Police Week: Drive to Remember
Posted by Peter Holran
May 10-16 is National Police Week 2009. The 28th Annual National Peace Officer Memorial Day is this Friday, May 15. Thousands of law enforcement officers along with their families, friends and supporters will descend on Washington, DC, this week to pay tribute to the men and women of law enforcement and to honor and remember those who gave their lives in the service of others. I will be joined by several people from TASER International and the TASER Foundation in our Nation’s capital this week.
Every day more than 850,000 law enforcement officers in the United States and Canada work to fulfill a sworn oath — to protect and serve. Sometimes these officers make the ultimate sacrifice and are tragically killed in the line of duty.
In 2008, 141 officers in the United States and Canada were killed while on duty. Since records have been kept, more than 6,000 law enforcement agencies have lost officers in the line of duty. The average age of an officer lost in the line of duty is only 38-years-old. Read more…