Full Text of HR1360 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On June 7, 2016, five police officers were
| 3 | | murdered in Dallas, Texas; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Four of those officers were members of the Dallas | 5 | | Police Department; one was an officer with the Dallas Area | 6 | | Rapid Transit police force; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, At the time of their deaths, the officers were | 8 | | performing their sworn duty,
guarding civilians during an | 9 | | emotionally bitter protest march that was being actively | 10 | | covered by the
news media; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, As a result of these officers performing their | 12 | | duties by standing guard, the killer knew exactly where they | 13 | | would be and was able to set up positions from which to ambush | 14 | | them; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the police officers who were | 16 | | killed, six other police officers and one
civilian were | 17 | | injured; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The death toll of this incident, and the | 19 | | circumstances surrounding the shootings, have
led it to be | 20 | | characterized as one of the worst atrocities in the history of |
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| 1 | | United States urban violence; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The circumstances of this incident make it all the | 3 | | more essential that Americans respond
as members of a common | 4 | | society and country, this response being the best (and possibly | 5 | | the only)
way to avoid spiraling downhill into a mental state | 6 | | of hatred, fear, and bitterness; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The fallen Dallas Police Department officers are | 8 | | Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, and Patrick | 9 | | Zamarripa; the fallen Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer is | 10 | | Brent Thompson; they, and their fellow officers who
were | 11 | | injured or maimed in this incident, will be remembered on the | 12 | | honor roll of their service by the
police officers and | 13 | | civilians of the United States; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | pay solemn tribute to the memories of
the fallen officers of | 17 | | Dallas, Texas, and to the traditions of service for which they | 18 | | and their families paid the
ultimate sacrifice; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That we mark the adoption of this resolution with | 21 | | a moment of
silent reflection in honor of these fallen heroes | 22 | | of American law enforcement; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution shall be | 2 | | presented to the Chiefs of Police of the
Dallas Police | 3 | | Department and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department, | 4 | | as tokens of the
honor paid by Illinois to these fallen and | 5 | | wounded officers, and as an expression of due deference to
the | 6 | | police officers of the United States.
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