A Brief History
On April 2, 2021, a 25 year old African American “Black Nationalist,” Noah Green, murdered a US Capitol police officer and injured another when Green drove his car into the officer and a vehicle barricade at the US Capitol.
Digging Deeper
Green then attacked the police with a knife before being fatally shot by the police. This murderer’s aggression toward law enforcement officers was and is in no way unusual, as the police face such violence every day. In fact, there are many more ways police face danger than from violent attackers.
In 2023, 123 US police officers were killed in the line of duty, with gunfire being the most prevalent cause at 46, followed by various accidents at 35. What the public does not usually see are the deaths to police officers caused by job related stressors, resulting in 239 police suicides in 2019 and a life expectancy of only 57 compared to the US average of 79!
Note: Have you ever seen a President or Vice President call or visit the family of a murdered police officer like those calls and visits to families of felons killed by police?
In 2021, 150 American police officers committed suicide, a rate 54% higher than the national civilian average according to Boston University. This horrible statistic is surely not because the police are happy and feel well treated. Obviously, something is wrong!
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Springer, Shauna, et al. RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma. Hidden Ivy Press, 2022.
Willis, Dan. Bulletproof Spirit, Revised Edition: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart. New World Library, 2019.
The featured image in this article, a photograph by the United States Capitol Police of William Francis Evans, is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
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