I don’t agree. You have a good one too.
Now that I’m home from work, I’m in gracious mood to provide you with information to free you anyone who still claims that being a cop is a dangerous job, from that sordid state of ignorance.
Here’s a nice a simple slideshow, which accounts for both deaths and injuries, per 100,000 people. Cops takes 12th. Their statistics are from the Labor Bureau. Additionally, cops aren’t even as “in danger” of death more than a taxi drive, who have a 50% higher fatality rate.
Add to that, that when police have a tiny portion of injuries and fatalaties, things like them shooting themselves in the foot (there are videos), causing Waco style incidents—with retaliation, dying from being overweight while training, tasering themselves, etc. etc., I wouldn’t even lunge at that number. One cop here in Utah, pulled someone over, and slipped on ice while walking on the road and died, and thus there was a memorial built to him.
Cops’ don’t risk their lives for us anymore than carpenters, fishermen or truck drivers. Their status is not hallowed. Electricians die of electrocution giving us power, which I appreciate far more than “law enforcement.” That’s why freedom loving people understand the need for the 2nd Ammendment. To quote the old adage: “Cops: when seconds count, only minutes away.” Good cops have a place, but are to be no more respected than any other profession. They’re mostly just in it for a decent paying government job, and it’s not dangerous, so people should quit making that stupid statement.
The link to the slideshow:
You want to look the stats up yourself, here’s a link:
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm
P.S. Anyone can and should save these references and more to combat that stupid “Laying their lives on the line,” crap, unless they start praising fishermen, electricians and doctors too. POLICE ARE NOT SACRED.