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12-02-2009, 05:26 PM #1
City Council
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers
The 10 most dangerous jobs
Occupation Fatalities per 100,000
Timber cutters 117.8
Fishers 71.1
Pilots and navigators 69.8
Structural metal workers 58.2
Drivers-sales workers 37.9
Roofers 37
Electrical power installers 32.5
Farm occupations 28
Construction laborers 27.7
Truck drivers 25
Police officers do not even make the top ten.
You can try to spin it anyway you want but the facts are the facts.
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12-02-2009, 09:16 PM #2
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The difference is we are willing to put ourselves in harms way to save the likes of you. The majority of the time harm comes to the people in your list through tragic accidents. Excluding things like car accidents, harm comes to us through the purposeful actions of others 9 times out of 10.
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12-02-2009, 09:18 PM #3
Re: City Council
It was very distasteful seeing officers wearing the "Cpl Roberts was killed so give me a raise t-shirts"
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12-02-2009, 09:22 PM #4
Re: City Council
what! please tell me that isnt true. what was the verdict?
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12-02-2009, 09:24 PM #5
Re: City Council
Originally Posted by Guest
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12-03-2009, 01:47 AM #6
Re: City Council
The professions on your list are a result of occupational accidents. Most those deaths were preventable. Show me the top ten list of occupations for "murdered" on the job.
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12-03-2009, 12:37 PM #7
Re: City Council
Originally Posted by Guest
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12-03-2009, 07:19 PM #8
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Re: City Council
Originally Posted by Guest
Now, my argument is all about Life Expectancy. Data in the past has shown that cops can have as much as a 15 year reduction in life expectancy. Other data has shown that cops frequently die within 5 years of retirement. That's a heavy price to pay for having a career in law enforcement. With smarter and more physically fit cops being hired, I'm hoping that the numbers will get better, but for reasons detailed in the links and studies below they will never be even. The upside, if there is one, is that that's normally considered why our police pensions do well...because the cops don't stay alive long enough to milk the pensions dry.
The originator of this String said that "the facts are the facts" and I agree, but please be aware of ALL the facts first and consider them when forming an opinion. We're not asking for any pins or medals, but it's very frustrating when people on the outside (non-LEOs) publish opinions as you have done without knowledge of all the facts. I understand that some people just don't get it and never will (like our Tampa City Council except for Joe Caetano), which makes it even more frustrating!
Supporting documentation:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/...ng_feature.htm
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Physic...ve-a0133458334
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=24282
http://www.cophealth.com/
http://www.jus.state.nc.us/NCJA/w-08-99tip.htm
http://policechiefmagazine.org/magaz...issue_id=72004
http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/A...t-Survival.htm
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12-04-2009, 05:49 AM #9
Re: City Council
Originally Posted by Guest
http://www.odmp.org/year.php
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