Son of a Cop on the Alexandria Police Shooting: ‘Officer' Laboy Is Also ‘Dad’
A Virginia editor asks people to realize that Peter Laboy is more than a cop.
When I was about 7 years old or so, I remember, a Cleveland police officer was shot in the line of duty and killed. Even at that age, I knew enough to feel lucky: My dad was a Cleveland cop, and he wasn't the one who lost his life. In those days, I had a before-school ritual that would last months at a time. Whenever my dad was working the 3-to-11 shift, I'd wake up, clamber down the stairs and peek into my father's bedroom to make sure he was there, that he was alive. See, he would leave for work before I got home from school, and I'd be in bed by the time he returned. And after that poor soul behind the shield lost his life, I had learned young that sometimes cops don't come home, that sometimes random cops aren't in bed when their kids …
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Martha Clancy
12:55 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Thank you for this heartfelt and beautiful article. My Dad was also a Police Officer - he died when I was 7 - more than 60 years go. I still ache for him each day. May Officer Laboy and his family heal quickly . All of us should be grateful to them and their colleagues for our safety each and every day. It is their sacrifices - and those of our military - and that includes the families - which … more ›