Nemo me impune lecessit.
That slogan was taped across badges of police officers yesterday outside the courthouse in Midland, Texas, during a 45 minute memorial service honoring slain peace officers. It translates to No one attacks me with impunity. A modern English translation might be, "They gonna get back at you, sucka," and it's got to be one of those priceless perks of a police officer's work.
I like to take pictures of people taking pictures. But the next one was a first for me.
The photo above was taken within a minute of the MRT photographer snapping a picture of the same scene which appeared on the front page of the morning paper. The MRT photographer is the bald guy in the white shirt on the far right, and his front page photo can be seen here.
Here are some thumbnails of more photos from the event.
As you can see, it was heavy with honor and ceremony.
Representative Conaway was guarded well.
The shoulder patch on the green uniform says "US Customs and Border Protection."
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