Billy Evans - the officer who was killed -update

[malaise]

Spare a thought for his family

Good new per Joy Reid = the other officer is now in a non-life threatening condition.

[spanone]

1. Damn....RIP

[malaise]

3. Changed it to killed

Bet he has a young family

[Blue Dawn]

2. Breaks my heart....

Rest In Peace, dear sir.

[Grammy23]

4. News reports say he had been on the force

For 18 years. A career officer. This man did not deserve this tragic end to his life. He was a member of the First Responders Unit. Please remember this man’s family and friends for his senseless death.

[mcar]

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[FelineOverlord]

6. Billy Evans - the officer who was killed

Link to tweet

[wendyb-NC]

43. R.I.P. Officer Billy Evans

So sad

[samnsara]

7. what a kind smile he has

[Dream Girl]

18. Was thinking that myself. He could be a friend.

[3auld6phart]

53. Gentle

My thoughts exactly. A kind face. Lest We Forget.

[UpInArms]

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[bottomofthehill]

9. FRU are the men and Women who protect the outside of the building

They bore the brunt on 1/6 and now this.

[Tess49]

14. FRU? What does that mean?

[GopherGal]

17. Per the linked statement

FRU = "First Responder's Unit"

[bottomofthehill]

26. Sorry, yes FRU are First Responders.

Tough job, outside in the Cold, the Hot, the Rain, the Snow, lightning, insurrection, exposed to elements, crazy people etc. Officer Sicknick was a member of the FRU also.

[Tess49]

28. Thank you!

[bottomofthehill]

36. Father of 2. Any loss of life is sad, but to leave both parents and children.

Not the natural order of things.

[Demovictory9]

10. Rip

[Docreed2003]

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[Marie Marie]

12. Damn - too young and too sad.

[secondwind]

13. .....

[soothsayer]

15. That sucks. Poor guy. RIP

[pazzyanne]

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[CaptainTruth]

19. RIP...

[southerncrone]

20. RIP

Another unnecessary loss...

[bronxiteforever]

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[crickets]

22. .

[brer cat]

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[brer cat]

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[SergeStorms]

25. An 18 year veteran of the Capital Police.

I hope there's a GoFundMe page for his family.

This guy got up and went to work this morning, probably thinking about spending the weekend with his family. Now........... this shit has to stop.

[Paladin]

27. God bless his memory, and his family. (nt)

[Roc2020]

29. So sorry

condolences to his family.

[ThatJustHappened]

30. Spare a thought for his family ...

... unless he was MAGA

[Skittles]

38. WTF???

the man died in the line of duty, I don't give a fuck WHO he voted for

[MustLoveBeagles]

44. +1

[ThatJustHappened]

46. MAGA

Implies much more than mere voting record

[Skittles]

48. so are you saying, because he MAY have been an asshole

his loved ones deserve no sympathy?

DONE HERE

[Norbert]

51. You can't prove it so why bring it up.

[ThatJustHappened]

54. Because America has

a significant, well established and statistically proven, White-Supremacists-And-Nazis-Sympathizers-in-the-Police-and-Military-and-GOP problem

comprising about half the electorate

as well as at least half -- and probably the majority -- of Police and Military


and the knee-jerk reaction of immediate hero-worship of Cops and Military who are KIA is part of the problem

because they don't "Put Their Lives On The Line Every Day!"

that's just part of the fascist narrative


Cops and Military don't even make the Top 10 List of most dangerous occupations ... a far greater percentage of people are killed on Deadliest Catch ... and there's no naive/mawkish/unwarranted hero worship there

to wit, the Cop killed in the Boulder mass shooting was a Catholic/religious nut bag with 7 (i.e., 5 too many) kids, and was a 2nd Amendment freak who owned AR15s, who quit his high-tech job with Avaya 10 years ago to join the Force because he thought he had a "higher calling" from Imaginary Jebus

so before we choke up with the usual "thoughts and prayers" for dead cops -- and the family members groomed in their image -- it would be wise to find out first if they are one of these ... cuz odds are they are ...

[Duppers]

31. 🕯

[Captain Zero]

33. Let's all be sure to light up any GoFundMes

For his survivors.
If a lot of us chip in a little.

[Duppers]

35. Absolutely! 👍

Thanks for reminding us.

[Historic NY]

32. A kind person....as described by CNN producer who saw him every day

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/04/02/officer-william-evans-capitol-police-sot-vpx-lead.cnn]

[malaise]

34. Too sad

The non-stop killing - something has to give

[mzmolly]

37. Terrible.

[Tommymac]

39. Godspeed Billy

[Maru Kitteh]

40. He looks like a genuinely warm and happy person.

Just heartbreaking.


FUCK
YOU
TRUMP

You bit of slimy worm shit. You don't deserve the oxygen you breathe.

[JI7]

47. Yeah, It hurts seeing that and what was taken from him and those who loved him

[Cha]

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[BobTheSubgenius]

42. I'm very glad there is good news in this terrible story, but it sure doesn't help the Evans family.

What a senseless and horrible thing for them to go through.

[MustLoveBeagles]

45. This is so sad

My condolences to his friends and family. The Capital Police can't seem to catch a break can they? This was the last thing they needed right now.

[StarryNite]

49. Heartbreaking

[FlyingPiggy]

50. May he rest in eternal peace

[MiHale]

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