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U.S. Flag at Half Mast, What's Up with That??

Started by TMS, May 15, 2014, 06:11:07 PM

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TMS

May 15, 2014, 06:11:07 PM
Anyone know why U.S. flags were flown at half mast today (Thursday)?
 

TMS

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May 15, 2014, 06:29:06 PM
Thanks! I'm bookmarking the first link for future reference.
 

Conan71

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May 15, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
No disrespect intended, but since when did we start having a separate memorial day for peace officers?  I notice from the link posted that other states have their own peace officer memorial days.  I always assumed there was one Memorial Day.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

RecycleMichael

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May 16, 2014, 07:14:05 AM
Memorial Day is for military veterans. These is for police officers.
Power is nothing till you use it.

guido911

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May 16, 2014, 08:30:41 AM
Quote from: Conan71 on May 15, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
No disrespect intended, but since when did we start having a separate memorial day for peace officers? 

Channeling your inner Patric (minus the "disrespect" part of course)?
Someone get Hoss a pacifier.

Conan71

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May 16, 2014, 04:17:49 PM
Quote from: RecycleMichael on May 16, 2014, 07:14:05 AM
Memorial Day is for military veterans. These is for police officers.

Most families use it as a day to memorialize the non-military members of their families as well.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Vashta Nerada

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May 16, 2014, 10:46:37 PM
Quote from: Conan71 on May 15, 2014, 07:21:33 PM
No disrespect intended, but since when did we start having a separate memorial day for peace officers?  I notice from the link posted that other states have their own peace officer memorial days.  I always assumed there was one Memorial Day.

Like Kwanzaa, it's a self-serving holiday for those entitled.  Might be different if they wore seat belts.

dbacksfan 2.0

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May 18, 2014, 04:08:41 AM
Quote from: Vashta Nerada on May 16, 2014, 10:46:37 PM
Like Kwanzaa, it's a self-serving holiday for those entitled.  Might be different if they wore seat belts.

Until you have experienced the loss of a friend, an officer, and someone doing their job, and attended their funeral, don't speak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6rA-V86dwc&noredirect=1

http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/gilbert-police-officer-killed-rip-lt-eric-shuhandler/

dbacksfan 2.0

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May 18, 2014, 05:08:00 AM Last Edit: May 18, 2014, 05:22:12 AM by dbacksfan 2.0

Vashta Nerada

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May 18, 2014, 06:13:07 PM Last Edit: May 18, 2014, 06:15:25 PM by Vashta Nerada


QuoteNo seat belts in 42% of fatal police car crashes
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-04-1Acopdeaths04_ST_N.htm

The study comes less than a week after a separate report found that fatal traffic incidents in 2010 were the leading cause of officer deaths for the 13th straight year.

State law excludes police from having to wear seat belts.  Removing that exclusion would immediately save lives.



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