Here are their names and faces, and a little bit about the lives of each.
RIP.
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The fallen Dallas officers — 2 Comments
Strange. I though it was an american tradition to put the picture of the victim when he was 14 years old.
Like losses in combat, the deaths of their fellow officers tears at the psyches of those still standing and on duty. They will not have time to mourn because there will always be work to be done – more cases to solve, more perps to arrest. The scars of loss will take along time to heal.
Police work can grind a person down. As Joseph Wambaugh, the famous author of police stories once said, (paraphrasing) “The thin blue line is too much in contact with the dregs of humanity. After a time it seems to them that all humans are like that. They become cynical, bitter, and disillusioned. At the end they begin to see themselves as part of the dregs – as no better than the perps they have to deal with.”
Where do we find the people who can do this work and be unfailingly honest, courteous to all, ultra brave and wise in the face of danger, and able to separate their work from their off-duty life? That is what most of them aspire to – try to do. It’s a tough, tough job. My heart goes out to all the families and friends of those Dallas police officers. May they RIP.
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Strange. I though it was an american tradition to put the picture of the victim when he was 14 years old.
Like losses in combat, the deaths of their fellow officers tears at the psyches of those still standing and on duty. They will not have time to mourn because there will always be work to be done – more cases to solve, more perps to arrest. The scars of loss will take along time to heal.
Police work can grind a person down. As Joseph Wambaugh, the famous author of police stories once said, (paraphrasing) “The thin blue line is too much in contact with the dregs of humanity. After a time it seems to them that all humans are like that. They become cynical, bitter, and disillusioned. At the end they begin to see themselves as part of the dregs – as no better than the perps they have to deal with.”
Where do we find the people who can do this work and be unfailingly honest, courteous to all, ultra brave and wise in the face of danger, and able to separate their work from their off-duty life? That is what most of them aspire to – try to do. It’s a tough, tough job. My heart goes out to all the families and friends of those Dallas police officers. May they RIP.