I am going to be called sexist but I think there are some professions women don’t belong in, especially young mothers. Now two young children will grow up motherless.
Would you feel better if she died in a car accident?
I guess it’s okay for children to grow up without fathers...
And yes, that was very sexist.
You got me thinking about it.
RIP to a brave officer killed in the line of duty.
She was shot in an ambush,never had a chance.
At least her killer was shot dead soon after,no long drawn out trail and endless appeal process for him.But her children have suffered an unimaginable loss.
Female cops shouldn't be allowed in the field. PERIOD!
My father died at 32,leaving 2 of us.
That certainly wasn’t easy.
OHIO PING
Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Waughtel Hopper
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio
End of Watch: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Hopper was shot and killed after responding to a call of a window being shot out at a trailer park in Enon.
While conducting a preliminary investigation Deputy Hopper observed a footprint and took out a camera to photograph it. As she took photographs a male opened the door to his trailer and fired one shot at Deputy Hopper with a shotgun, killing her.
Additional deputies and officers from area police departments arrived at the scene and surrounded the trailer. A standoff ensued in which dozens of shots were fired between the suspect and officers. A police officer from the German Township Police Department was wounded and the suspect was ultimately killed during the shootout.
Deputy Hopper had served with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for 12 years. She is survived by her husband and two children.
Agency Contact Information
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
120 N Fountain Avenue
Springfield, OH 45502
Phone: (937) 521-2050
Please contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
Agreed
There’s nothing sexist about it; I’m surprised that any PARENT is comfortable with this type of work. Here in NJ, more officers are killed in traffic accidents, but in a state this densely populated, with many drivers who a few months ago were riding animals somewhere else on the globe, it is a fact of life that our roads are dangerous.
It is time for law enforcement to get rid of campaign hats. She was evidently taking a picture of a footprint as the guy came out of his trailer and shot her at point blank range. When looking down those hats take away way took much peripheral vision.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. includes more than 17,000 male officers killed in the line of duty and more than 200 female officers 1916 thru 2006. source:http://www.drbillywilbanks.com/trueheroines/addendum.html
The comments at the Mail criticize the police procedure.
Should she have been photographing evidence at a site where someone had fired shots a few minutes before, or should she and her partner have been ready and on the alert to encounter the gunman?
Being male doesn’t make one immune from a shotgun blast, just FYI.
Rest in peace, Deputy Hopper.
Sad story, but I am going to have to call shenanigans on the "automatic weapons".
btt
I am old school to and do not “like” it either yet I have seen women that are better at police work and military than some men. No I do not like seeing women put in harms way. But it’s their choice.
BTW ...thanks for thinking out loud .....:o)
Stay safe !
And how, exactly was there any difference here between a male or female officer? She was ambushed, it could have easily been her partner standing in that spot and shot in the back.