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| US police fatalities up 13 percent in 2011 to 173 |
One Oregon police chief was killed when a man allegedly took the officer's gun and shot him in the head. A policeman in Arizona was fatally shot when he went to a suburban Phoenix apartment complex to help a probation officer. And two South Dakota officers were killed in a shootout after a traffic stop.
An overwhelming majority of Americans oppose taking away some of the collective bargaining rights that public employee unions now have and almost as many oppose cutting the pay or benefits of those workers, according to a nationwide New York Times/CBS News poll conducted Feb. 24-27.
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| WACOPS Legislative Priorities |
Pension Contribution Rates (Operating Budgets SB 5094 & HB 1087)
Keep the rate levels adopted by the LEOFF 2 Board. These rate levels enable the Board to meet its goals of maintaining the financial integrity of the plan and avoid unaffordable hikes in required payments for plan members, local governments, and the state in future years.
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| Pay raises lag in public sector |
An analysis of recent wage increases shows that the pay of many local government workers is rising slightly slower than the rate of workers in the private sector.
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| PoliceOne.com - New reaction-time study addresses what's 'reasonable' in armed-suspect encounters |
You are confronting an armed suspect, no cover available. He faces you, with his gun at his side, pointed at the ground. Your gun is aimed at him and you’re ready to shoot. He ignores your commands to drop his weapon.
Are you justified in pulling the trigger before he makes any move to point his gun at you?
According to conclusions reached by researchers in a unique new reaction-time study, your preemptively shooting under such circumstances may well be considered reasonable by the standards of Graham v. Connor.
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Donation to Community
During the November 2011 Executive Board Meeting, the SPG approved a $500 donation to the International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC).
The ICPC, a non-profit organization, is the credentialing organization for volunteer chaplains that serve with local police and fire departments around the world.
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Donation to Community
The Wishing Star Foundation, in Spokane Washington, has been the victims of two recent burglaries and more than $1,000 in items have been stolen from that office. In the latest burglary gifts for a 4yr old cancer patient were stolen. As a result, the Spokane Police Guild Executive Board Office elected to donate $500 to the Wishing Star Foundation.
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