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OCT 2020 Blues Vol. 36 No. 10

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OCT 2020 Blues Vol. 36 No. 10

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lice department’s fiscal budget for 2021, which is typically over 0 million. The city council plans to redirect the funding to recreational centers, trauma centers, and forgivable loans for Black-owned businesses. Prince George’s County, Maryland, aims to reallocate million away from a new training facility for its police department (though the money will not come out of the police department’s budget) and to remove student resource officers from schools. Other areas, such as Minneapolis, have advocated for removing police officers from schools as well. Altogether, it is clear that municipalities across the U.S. are making changes in line with the defund police movement. So, while the word “reallocate” may be a more palatable, digestible word on the House floor or at a city council meeting, “defund” surely gets more attention on a protest sign. And more importantly, it seems to be having an impact. Rashawn Ray, @SociologistRay GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Some say, “Time heals all wounds...”. There are some wounds and some times however, I question the validity of that statement. Though the years continue to travel by, for the calendar stops for no one. I can still recall the disheartening moment when we learned of your passing. You, like so many of us do, were simply doing your job. A job which, you absolutely loved. In fact, I’d say you looked at every day you rode into “work”, it wasn’t really “work”. It was a dream, come true. No one can every truly “encapsulate” what wearing a badge means exactly. For each person who wears a badge over their heart knows, deep within their heart, beats a sincere and fervent desire to serve and protect their community in various ways. Some of us choose patrol, investigations, CSI, IAD, aircraft operations or marine operations. Some choose Civil Process or Courts, Juvenile Crimes and even Child Protection Division. Then there are those who like you, don’t seem to conform to the “standard” patrol, investigations or administrative roles. Y’all are something very special who, provide a very special service for our communities. “Motors”, as its commonly known in these parts, is a unique role. It’s so much more than “just traffic enforcement”. Y’all are oftentimes called upon to work and solve the most heinous of fatal motor vehicle accidents. Management of dangerous traffic flow assignments and racing motorcades of stars and dignitaries. Rain, baking sun and even freezing cold, there y’all are, they you were, doing what you do, with the craziest damn grin I ever did see on a human being. It breaks so many hearts to think back and remember a time when, you were still right here with us. Riding that darn bike here and there, racing from one call for help, to another. And you did so, with stellar character and professionalism. The kind of cop, most should strive to be, really. Including me. We should all strive to be better, do better and ultimately be the best at whatever assignment we choose. Not to win the race, as it were. But, to simply keep raising that everlasting bar of who we are as people, not just Law Enforcement Officers. For I believe, to consistently strive in being a better person is perhaps the best way to ever honor the memory of some of the best people we’ve ever known and sadly, lost along our way. Such good people, just like Jason. For he was and shall always be, remembered as just darn good people... “Though you may be gone, you’ll never be forgotten.” Rex Evans 14 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 15

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