{"id":2453,"date":"2019-05-14T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2019-05-14T10:55:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:55:02","slug":"issue-599-may-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/2019\/05\/issue-599-may-14-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 599 \u2013 May 14, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n~ By Presidential Proclamation ~<\/strong><\/span>
\n Police Week ~ May 12th through May 18th<\/strong><\/span>
\nPeace Officers Memorial Day ~ Wednesday – May 15th<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

TOMORROW you will see NATIONWIDE LOWERING of the NATIONAL COLORS and the FLAGS of EACH STATE. Please do the same for the AMERICAN FLAG you may display at your own home ~ HALF-STAFF from SUNRISE to SUNSET on WEDNESDAY.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the United States today, 950 thousand law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for our safety and protection. They serve with valor and distinction\u2014and with great success. As a result, federal statistics show that violent and property crime rates in the United States are at historic lows, thanks in large measure to the dedicated service of the men and women of law enforcement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But that protection comes at a price. Each year, there are approximately 60,000 assaults on law enforcement officers, resulting in nearly 16,000 injuries and death of those sworn to serve and protect. In the past decade, an average of 160 officers a year are been killed in the line of duty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While in 2017 the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty dropped sharply\u2014marking the second-lowest toll in more than 50 years\u20142018 saw a significant jump in law enforcement fatalities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of late December 2018, 144 officers have died in the line of duty, 52 by gunshot\u2014primarily with pistols or revolvers. That was up 12% from 2017, when 129 officers died, with 46 shot, according to data released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), a nonprofit organization devoted to honoring officers and improving safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The states with the highest number of officer deaths in 2018 were Texas, Florida, California, and New York, where 9\/11 service-related deaths are still occurring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police Week<\/span> and Peace Officers Memorial Day<\/span> pay tribute to the local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who serve and protect us with courage and dedication. These observances also remind us of the ongoing need to be vigilant against all forms of crime\u2014especially to acts of extreme violence and terrorism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s be sure to honor those who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice and those who continue selflessly to serve.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Andy<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Have a question? Facing a dilemma? Wondering where to find a BSA policy or guideline? Write to askandybsa@yahoo.com. Please include your name and council. (If you\u2019d prefer to be anonymous, if published, let me know and that\u2019s what we\u2019ll do.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

[No. 599 \u2013 5\/14\/2019 \u2013 Copyright \u00a9 Andy McCommish 2019]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

________________________________________ ~ By Presidential Proclamation ~ Police Week ~ May 12th through May 18th Peace Officers Memorial Day ~ Wednesday – May 15th TOMORROW you will see NATIONWIDE LOWERING of the NATIONAL COLORS and the FLAGS of EACH STATE. Please do the same for the AMERICAN FLAG you may display at your own home ~ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions\/2457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/netcommissioner.com\/askandy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}