Over 146 officer fatalities per year. That is a shocking number. One officer killed somewhere in america every 60 hours. All right. But the good news is that numbers are going down. If you go back to the 1970s we were averaging 231 officers killed in the line of duty each and every year. That means the 146 number i cited is 37 lower than it was 40 years ago. That is at a time we have double number of officers serving and putting themselves at risk. Would you have expected that number would have gone up, not down. There are a number of factors that are responsible for that and i have enumerated some of them in my written testimony. I want to just spend a moment though reemphasizing the leadership that the attorney general of the United States eric holder, has focused on issue of officer safety and wellness. Im not sure he is getting enough credit for his leadership. Just a few years ago, when deaths were spiking, 171 officers killed in 2011 he held a summit in his office with about 40 L
Is that a fair statement . Absolutely. We are not the Consumer Product at all. But being here at the consumer electronic show in las vegas you can see how Relevant Networks which we are doing, is becomes important to every Consumer Product that wants to be connect connected. For a while people owned ericsson phones. But do you manufacture phones . No we dont. It is more businesstobusiness . What we do is we are the Global Leader for infrastructure for networks and provide infrastructure and Telecom Services and services for operators. So that is the business we are in basically. What is ericsson demonstrating here . What are they putting on the floor . First of all the main message for us is to make sure everyone who is out there is showing the different project and Consumer Device and things they have build that want to be connected and benefit from being connected over very good networks. Of course we are showing l g products andilate es latest and Great Depression est systems why ar
Two recommendations. There should be a dedication to the research and development of solutions to mine Law Enforcement databases for information that will not only reduce and solve crime, but help keep our officers safe. This cannot be a one time endeavor, but rather a continual process. In addition, we must look for and publicize best practices and use of social media. Currently, there is no better way to connect with the citizens. In Law Enforcement we are only as strong as our relationships with the community. If they trust us they will call us when something is amiss in their neighborhood. So, the question that begs to be answered is how do we build that trust. It begins with understanding ourselves and the citizens we serve. To this every Law Enforcement officer should be mandate aed to complete the course entitle td fair and impartial policing. Its to show that everyone has biases and that luiu critical for officers to recognize this, make every attempt to set them aside when ser
The storm began before noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight. That evening. This hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded national event. In the history of the United States. Watch all of our events from galveston, saturday at noon eastern oncspan 2s book tv. Barbara mikulski is announcing her retirement this morning in baltimore. She addressed the media this morning. She is 78. A high land town native and maryland senior senator. She served in the senate since 1987. Up for reelection next year. Shae became the longest serving woman in the history of congress in 2012. First lekked to the house in 1976. That announcement happening this morning at 11 00 eastern, which is right about now. Up next, water experts discuss significant challenges affecting rural areas. They testified friday before a house energy subcommittee. They also addressed upgrading Water Systems and the need for more access to funding and regulatory compliance. I woul
Shooting of missouri teenager michael brown. Members are examining ways to improve relationships between Law Enforcement and the communities they serve. They are expected to give their recommendations to president obama the summer. This is to an half hours. Were going to get started. If you have a cell phone please turn it off for putting on to vibrate. Good morning welcome to the president s task force on 21st Century Policing. Today we have a distinguished and final panel all bills were outstanding but we save the best for last there will be the to the cochairs to explain the purpose of the panel and the thought process while we will close it out this way. And as you know, december 1st 2014 president obama announced his intent to create a president s task force with 21st Century Policing to deal with the issue of trust between police and many communities in the task force will be led by two distinguished cochairs was also a former assistant attorney general and to her left charros ra