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Attacks Abound, Officers Afoot
At the time of writing this, numerous at- tacks have happened in the U.S., and Europe, and even a bombing took place at a kindergarten in China.
I was recently in Europe, enjoying a vacation dividing my time between London and Paris. On the first Saturday I was in London, there was a terrorist attack at the London Bridge and sur-
rounding areas—a place I had been to only a few hours prior to the attack. Seven people were killed and 48 were injured as a result of three men driving a van into a crowd and stabbing random people after exiting the van. Officers were on the scene and suspects were down within 8 minutes. This attack happened just weeks after the Manchester bombing took place.
Not long after I’d been home, a shooter opened fire on a congres- sional baseball practice. Unlike the UK attack, the gunman was a 66-year-old from Belleville, Illinois. He was reportedly “anti-Trump.” Though more information has yet to be released, no fatalities have been reported, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the hip. Two U.S. Capi- tal Officers were the first to respond and shot the suspect even after being hit by gunshots themselves; both officers are in good condition and are expected to make full recoveries.
As for China, it is heartbreaking to say it was a bombing outside of a kindergarten where kids were being picked up from school. Re- ports say 7 people have been killed and 59 injured.
Although it is easy to say things are bad in the world, it’s a com- fort to know that there are police officers always at the ready to put their life on the line for yours. Without them, I don’t want to think how truly terrible our world would be.
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