A lie murdered David Rose.
Five hundred cops packed the pews of an Atlanta megachurch on Friday to bear witness in person, to have a memory of the slain DeKalb county police officer that could not be sullied by lies or debased by silence.
Slowly, an honor guard of police officers in formal uniform raised their white-gloved hands in salute as Lt Jason Sawyer handed a folded US flag to Rose’s toddler, sitting next to her grandmother in the front pews, wearing a shirt with the words “My Daddy Is a Hero”. Her mother was not there – could not be there: she is pregnant with Rose’s third child.
It was only in this moment that the stone-faced wall of police officers and health workers and politicians finally broke down to weep.