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• 9/7/2006 1:32 AM Chip Holk wrote:
  Great Job!!!
  Unfortunatly, when an officer becomes disabled, he or she is to often forgotten. SAD but TRUE! And most of the public has no idea of what the disabled officer gave and what they receive after they no longer can perform the duties. Perhaps 911 and the terrible effects on those whom gave bravely will start to bring about more attention to the far to long forgotten who continue to suffer until the end. Lets pray so anyway!
  
  Chip Holk
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• 7/30/2006 12:52 AM George wrote:
  This should be a rallying cry to the men and women of law enforcement to realize what disabled cops know. When you fall in the line of duty and can't get up, there will be no one there to pick you up!
  
  This is a slap in the face of all that have served, as this disrespectful act is not directed at those that have suffered career ending injuries. It is directed to all that might become disabled in the line of duty.
  
  Please do not be fooled, your chance of qualifying for this disabled police tag is real and the Governor doesn't want you to know it.
  
  The state of New York measures and reports significant events concerning law enforcement, but they don't report disabling injuries. They don't report the hardships endured by those that sufferer from them and they don't report how many pensions are stolen from injured law enforcement officers.
  
  Disabled cops are the BLUE TRUTH of America's police culture. A truth swept under the carpet.
  
  This bill was likely vetoed so that cops will continue to put themselves in harms way. They want you to have a false sense of security and these tags might reveal the BLUE TRUTH....
  
  You and your family are in harms way and nobody will care for you or them!
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• 7/23/2006 11:26 AM Russ wrote:
  I knew as long as I had my badge that I'd be able to carry concealed but I didn't know I could cross state lines/borders & I didn't know I could keep my weapon after retirement; I'm currently going through the process, I was told by word of mouth that I'd have to apply for a civilian permit. In NY that isn't such an easy task, in-fact the cost alone of $250 + the required civilian course cost is a deterrent.
  
  I do know all too well what the rest of your article/blog clearly exposed. I've searched the net and still continue to do so in hopes of getting answers & help. I've learned also; that being disabled is the hardest job I've ever had in my life; everything you were has to be relearned to fit your disability. Pain is a 24/7 tour. In my opinion forming a group can be accomplished, however it's a very time consuming endeavor. God bless you for your continued strength, courage & honesty.
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• 7/21/2006 1:44 PM Howard wrote:
  Painfully accurate. This is a plight that causes many disabled law enforcement officers much grief. The public demands the best from law enforcement and those killed in the line of duty and their families are temporarily taken care of. Those that are injured are swept under the rug. I hope this movement can change that.
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• 7/20/2006 1:46 PM Richard wrote:
  This could not have been written any better than it has been. Being a medically retired cop with almost 18 years when I had to go out in 1997 I know all to well how it feels. People you worked with for years and friends forget you. You know longer have money going into a retirement account because drug co-pays are around $100 or better a month not to mention Dr. bills. I think of what Gen. Douglas MacArthur said, "Old soldiers never die. They just fade away." Great job on the article!
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• 7/14/2006 12:42 AM Barbara Hinke wrote:
  Thank God children are resilient, as they can adapt to pretty much up to a certain age. Mine was 3 when my BS started with the department and didn't end til she was 15. She basically grew up witnessing the bickering and fighting going on. She hates uniforms. I keep telling her it wasn't the uniform that was doing it, it was the W/C personnel. It didn't matter to her, she will always relate the two. But thank God she didn't lose out to a disadvantaged upbringing, other sources were coming in, but what if they weren't? Totally frightening thinking back.
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• 6/24/2006 1:02 PM Ron Ouellette wrote:
  George,
  You say it soooo much better than I can. I have been so busy for the last
  couple of years fighting my own battle with all of this unfortunate business that I have not even had a chance to look this site over. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
  When you called, we came, if you call now our brothers and sisters in blue will respond, that is what we do and most of us love it, however, WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW. Tell the PRESS about us and more importantly tell your Congressional and Local Politicians of the UNJUSTICES that have been placed on us and our families now that we can NO LONGER "serve and protect you"
  Ron Ouellette
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• 6/19/2006 7:14 PM Barbara Hinke wrote:
  Sometimes reality is not nice. The general population shun from uncomfortable topics such as this, and don't want to believe this happens. But this web site proves them wrong. Thank you George, for having the courage to say it like it is.
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• 6/12/2006 12:14 PM TIM BROWN wrote:
  I was medically retired at age 36. I know of others who have gone out at even younger ages.
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• 5/7/2006 1:32 AM Don Vine wrote:
  I know the feeling of being bisavowed by my department, the public, my so-called friends, and more. I became disabled and suffer from a very strong PTSD from 2 shootings I was involved in in 2002. I finally had to go on 100% disability, because of the medication that I was taking and the medical condition worsening. Not to mention the problems that the department was giving me threw me deep into depression and made my PTSD come forefront. I still shake my head at all of the so-called friends never checking up on me or offering any help. While all this is going on I end up in a divorce with my wife. I have gone from a very hard-working detective to a very pissed off disabled and alone man, with mental conditions that will take many years to get rid of, if at all. Everyone talks about the Brothers in Blue or the Thin Blue Line. Well I never saw it and will never believe it exists. The department has all but forgotten me and when I fought to get some of these things recoknized, the department said take a hike. And this is from a department of over 3500 sworn. Anyways, thanks for giving me a place to vent and hopefully hear similar stories. Actually, on second thought, I hope there are no stories like mine. Don V.
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