Anyone else think that since 9/11 police and military are automatically considereed "heroes"

[get the red out]

1. I certainly admire

people who do those jobs well. But yes, I agree with you. I felt bad in thinking that, so I am glad you posted.

In my area, when a police officer is killed, even when it is not in the line of duty, the local news talks about it every night at least until the funeral, and they are a "fallen hero". The most recent was an officer who was killed in an ATV accident. It was newsworthy, and a terrible thing, but they discussed it every night until the funeral, when they showed clips of that. To me, this is way over the top.

In the case of the military, I think Rethugs use the term "hero" so they can get them killed and horribly injured in purposeless wars then pretend they are honoring their sacrifice, while hoping they will just disappear.