Bad Days For Police Officers

This has not bee n a good time for police officers around the country and Georgia and Texas in particular. From layoffs, positions not being filled to shootings, cops are under more pressure day in and day out.
Last night, in Arlington TX., a rookie female police officer was killed and tow others killed, at a domestic violence scene. http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/28/2731797/police-officer-two-others-found.html
Yesterday, A Georgia State trooper was shot and killed in Atlanta by a thug who had been arrested 19 previous times. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/dashboard-camera-captured-troopers-789133.html?cxtype=rss_news
On Christmas Day, a Ulvade County Deputy Sheriff died of a heart attack from fighting with a suspect: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20627-deputy-sheriff-michael-ray-schaefer
On Sunday, December 26, a police officer from Woburn MA. was shot and killed during a robbery attempt by some thugs. http://www.odmp.org/officer/20626-police-officer-john-maguire
Update: The officer was killed by a thug who had been serving 3 concurrent life sentences in MA. and was released from prison in 2009. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/29/mass-cop-killed-career-criminal-parole-despite-life-sentences/?test=latestnews#
On Christmas Eve, a University of Houston police officer died in a traffic accident while responding to a call: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20625-police-officer-ann-odonnell
Finally, on December 23, a police officer from Doughty, Georgia was shot to death by a thug robbing a store: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20624-lieutenant-cliff-rouse

The year 2010 has been a bad year in terms of Line of Duty Deaths for police officers. Let's hope 2011 will be a better year.