I am going to the most amazing woman's funeral on Friday. She was an aboriginal police officer who went to residential school, dropped out, had a baby and raised her, but didn't let anything -- not racism, not sexism, not other responsibilites, not the huge costs of tuition -- keep her from following her dream of becoming a police officer. Her name is Robin Cameron, she was 29 years old, and she is one of the two RCMP officers who were shot and killed by a deranged man who is likely now living in the woods.
Robin was a single mother and it's unclear what will happen to her 11-year-old daughter.
It's such a tragic ending to such a courageous life and I'm so glad to be able to go to her funeral and let others know more about the life she lived and the people who love her.
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5 comments:
That is so tragic. I hope her daughter knows how strong of a woman her momma was.
I hope so too.
And I hope the media don't try to swarm her at the funeral. Some reporters can be such disgusting vultures.
They have him in police custody now, don't they? Thank goodness.
It's so horrible.
He turned himself in at 4 pm, went to the hospital to have an injury on his foot fixed, and is now in custody. His trial will happen in North Battleford.
At one point there were 250 officers searching for him.
A letter he (or someone claiming to be him) wrote to the Edmonton Sun said he was acting in self defense because they were trying to kill him.
Oh, that's so sad.
I hope her daughter will be able to find some hope.
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