Blue Lives Lost: Dramatic rise in police officers gunned down in line of duty in

[Ptarmigan]

Blue Lives Lost: Dramatic rise in police officers gunned down in line of duty in 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/23/blue-lives-lost-dramatic-rise-in-police-officers-gunned-down-in-line-duty-in-2016.html

In Baton Rouge, little 9-month-old Mason Jackson sees his father’s face every day, all the time – in photographs. His mother makes sure of that, makes sure he feels his father’s presence.

His mother tells him what a selfless, caring man his daddy, Montrell Jackson, was, and how much he wanted a child – they tried for nearly two years. She tells Mason how ecstatic Montrell was when he came into the world in March.

“That’s what hurts the most,” said Trenisha Jackson, “that he’s not here for his son. He was so excited about being a father. He felt his responsibility was to make sure he raised a wonderful young man. [Montrell’s] father was not in his life. He really wanted to be there for his son.”

2016 was a very bad year for police. Too many were killed in 2016.

[BlueStateSaint]

2016 was a very bad year for police. Too many were killed in 2016.

If that number is higher than "zero," it's too high.