Good, But It's About Time

From jsonline: Wauwatosa's police chief praised the unanimous decision Wednesday of a national nonprofit organization to add the name of a Wauwatosa police officer killed on the job to its memorial wall, reversing an earlier decision.
Officer Jennifer Sebena's name will be inscribed later this month on a national monument created and maintained by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and officially dedicated at the memorial's annual candlelight vigil on May 13.
"I am very pleased with the decision made today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. I believe the correct decision was made," Wauwatosa police Chief Barry Weber said.
"Her sacrifice should not be forgotten and will not be forgotten. I thank everyone who has been supportive of our department. I was confident the right decision would ultimately be made. And it was," the chief said in a statement.
The fund initially decided not to include Sebena on its memorial wall in Washington, D.C., apparently because the suspect in her on-duty slaying is her husband, Benjamin Sebena, making the crime an act of domestic violence.
The fund then announced it would delay a decision until next year, but then switched again and set a special meeting for Wednesday.
The unanimous vote was taken verbally by the fund's board of directors, said Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association
"We came up with a number of cases that were similar, practically identical, and it was clear the board was not aware of those cases from the comments the members made. It absolutely played a role" in the decision, Palmer said Wednesday.  http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/decision-expected-today-on-putting-slain-wauwatosa-officers-name-on-memorial-kg9dgce-201226941.html
I'd say that this is a good thing, but it should never have come to this- Officer Sebena's name on the wall should never have been an issue.