not talking about overall crime, I'm talking about killing cops. And I'm not talking about the "no crime fantasy Island" that you may envision.. I'm talking about the streets.. as in now. Better training in what?. Dodging bullets?.. ducking?" All the training in the world would not have stopped the police murders that have happened over the last year. Cold blooded murders. Many times thep didn't even have time to take his gun out. I agree with you on one thing.. yes we need to raise humans.. not raise the animals that are out there.. armed.. and looking for trouble. the problem with that is the culture subconsciously reinforces the idea that certain races are automatically 'animals' and especially dangerous if armed(Which is allegedly a right) the better training I refer to is in the culture , whatever culture, they are assigned to serve and protect, and in deescalation, and non fatal defense that's a more immediate solution than the up to 18 years it takes to 'raise' anyone,,, better training at home is the start to minimalizing all crime, including violent and better training in the force is the start to minimalizing fatal deaths in police interactions that are part of reality and part of their job

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Tue 09/13/16 03:20 AM
Line of Duty Deaths: 85 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 13 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 39 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 4 Motorcycle accident: 6 Struck by vehicle: 3 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 10 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 6 By State Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 1 California: 4 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 2 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 3 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 1 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 North Carolina: 1 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 3 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 1 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 16 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 81 Female: 4 Statistics Average age: 40 Average tour of duty: 12 years, 4 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 28 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 6 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Sat 09/17/16 11:23 PM
Line of Duty Deaths: 89 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 14 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 40 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 4 Motorcycle accident: 6 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 4 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 10 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 10 By State Alabama: 1 Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 2 California: 4 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 2 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 4. Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 1. New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 North Carolina: 1 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 4. Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 1 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 16 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 85 Female: 4 Statistics Average age: 40 Average tour of duty: 12 years, 6 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 28 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 6 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3 * Dead by (illegal) guns, up 54% *

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Wed 09/21/16 06:30 AM
Line of Duty Deaths: 90 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 14 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 40 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 5 Motorcycle accident: 6 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 4 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 10 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 11 By State Alabama: 1 Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 2 California: 4 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 3 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 4 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 1 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 North Carolina: 1 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 4 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 1 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 16 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 86 Female: 4 Statistics Average age: 40 Average tour of duty: 12 years, 7 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 28 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 6 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Fri 09/23/16 03:36 AM
Line of Duty Deaths: 91 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 14 Drowned: 2 Gunfire: 40 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 5 Motorcycle accident: 6 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 4 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 10 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 12 By State Alabama: 1 Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 2 California: 4 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 3 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 4 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 1 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 New York: 1 North Carolina: 1 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 4 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 1 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 16 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 87 Female: 4 Statistics Average age: 40 Average tour of duty: 12 years, 10 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 28 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 6 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Wed 10/26/16 03:30 AM
Line of Duty Deaths: 103 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 17 Drowned: 2 Duty related illness: 1 Gunfire: 46 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 5 Motorcycle accident: 7 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 5 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 10 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 15 October: 9 By State Alabama: 1 Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 2 California: 9 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 3 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 4 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 2 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 New York: 1 North Carolina: 2 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 5 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 4 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 17 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 98 Female: 5 Statistics Average age: 41 Average tour of duty: 13 years, 4 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 29 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 7 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Fri 10/28/16 08:29 AM
Line of Duty Deaths: 104 9/11 related illness: 1 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 17 Drowned: 2 Duty related illness: 1 Gunfire: 46 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 5 Motorcycle accident: 7 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 6 Vehicle pursuit: 3 Vehicular assault: 10 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 15 October: 10 By State Alabama: 1 Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 2 California: 9 Colorado: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 3 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 3 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 4 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 2 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 New York: 2 North Carolina: 2 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 5 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 4 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 17 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 1 By Gender Male: 99 Female: 5 Statistics Average age: 41 Average tour of duty: 13 years, 6 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 29 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 7 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Fri 10/28/16 12:06 PM
at least we have seen less deaths this year than previous(with exception of 2013) officer deaths by this time in: 2010 140 2011 153 2012 113 2013 102 2014 119 2015 106

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21258	Wed 11/02/16 03:47 PM
Urbandale, Iowa. Patrol officer Justin Martin, killed in ambush attack, while sitting in his patrol car.

SassyEuro2 Joined Wed 04/29/15 Posts: 11102	Sun 11/06/16 07:40 AM
Line of Duty Deaths: 115 9/11 related illness: 2 Aircraft accident: 1 Animal related: 1 Assault: 2 Automobile accident: 19 Drowned: 2 Duty related illness: 1 Gunfire: 51 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heart attack: 5 Motorcycle accident: 7 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 6 Vehicle pursuit: 4 Vehicular assault: 11 By Month January: 5 February: 10 March: 16 April: 2 May: 7 June: 10 July: 19 August: 10 September: 15 October: 17 November: 4 By State Alabama: 1 Alaska: 1 Arizona: 1 Arkansas: 2 California: 10 Colorado: 3 Florida: 4 Georgia: 3 Illinois: 4 Indiana: 1 Iowa: 5 Kansas: 3 Louisiana: 8 Maryland: 3 Massachusetts: 2 Michigan: 5 Mississippi: 1 Missouri: 2 New Jersey: 1 New Mexico: 2 New York: 4 North Carolina: 2 North Dakota: 1 Ohio: 5 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 Puerto Rico: 4 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 5 Texas: 17 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 4 Utah: 1 Virginia: 3 West Virginia: 1 Wisconsin: 2 By Gender Male: 110 Female: 5 Statistics Average age: 41 Average tour of duty: 13 years, 5 months K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 29 Accidental: 1 Asphyxiation: 1 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 1 Drowned: 1 Gunfire: 7 Gunfire (Accidental): 2 Heat exhaustion: 11 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 3

IgorFrankensteen Joined Thu 10/01/09 Posts: 5444	Sun 11/06/16 08:27 AM
In case anyone wants to use facts to talk about this, here's some: http://www.factcheck.org/2016/07/killed-in-the-line-of-duty/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/12/grieving-dallas-awaits-obama-as-protests-churn-in-other-cities/ This is not at all a simple issue of a Democrat refusing to acknowledge problems that previous Republicans have. There is no difference between the parties on this. In each year when it has been made an issue, whichever party was in charge, spoke on it negatively, and which ever party was out of power, accused the other one of ignoring it.