I’m going to change the subject. And I’ll out myself as an Edmonton cop. I knew Brett a little bit. I worked with him for a day last month. I was working the night this happened and we responded to the scene but didn’t get there in time and there were a lot of members already there. So the rest of us blocked roads and created a clear path for the ambulances and the police cars carrying the members to get to the hospital. It’s been a horrible two days. I was at the hospital and saw the close colleagues of the two, as well as the families.
The next couple of weeks or so are going to be hard, followed by the funerals. I came down to Calgary for Sgt Harnett’s funeral and I suspect there will be a massive contingent of Calgary cops coming up for this one, or for these ones. I’ve personally been touched by the outpouring of support from friends and family and strangers.
It’s been a bad last little while for Canadian law enforcement and I hope this trend stops. I’m not naive enough to think that it suddenly will, however. Random tragic violence is unfortunately a reality.
Please accept my sympathies for yourself and your department
It'll be interesting to hear what dispatch said and who called the police. You almost have to think there was a failure of some kind for officers to walk into an apparent ambush like this. News saying it was a 16 or 17 year old and his mother was another victim.
Why can't these people just off themselves before ruining so many lives first.
When the two officers arrived, they were met outside of the complex by the suspect’s mother, who called 911.
In their Friday update, police said she was having difficulty with her son and the officers were responding to help with the domestic dispute.
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After meeting the mother outside, the two officers went up to the suite where she lived with a 73-year-old man and their 16-year-old son.
Immediately upon arriving at the suite, both officers were shot multiple times by the 16-year-old and were “immediately incapacitated.”
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“No information was communicated to our members and we didn’t have any previous information about a gun in that residence,” Laforce said when asked if the mom said when calling 911 that her son had a gun.
I always thought that fire and police departments (in our country) did a good job taking care of the families of those killed on duty.
Is that not the case?
They will have a life insurance policy, but it’s not huge. And they don’t get a topped up pension. So whatever has been accumulated until now will probably be theirs. So no, the families aren’t taken care of forever.
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So many sad moments from yesterday. I was moved to tears while marching towards Rogers Place numerous times. Seeing the people just stand is silence. Hearing the bagpipes and drums. And then at the service, seeing the coffins being brought in. Hearing the words from the two wives which were absolutely heartbreaking. Amazing Grace on the bagpipes, the last post on the bugle which was performed by a CPS member. The last radio call for the two members. Just a hard day. I hope I never have to see it happen here again.
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Our ability as a nation to (generally) use these things responsibly should be held up as shining example to the world of effective gun control without outright prohibition.
Example for who? We're one of the worst rich countries for gun deaths. We only look good compared to the US.
I always thought that fire and police departments (in our country) did a good job taking care of the families of those killed on duty.
Is that not the case?
Sure we do our best, and of course life insurance, but the biggest problem for fire in particular is most of our deaths are indirect like cancer and respiratory issues. Trust me, a go fund me goes a long way when there's kids involved
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I always thought that fire and police departments (in our country) did a good job taking care of the families of those killed on duty.
Is that not the case?
Yes. In addition to life insurance, the province and federal government have special funds for heroes killed in the line of duty. I believe both the province and feds will give each families of these officers 100k (200k each).
