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Fallen police officers in California and across America will be remembered during National Police Week, which runs from May 9-15 in 2021. (Shutterstock)
CALIFORNIA The biggest effect the coronavirus pandemic had on National Police Week isn t that activities in California and elsewhere have been postponed, but the number of police officers whose lives and careers were cut short by the virus.
While their names won t be read at the National Police Officers Memorial Service until its Oct. 16 rescheduled date, they will be honored virtually during National Police Week from May 9-16 this year.
The coronavirus has been cited for six police officer line of duty deaths in California in 2021, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Nationally, 63 of the 119 police line of duty deaths in 2021 as of May 4, just under 53 percent, have been due to the virus.
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Police officers stand in riot gear. (Photo credit: Johnny Louis/Getty Images)
As supporters of our nation’s law enforcement officers kick off this year’s commemoration of National Police Week, radicals continue to urge demobilization and defunding of police. But a new study shows a clear connection – when policing is reduced, violent crime soars. For those who insist on “following the science,” the evidence is in and the proper policy response is clear: We need more, not less, respect, and funding, for law enforcement efforts.
According to this year’s proclamation:
This year, we also recognize that in many of our communities, especially Black and brown communities, there is a deep sense of distrust towards law enforcement; a distrust that has been exacerbated by the recent deaths of several Black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement. These deaths have resulted in a profound fear, trauma, pain, and exhaustion for many Black and brown Americans, and the resulting breakdown in trust between law enforcement and the communities they have sworn to protect and serve ultimately makes officers’ jobs harder and more dangerous as well. In order to rebuild that trust, our State, local, and Federal Government and law enforcement agencies must protect constitutional rights, ensure accountability for misconduct, and embrace policing that reflects community values and ensures community safety.
By Brendan LaChance on May 10, 2021
U.S. and State of Wyoming flags being flown at half-staff (Gregory Hirst, Oil City File)
CASPER, Wyo. Governor Mark Gordon has ordered that United States and Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide on Saturday, May 15 in honor of “Peace Officers Memorial Day.”
This week is also “Police Week” across the country and Gordon’s order is pursuant to a proclamation from President Joe Biden.
Biden’s full proclamation can be read as follows:
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A PROCLAMATION
Every day, we ask a great deal of the men and women of our Nation’s law enforcement agencies; from ensuring public safety, to serving as front-line workers, to responding to incidents involving domestic violence, substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and homelessness, often with limited resources. Every morning, our Nation’s law enforcement officers pin on a badge and go to work, not knowing what the day