[Dr. Sivana]

It is my understanding that construction work is more dangerous that either police of firemen. Does anyone know if this statistic is still true. Yet we always hear about the dangerous work of police and firemen.

A lot depends on where you do your work. A New Jersey State Trooper is in harm's way a lot more than a county sheriff in Mayberry, NC, where the life expectancy is 86.

A fireman in NYC risks more than one in Hooterville.

On the other hand, a construction worker on the CN Tower in Toronto is more at risk than a palooka who pours sidewalks in Dyersville, Iowa.

All that said, there is something more chilling for a widow to worry that her husband died at the hands of a hoodlum pulled over for speeding than hearing that he fell off the roof. Both are real possibilities, but the first one will be in the head of a policeman's wife every day.

[starlifter]

“...the first one will be in the head of a policeman's wife every day.”

Of course, the other widow will simply forget and move on.