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Mopar151

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6. One of the hard things about this - and life, I'm afraid

Fri May 31, 2013, 03:02 PM

May 2013

The best and the bravest are the ones who buy it. Witness the case of Officer Scott Briggs in Manchester, NH - The homeless held their own service for "Officer Bigmon", the ex-Marine bicycle cop who looked out for them. Killed by a piece of street trash, and used as a campaign banner by Sen. Ayotte.

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Officer Jason Ellis was ambushed Saturday while trying to help motorists. [View all] DainBramaged May 2013 OP

k&r Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #1

Awful. zappaman May 2013 #2

One of the hard things about this - and life, I'm afraid Mopar151 May 2013 #6

WTF? He was set up? Rex May 2013 #3

Did you read anywhere what the debris he was moving consisted of? siligut May 2013 #14

No, not much detail. Rex May 2013 #16

+1 Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #22

So sorry to hear this! hrmjustin May 2013 #4

The funeral video is a real tear-jerker. I am still choked up. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #5

So sad for the Officer's family life long demo May 2013 #7

Just remember more guns would have saved him.... DainBramaged May 2013 #8

Just ask Sister Sarah... she LOVES guns! nt caledesi May 2013 #12

NRA Is The Hunters' Right Organization. RC May 2013 #13

RIP Officer Ellis. UtahLib May 2013 #9

how very sad.... chillfactor May 2013 #10

. chknltl May 2013 #11

Horrible. secondvariety May 2013 #15

And someone here said dogs have no feelings and only react to rl6214 May 2013 #17

.. Cha May 2013 #18

+1 freshwest May 2013 #19

Who'd have thought being a 2nd grade teacher would be dangerous? nt Bigmack Jun 2013 #20

An update DainBramaged Jun 2013 #21

So sad treestar Jun 2013 #23

This is not unheard of. During my career, two officers I worked with were killed at ambush. byeya Jun 2013 #24