Efforts to address policing and hold law enforcement officers accountable have come with advocates and police depts. pushing for money to address mental health issues among the uniformed.
Oct. 17, 2021, 8:34 AM UTCCHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Police officers from around the nation arrived in Washington, D.C., last week to honor those from their ranks who have died in the line of duty. Two officers who died shortly after fighting rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, however, are not among those being honored.
The police reform bill that fell apart in the Senate last month would have included tens of millions of dollars for police departments across the country to address the growing mental health needs.Erin and Jeffrey Smith were married in 2019. She says he was loving, caring and a dedicated friend. He left for work on Jan. 6 assuming he would be covering a run-of-the-mill protest, something he did often as a police officer in downtown D.C.
Before he came home the day of the riot, Jeffrey Smith texted his wife to say he was going to the Fire and Police health clinic because he got “hit.” She said he was told to take Ibuprofen and go home. She made his lunch, walked him to the car and kissed him goodbye. He never made it to work. He killed himself before he got there.Police officers who die while on duty from a gunshot, a car accident, a heart attack and even Covid are designated as “line-of-duty” deaths. The distinction gives officers official burials and recognition on the national police memorial, and surviving family get benefits, including health insurance.
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