Vice President Joe Biden paid tribute Thursday to the three Baton Rouge officers ambushed earlier this month and called for healing, telling friends and relatives at a church vigil, “This is not about black and white, this is about a city. this is about what we’re supposed to be”.
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Lynch said it can feel as if the world is “broken beyond repair” after tragedies like the July 17 shooting that killed Baton Rouge police officers Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald and sheriff’s deputy Brad Garafola.
Members of the Baton Rouge Police Department salute as a member of the Louisiana State Police Honor Guard, left, plays “Taps” through driving rain during funeral services for Baton Rouge police Cpl. Jackson, 32, was the father of a 4-month-old son. On Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council failed to introduce a measure that would have required new police hires to hail from city limits.
Chad Montgomery, a Baton Rouge police officer, was also released from the hospital. They’re the guys who grew up in my neighborhood. But she said the gathering shows the community is united by “collective heartache” and a “common humanity”. “And, at the same time, you have that thin blue line where police officers are hesitant to single out those who don’t belong in that uniform”. “You actually got to know the neighborhood”.
“I am killing for that man, straight up, I am stepping for that man”, Moore said, according to the arrest affidavit, reported WAFB.
On the stage behind him, three chairs sat empty, decorated with sashes and uniform caps representing the officers. I know who you are.
“Relatively soon, the cameras are going to go, the lights are going to fade… but our commitment is to persevere”, said Gov. John Bel Edwards.
“We have to have to uproot hate and violence and replace it with peace and love”, the governor added. “But God loved me so much, that he blessed this ol’ country girl with a rare diamond”.
Lynch also quoted Jackson. The event will be held in Port Allen. for more information call (985) 209-3531.
Sending so many police officers to Baton Rouge is no simple task; JetBlue covered some of the cost of travel for several departments, but additional costs for Yorktown will be split by the PBA and town board, Yorktown acting police Chief Robert Noble said.
“My husband was a rare diamond, even billionaires couldn’t afford him”, she said to applause. His words – particularly his plea to not “let hate infect your heart” – have become a rallying cry for unity in the wake of high-profile attacks on police.
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“I’ve been a police officer for 10 years and this is the first time in my career that I’ve flown to a police funeral and I would do it again in a heartbeat”, Chavez said.
