Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
And every one of those is a great loss. I don't mean to minimize their deaths but there are over one million law enforcement officers in this country. So, 57 seven out of 1 million. Since the original poster brought up being shot at, that's 19 out of 1 million.
I mourn for every one of those deaths, As I said my father was a police officer.
But the numbers say that the odds are in their favor.
The other issue as far as money goes, (and we are discussing how much they make) is that many LEOs have the ability to work details. My father did this for years and often doubled his annual salary. They earned 1-1/2 to double their normal hourly wage for details. AT $42,000 an officer can make an additional $30,000 by working an additional 20 hours a week.
I worked 60 hours a week for most of my life and never made $72,000
|
I once again respectfully submit that the numbers are not the issue. While being a police officer isn't even in the top ten most dangerous jobs (being a fisherman or a forestry worker or a pilot is more dangerous than being a cop or even a soldier in Falujah), these are the people that run towards danger! But numbers are misleading. While there are about 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers in the country, about 155 on average die in the line of duty each year, and half of those fatalities are from traffic incidents. However, it does not include the nearly 58,000 assaults on police officers that occur while protecting us.