Full Text of HR0963 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States of America, for more than two | 3 | | hundred and forty years, has moved in the direction of being a | 4 | | society of laws and not of individual men nor women; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In order to create a society of laws, it is | 6 | | necessary, a requirement of every ordered nation around the | 7 | | world, that the society place one of its toughest burdens, the | 8 | | day-to-day enforcement of law and order, upon a professional | 9 | | group of service officers who are trained to fulfill this role; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The American people have, up until now, been | 12 | | distinguished among all the people of the world in our unique | 13 | | understanding of, and respect for, the burdens faced by law | 14 | | enforcement first responders, the men and women we call "the | 15 | | police"; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In the extraordinary year of 2020, which has now | 17 | | come to an end, all U.S. first responders have faced | 18 | | unprecedented challenges as part of their day-to-day work; | 19 | | because of the nature of police work and the people with whom | 20 | | police officers have to deal, this is and must be, as there is | 21 | | no alternative, a special burden, a special challenge, for | 22 | | first responders in the field of law enforcement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Perhaps because of the conditions of this | 2 | | extraordinary and tragic year, 2020, many Americans, many | 3 | | well-meaning Americans, many good Americans, have become | 4 | | confused; all of us are bearing our own weights, and so in a | 5 | | time when we should be showing our uniformed men and women of | 6 | | law enforcement more understanding than ever, some are showing | 7 | | them less; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Crimes committed by police against our citizens | 9 | | cannot nor will not be tolerated; these individuals must be | 10 | | held accountable and prosecuted for their acts; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The great vast majority of men and women who wear | 12 | | the badge are committed to their mission of protecting | 13 | | law-abiding citizens and enforcing the laws of the State of | 14 | | Illinois, and they should not be vilified with legislation that | 15 | | diminishes their ability to serve, nor legislation which is | 16 | | punitive to those who serve honorably; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, At a time when the City of Chicago sadly tallied | 18 | | 774 murders in 2020, a 50% increase from 2019, the General | 19 | | Assembly should be working to reduce crime, not moving flawed | 20 | | legislation through a "lame duck session"; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | the sponsors of this resolution are committed to effective and | 3 | | thoughtful changes to the criminal justice system and policing | 4 | | in a bipartisan transparent manner with all stakeholders | 5 | | represented, and this approach on issues of this importance | 6 | | will serve the State of Illinois and its citizens well; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the sponsors of this resolution affirm our | 9 | | support for the men and women of Illinois who wear the badge.
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