In Mourning Again

I’m sure by now most of the country has heard about the assassinations of 4 veteran police officers that happened yesterday morning. It was a horribly long day. Waiting and waiting to hear the names. Waiting as someone that I have known for over 20 years is married to a Lakewood cop. Breathing that guilty sigh of relief when the names are no one we know.

But my friend does know them. In fact she was at training with one of the officers just 2 weeks ago. She knew his wife from work. She called me last night which doesn’t usually happen, we text quite a bit and FB a ton. But she was just overloaded you could tell. So many cops in our area ran to the scene to volunteer their time and manpower. Then there were others that volunteered their time to the city of Lakewood to cover shifts so the other officers could take care of themselves and be with family. There were many wives begging their husbands not to go. One wife is even a fellow officer. So many wives were calling my friend to get some reassurance that their guys were going to make it home ok while this manhunt is still on for the killer.

This happening just 29 days after the last assassination of the officer in Seattle. But the story behind the suspect and how our justice system has failed is disgusting. I’m building a new site because of this. My cop friends are helping me. Education is the key to the site.

4 families lost a loved one yesterday. 9 young children lost a parent yesterday. 1 department lost 10% of their brothers/sisters yesterday. 1 county lost 4 very active officers that were on other teams yesterday. 1 state is in mourning for how this could possibly have happened yesterday.

I wish for peace of mind for everyone involved as they deal with their grief. I know I will be doing my part to help those in my life that are trying to deal with this grief. I know the anger flowing through some of them is so intense, I can feel the pain through the phone.

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