Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (H.R. 1362)
Public Comments (2,744)
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Jul 10th, 2015Someone from Bellingham, MA signed.
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Jul 8th, 2015Someone from Jamaica Plain, MA writes:
We chose to be a part of a profession and live and are held accountable to that standard. We are required and trained to carry our duty weighty equipment every shift as we get older, We are required to have a yearly psych and physical exam determining if we are to continue are employment, no one else in the agency I work for does, We are required to follow the escalation of force ladder whether verbal or physical up to the use of deadly force if life is threaten and due it with professional discipline. We have officers on the wall in DC. The agency does not want to give us this retirement for standing, but for those of us who tough it out congress is not giving us something as a perk, We Earn it everyday we report for work and St. Christopher we go home at the end of shift provided that one individual who is intend on causing harm to others is the call we respond to and we who chose this profession protect the lives of others in our chosen community/agency.Jul 8th, 2015Someone from Brighton, MA signed.
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Jul 8th, 2015Someone from Jamaica Plain, MA signed.
Jul 8th, 2015Someone from Revere, MA writes:
Hopefully, we can add the many Police officers who perform law Enforcement duties everyday to this benefit.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2015Someone from Mechanicsville, MD signed.
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Jun 22nd, 2015Someone from Murfreesboro, TN writes:
It is about time. All police officers deserve the recognition. Well except for air traffic controllers. I mean really.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jun 22nd, 2015Someone from Shreveport, LA writes:
?We are dealing with a population of Veterans that suffer from assorted mental health issues, including PTSD,? Glidewell said in an e-mail. ?Sometimes they have drug and alcohol problems and when they feel that the VA is ignoring them, not answering the phone, failing to return calls for assistance or there are long wait times, they get more and more disgruntled. The VA is ripe for a mass killing but no one is listening to us.? Media reports show there have been a string of shootings and violent incidents in VA medical centers across the country, inside the nation?s largest health-care system with over 1,700 hospitals, clinics and medical centers. Some of the violence has been committed by employees. Other times, they are carried out by veterans, who VA police point out are trained in weapons and tactics, increasing the risk. Most recently, there was a shooting last February at a VA medical center in Vancouver, Wash., where a former financial auditor shot the center?s chief financial officer. In November 2013, in Bay Pines Fla., a veteran threatened the staff by taking out a knife and warning that he had a bomb. He was shot to death by VA police. Violent incidents took place about once every 10 days and there were nearly two disorderly conduct incidents every day across the Bay Pines system, according to records obtained by The Tribune newspaper under the federal Freedom of Information Act. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/01/17/after-fatal-shooting-at-el-paso-hospital-va-police-highlight-nationwide-security-lapses-in-vas-medical-system/REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 21st, 2015Someone from Abingdon, MD writes:
This is of particular interest. Officers who work the street, perform the duties and live the life: do not receive the same consideration as janitors, secretaries and other administrative personnel. Please address this, I am 17 years into my career. It probably will not help me. However, there are a bunch of folks who do deserve this and the help of our elected representatives.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 17th, 2015Someone from Bath, ME writes:
This is long overdue and for those of us who attend the same training and go through all of the same processes as those who receive the above stated entitlements, it is somewhat of a slap in the face.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 14th, 2015Someone from Laurel, MD signed.
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Jun 13th, 2015Someone from Evans Mills, NY writes:
If the shooting at Fort Hood didn't clearly identify the dangers we face, then congress does not know what police do at every level of government.REPORT COMMENTS
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