Anyone know why U.S. flags were flown at half mast today (Thursday)?
Quote from: TMS on May 15, 2014, 06:11:07 PM
Anyone know why U.S. flags were flown at half mast today (Thursday)?
LMGTFY:
http://www.dailyflagstatus.com/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/09/proclamation-peace-officers-memorial-day-and-police-week-2014
Thanks! I'm bookmarking the first link for future reference.
No disrespect intended, but since when did we start having a separate memorial day for peace officers? I notice from the link posted that other states have their own peace officer memorial days. I always assumed there was one Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is for military veterans. These is for police officers.
Quote from: Conan71 on May 15, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
No disrespect intended, but since when did we start having a separate memorial day for peace officers?
Channeling your inner Patric (minus the "disrespect" part of course)?
Quote from: RecycleMichael on May 16, 2014, 07:14:05 AM
Memorial Day is for military veterans. These is for police officers.
Most families use it as a day to memorialize the non-military members of their families as well.
Quote from: Conan71 on May 15, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
No disrespect intended, but since when did we start having a separate memorial day for peace officers? I notice from the link posted that other states have their own peace officer memorial days. I always assumed there was one Memorial Day.
Like Kwanzaa, it's a self-serving holiday for those entitled. Might be different if they wore seat belts.
Quote from: Vashta Nerada on May 16, 2014, 10:46:37 PM
Like Kwanzaa, it's a self-serving holiday for those entitled. Might be different if they wore seat belts.
Until you have experienced the loss of a friend, an officer, and someone doing their job, and attended their funeral, don't speak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6rA-V86dwc&noredirect=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6rA-V86dwc&noredirect=1)
http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/gilbert-police-officer-killed-rip-lt-eric-shuhandler/ (http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/gilbert-police-officer-killed-rip-lt-eric-shuhandler/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laKF-S6mIjs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laKF-S6mIjs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlgLNGVUEFQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlgLNGVUEFQ)
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QuoteNo seat belts in 42% of fatal police car crashes
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-04-1Acopdeaths04_ST_N.htm
The study comes less than a week after a separate report found that fatal traffic incidents in 2010 were the leading cause of officer deaths for the 13th straight year.
State law excludes police from having to wear seat belts. Removing that exclusion would immediately save lives.
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