The Shawnee PD has shown an extremely high level of compassion and humanity in its recent honors in memory of Noah Davis.
Rather than repeat the story here, please allow me to direct your attention to just two of the many local media items about this.
An article in the Shawnee Dispatch at
http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2012/aug/28/honorary-officer/
An article and video at WDAF-TV Fox 4 at
http://fox4kc.com/2012/08/27/child-gives-his-life-named-honorary-police-officer/
Thank you Chief Larimore for showing that Shawnee cares, and understands.