National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Join millions of supporters nationwide on January 9th, 2015 The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) has partnered with Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and law enforcement associations across America on a National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day scheduled for January 9th, 2015. Please share this information with other law enforcement officers and supporters. In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, there is a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible career they have chosen, in public service to us all. Can you imagine going to work each day and wondering if you’ll survive your shift and see your family that night? Most people can’t. But in law enforcement, this is a fact of life. Each day 780,000 police officers across our country put a badge on and go to work knowing they may face extremely dangerous situations. Yet, they go to work anyway. Being a law enforcement officer is not just a job, it is a calling. The pay is low, the hours can be terrible, and there is sometimes little appreciation for what you do. Yet, they do it anyway. What the public doesn’t see is the lengths law enforcement takes to keep our communities safe. On average, between 105 and 203 officers die in the line of duty each year, 50,000 officers are assaulted in the line of duty each year, 14,000 officers are injured in the line of duty each year, and over 300 officers commit suicide each year. There is no other profession in the world, except possibly the military, where you will find these kinds of statistics. https://youtube/watch?v=uK-0UvwasUc
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:26:57 +0000
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