Florida LEO,
Fire and EMS Wives
THE PROJECT
THE HARD TRUTH
1%
Out of 62 million interactions, less than 1% of all civilian interaction with law enforcement has a negative outcome.(MSNBC,2016)
99.1%
Of officers have NOT been accused of any misconduct of any kind.(MSNBC,2016)
Since our commitment to help provide as much support as possible to our heroes, we have witnessed the birth of a beautiful project. Our public Facebook and Twitter pages thrive alongside our private support group pages that currently hold over 300 private members. Within our private groups, we provide emotion support to the wives of sworn LEO, Fire, and EMS personnel.
With the dedication and support of our private group members and community, we have been involved in countless fundraisers, meal trains, and group family projects in support of our LEO, Fire, and EMS workers. Our goal is to support our Public Safety community and to help curve any false misconceptions that the public may have towards these amazing men and women that risk their lives daily for our well being.
"There are 698,000 law enforcement officers across the country. Those 698,000 officers have approximately 62 million interactions with civilians in a given year..."(MSNBC,2016).
THE PROJECT
The media is a double edged sword to all those involved in the criminal justice field across our nation. In this day in age, the media has the ability to spread from one coast to another in a matter of seconds. With the birth of the internet and its spawn of various forms of social media or "new media". People today are constantly subjected to various forms of media exposure ranging from visual, print, new, and sound.
Florida LEO, Fire and EMS Wives was created in order to support the members of our public safety community and their families. The effect that today's media has brought upon our heroes has been unfair, untrue, and harsh. We realized that it was time for us to step up, using the benefits of Social Media to our advantage in attempt to provide support to the families and spouses of our Public Safety Community and the truth to the public.