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blm

(113,065 posts)
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 11:20 PM Aug 2020

A beloved Cleveland firefighter just died of Covid19.

His name was Richard Petras and he was 50years old.

Another first responder. Last month I read that Covid19 is the number one cause of death for police officers, too.

I think it would be a good idea for a reporter to gather the data on these deaths and make it public.

I can’t see how how any first responder or law enforcement group can endorse Trump when he is the reason so many are dying.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/07/14/2061662/0/en/65-Law-Enforcement-Line-of-Duty-Deaths-in-First-Half-of-2020.html

Firearms-related fatalities decrease 4 percent over the same period last year; COVID-19 deaths poised to surpass all other causes of officer fatalities

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A beloved Cleveland firefighter just died of Covid19. (Original Post) blm Aug 2020 OP
What a dreadful loss...and so young, too. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #1
Firefighters tilt towards Dems. LEOs tilt GOP, but blm Aug 2020 #2

blm

(113,065 posts)
2. Firefighters tilt towards Dems. LEOs tilt GOP, but
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 12:50 AM
Aug 2020

With Covid a bigger risk to their lives than their jobs, I don’t see the logic in supporting Trump.

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