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ADDRESS TO & CRIMESTOPPERS 1991 CONFERENCE
October 2, 1991
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Avdience
1. Mr. Timothy Kline Executive Director, Crimestoppers
International
X 2. Mr. Sid Hewman - President Elect, Crimestoppers
International
A3. Mr. Regineld Whynott - President, Crimestoppers
International
4. Mr. Greg MacAleese - Founder, Crimestoppers International
V.S.
5. Mr. William Barr - Acting^Attorney General,
6. Mr. William Summers Vice Chairman, Crimestoppers
International Conference
PODIUM
intro.
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7. Mr. George Underhill -: Chairman Crimestoppers International
Conference
8. THE PRESIDENT
9. Mr. Ken Alderson - Chairman Kentuckiana Crimestoppers
10. Mr. Allen Duffin - Crimestoppers Conference Committee
Chairman
11. Mr. Leon Jones - Jefferson County Police Chief
12. Mr. Kenny Shuck - Kentuckiana Crimestoppers Coordinator,
Jefferson County Police
Electing Hewman
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1991
LOUSIVILLE, KENTUCKY
THANK YOU, GEORGE [UNDERHILL] FOR THAT KIND
INTRODUCTION. I'M PLEASED OUR ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY
GENERAL, BILL BARR, COULD JOIN US TODAY. LET ME
CONGRATULATE REGINALD WHYNOTT FOR A JOB WELL DONE, AND
HIS NEWLY ELECTED PREDECESSOR, SID NEWMAN. AND I'M
NAMES NEW
DELIGHTED TO JOIN THIS 12TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF CRIME
STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL. I NOTE THAT THE DAY AFTER
TOMORROW IS THE 60TH BIRTHDAY OF THIS NATION'S PRE-
EMINENT CRIME STOPPER -- IS IT TRUE YOU'VE GATHERED
HERE TO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DICK TRACY? 11
CHECK YOU KNOW,
IN SCHOOL WE LEARN THE "THREE R'S".
FROM NOW ON WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO LEARN THE CRIME
STOPPERS' LESSON -- THE "THREE P'S". TO STOP CRIME, WE
NEED PEOPLE TO HELP THE POLICE, AND WE NEED PUBLICITY
BY THE PRESS.
- 6 -
IN MARCH, WE ASKED CONGRESS TO PASS A CRIME BILL
WITHIN 100 DAYS. THE 100 DAYS EXPIRED ON JUNE 14. BUT
THE CRIME BILL HAS NOT BEEN ENACTED.
UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO REPORT THAT THE HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TOOK A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
LAST WEEK. THE COMMITTEE APPROVED A BILL THAT LOOKS
DELETE
MORE LIKE AN ACLU WISH LIST THAN A CRIME BILL. LET ME
SEND A SIMPLE MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS: THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WILL NOT BE FOOLED AND I WILL NOT SIGN ANY BILL
THAT HANDCUFFS POLICE AND PROSECUTORS WITH MORE
TECHNICALITIES.
AMERICANS DON'T WANT EXCUSES; THEY WANT ACTION.
THEY DON'T WANT TIMID BILLS THAT NIBBLE AT THE EDGES OF
THE CRIME PROBLEM. THEY WANT A TOUGH, COMPREHENSIVE
PACKAGE. OUR PEOPLE WANT TO FIGHT CRIME. NOW. SO
PLEASE, LET YOUR REPRESENTATIVE KNOW: WE WANT OUR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO BE CRIMEFIGHTERS, TOO.
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1991
LOUSIVILLE, KENTUCKY
THANK YOU, GEORGE [UNDERHILL] FOR THAT KIND
INTRODUCTION. LET ME CONGRATULATE REGINALD WHYNOTT FOR
A JOB WELL DONE, AND HIS NEWLY ELECTED PREDECESSOR, SID
HEWMAN. I'M DELIGHTED TO JOIN THIS 12TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL. I NOTE
THAT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW IS THE 60TH BIRTHDAY OF
THIS NATION'S PRE-EMINENT CRIME STOPPER -- IS IT TRUE
YOU'VE GATHERED HERE TO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DICK
TRACY? 11
YOU KNOW, IN SCHOOL WE LEARN THE "THREE R'S".
FROM NOW ON WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO LEARN THE CRIME
STOPPERS' LESSON -- THE "THREE P'S". TO STOP CRIME, WE
NEED PEOPLE TO HELP THE POLICE, AND WE NEED PUBLICITY
BY THE PRESS.
- 2 -
AFTER ALL, THE THREE "P'S" PRODUCE A FOURTH "P":
PEACE. YOU KNOW: YOU PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY BY TURNING
IT INTO A COMMUNITY AFFAIR. CRIME STOPPERS COME IN ALL
SIZES AND DESCRIPTIONS: GRANDPARENTS, KIDS,
BUSINESSMEN, PARENTS. YOU STRENGTHEN THE BONDS THAT
TURN A SERIES OF HOMES INTO REAL COMMUNITIES.
TOGETHER, YOU MAKE YOUR COMMUNITIES - -- AND OUR NATION
-- A BETTER, STRONGER, SAFER PLACE TO LIVE. INDEED,
THROUGH YOUR 850 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, YOU MAKE THE
WORLD A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE.
TO AMERICANS SICK AND TIRED OF FEELING THREATENED
IN THEIR OWN HOMES -- OF COWERING IN FEAR OF PUNKS --
OF WORRYING ABOUT THEIR KIDS AND THEIR FUTURE, I SAY:
BAND TOGETHER. BECOME CRIME STOPPERS. YOU OFFER A
COST-EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, MORAL WAY TO TAKE BACK THE
STREETS.
- 3 -
YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED INFORMATION THAT HAS HELPED
SOLVE 370,000 FELONIES. THE COURTS HAVE CONVICTED 96
PERCENT OF THOSE ARRESTED THROUGH TIPS SUPPLIED BY
CRIME STOPPERS. YOUR INFORMATION HAS HELPED
AUTHORITIES RECOVER NEARLY 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN
NARCOTICS AND STOLEN PROPERTY. THAT WORKS OUT TO 80
DOLLARS IN RETURN ON EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND. [CAN YOU
IMAGINE WHAT THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE LIKE IF CONGRESS
WORKED LIKE THAT?]]
BUT LOOK WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. LAST YEAR SIX
MILLION AMERICAN CITIZENS FELL VICTIM TO VIOLENT CRIME.
SIX MILLION. VIOLENT CRIME CLAIMED THE LIVES OF OVER
20,000 AMERICANS. OUR STREETS POSE A GREATER THREAT TO
OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN THAN DID THE FOES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST. WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT. OUR CHILDREN
DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT.
- 4 -
IN MAY OF 1989, I STOOD IN THE RAIN ON THE STEPS
OF THE CAPITOL WITH SOME OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR ALL OF US.
TOGETHER, WE CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO PASS OUR CRIME
PACKAGE -- LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO PROTECT OUR COPS BY
GIVING THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO GET THEIR JOB DONE.
IT WAS TOUGH LEGISLATION. IT WAS FAIR LEGISLATION. III
TODAY, NEARLY 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, I STAND HERE IN
THE MIDST OF ANOTHER GROUP DEDICATED TO FIGHTING CRIME.
TWO AND 1/2 YEARS HAVE PASSED, AND CONGRESS STILL HAS
NOT PASSED THE CORE PROVISIONS WE REQUESTED. III
IN MARCH, WE SENT A CRIME BILL TO CONGRESS -- - A
BILL DESIGNED TO MAKE YOUR WORK LESS NECESSARY. OUR
COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1991 WILL
CONFRONT THE TERRIFYING SPIRAL OF LAWLESSNESS. IT WILL
STRENGTHEN OUR FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- TOO
OFTEN UNFAIRLY STACKED AGAINST DEDICATED LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 11
- 5 -
OUR BILL WILL ENSURE THAT CONVICTED FELONS NO
LONGER EVADE PUNISHMENT BY DROWNING JUSTICE IN A SEA OF
LEGAL CHALLENGES UNRELATED TO GUILT OR INNOCENCE.
OUR BILL LIMITS THE CHANCES OF A VIOLENT CRIMINAL
GETTING RELEASED ON THE BASIS OF LEGAL TECHNICALITIES.
OUR BILL IMPOSES TOUGH SENTENCES UPON DRUG
TRAFFICKERS AND VIOLENT FELONS WHO USE SEMIAUTOMATIC
WEAPONS. IT ESTABLISHES NEW PUNISHMENTS AGAINST THOSE
WHO STEAL AND SMUGGLE FIREARMS. NO PLEA BARGAINS. NO
EARLY RELEASE.
OUR BILL ESTABLISHES AN ENFORCEABLE FEDERAL DEATH
PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO MURDER FEDERAL JUDGES, THOSE WHO
ENGAGE IN THE TERRORIST SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS, THOSE
WHO KILL LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR FEDERAL WITNESSES.
WE MUST TELL CRIMINALS: OUR SOCIETY WILL PROTECT
ITSELF. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT ACTION.
- 6 -
IN MARCH, WE ASKED CONGRESS TO PASS A CRIME BILL
WITHIN 100 DAYS. THE 100 DAYS EXPIRED ON JUNE 14. BUT
THE CRIME BILL HAS NOT BEEN ENACTED.
[
UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO REPORT THAT THE HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TOOK A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
LAST WEEK.
THE COMMITTEE APPROVED A BILL THAT LOOKS
MORE LIKE AN ACLU WISH LIST THAN A CRIME BILL.
LET ME
SEND A SIMPLE MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS: THE AMER/ICAN
PEOPLE WILL NOT BE FOOLED AND I WILL NOT SIGN ANY BILL
THAT HANDCUFFS POLICE AND PROSECUTORS WITH MORE
TECHNICALITIES.
AMERICANS DON'T WANT EXCUSES; THEY WANT ACTION.
THEY DON'T WANT TIMID BILLS THAT NIBBLE AT THE EDGES OF
THE CRIME PROBLEM. THEY WANT A TOUGH, COMPREHENSIVE
PACKAGE. OUR PEOPLE WANT TO FIGHT CRIME. NOW. SO
PLEASE, LET YOUR REPRESENTATIVE KNOW: WE WANT OUR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO BE CRIMEFIGHTERS, TOO.
- 7 -
I'M PROUD TO BE WITH YOU. YOU CRIME STOPPERS AND
OUR BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS EARN OUR
ADMIRATION, OUR RESPECT - -- AND YOU AND THIS NATION
DESERVE THE BEST, TOUGHEST ANTI-CRIME PACKAGE WE CAN
PRODUCE. NO MORE LOOPHOLES. NO MORE ROLLS OF THE
DICE. NO MORE DELAYS. IIII
LISTEN TO THESE WORDS. "THE LAND IS FULL OF
BLOODY CRIMES. AND THE CITY IS FULL OF VIOLENCE." THE
PROPHET EZEKIEL WROTE THAT OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO. THE
BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL STILL RAGES. BUT OUR
CRIME BILL -- AND YOUR WORK -- WILL STRENGTHEN THE HAND
OF GOOD. III
so, ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU, AND
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THE NATION OVER WHICH YOU
STAND WATCH.
#
#
#
#
#
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1991
LOUSIVILLE, KENTUCKY
THANK YOU, GEORGE [UNDERHILL] FOR THAT KIND
INTRODUCTION. LET ME CONGRATULATE REGINALD WHYNOTT FOR
A JOB WELL DONE, AND HIS NEWLY ELECTED PREDECESSOR, SID
HEWMAN. I'M DELIGHTED TO JOIN THIS 12TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL. I NOTE
THAT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW IS THE 60TH BIRTHDAY OF
THIS NATION'S PRE-EMINENT CRIME STOPPER -- IS IT TRUE
YOU'VE GATHERED HERE TO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DICK
TRACY? 11
YOU KNOW, IN SCHOOL WE LEARN THE "THREE R'S".
FROM NOW ON WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO LEARN THE CRIME
STOPPERS' LESSON -- THE "THREE P'S". TO STOP CRIME, WE
NEED PEOPLE TO HELP THE POLICE, AND WE NEED PUBLICITY
BY THE PRESS.
- 2 -
AFTER ALL, THE THREE "P'S" PRODUCE A FOURTH "P":
PEACE. YOU KNOW: YOU PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY BY TURNING
IT INTO A COMMUNITY AFFAIR. CRIME STOPPERS COME IN ALL
SIZES AND DESCRIPTIONS: GRANDPARENTS, KIDS,
BUSINESSMEN, PARENTS. YOU STRENGTHEN THE BONDS THAT
TURN A SERIES OF HOMES INTO REAL COMMUNITIES.
TOGETHER, YOU MAKE YOUR COMMUNITIES -- AND OUR NATION
-- A BETTER, STRONGER, SAFER PLACE TO LIVE. INDEED,
THROUGH YOUR 850 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, YOU MAKE THE
WORLD A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE.
TO AMERICANS SICK AND TIRED OF FEELING THREATENED
IN THEIR OWN HOMES -- OF COWERING IN FEAR OF PUNKS --
OF WORRYING ABOUT THEIR KIDS AND THEIR FUTURE, I SAY:
BAND TOGETHER. BECOME CRIME STOPPERS. YOU OFFER A
COST-EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, MORAL WAY TO TAKE BACK THE
STREETS.
- 3 -
YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED INFORMATION THAT HAS HELPED
SOLVE 370,000 FELONIES. THE COURTS HAVE CONVICTED 96
PERCENT OF THOSE ARRESTED THROUGH TIPS SUPPLIED BY
CRIME STOPPERS. YOUR INFORMATION HAS HELPED
AUTHORITIES RECOVER NEARLY 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN
NARCOTICS AND STOLEN PROPERTY. THAT WORKS OUT TO 80
DOLLARS IN RETURN ON EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND. [[CAN YOU
IMAGINE WHAT THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE LIKE IF CONGRESS
WORKED LIKE THAT?]]
BUT LOOK WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. LAST YEAR SIX
MILLION AMERICAN CITIZENS FELL VICTIM TO VIOLENT CRIME.
SIX MILLION. VIOLENT CRIME CLAIMED THE LIVES OF OVER
20,000 AMERICANS. OUR STREETS POSE A GREATER THREAT TO
OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN THAN DID THE FOES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST. WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT. OUR CHILDREN
DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT.
- 4 -
IN MAY OF 1989, I STOOD IN THE RAIN ON THE STEPS
OF THE CAPITOL WITH SOME OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR ALL OF US.
TOGETHER, WE CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO PASS OUR CRIME
PACKAGE -- LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO PROTECT OUR COPS BY
GIVING THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO GET THEIR JOB DONE.
IT WAS TOUGH LEGISLATION. IT WAS FAIR LEGISLATION. III
TODAY, NEARLY 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, I STAND HERE IN
THE MIDST OF ANOTHER GROUP DEDICATED TO FIGHTING CRIME.
TWO AND 1/2 YEARS HAVE PASSED, AND CONGRESS STILL HAS
NOT PASSED THE CORE PROVISIONS WE REQUESTED. III
IN MARCH, WE SENT A CRIME BILL TO CONGRESS -- A
BILL DESIGNED TO MAKE YOUR WORK LESS NECESSARY. OUR
COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1991 WILL
CONFRONT THE TERRIFYING SPIRAL OF LAWLESSNESS. IT WILL
STRENGTHEN OUR FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- TOO
OFTEN UNFAIRLY STACKED AGAINST DEDICATED LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 11
- 5 -
OUR BILL WILL ENSURE THAT CONVICTED FELONS NO
LONGER EVADE PUNISHMENT BY DROWNING JUSTICE IN A SEA OF
LEGAL CHALLENGES UNRELATED TO GUILT OR INNOCENCE.
OUR BILL LIMITS THE CHANCES OF A VIOLENT CRIMINAL
GETTING RELEASED ON THE BASIS OF LEGAL TECHNICALITIES.
OUR BILL IMPOSES TOUGH SENTENCES UPON DRUG
TRAFFICKERS AND VIOLENT FELONS WHO USE SEMIAUTOMATIC
WEAPONS. IT ESTABLISHES NEW PUNISHMENTS AGAINST THOSE
WHO STEAL AND SMUGGLE FIREARMS. NO PLEA BARGAINS. NO
EARLY RELEASE.
OUR BILL ESTABLISHES AN ENFORCEABLE FEDERAL DEATH
PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO MURDER FEDERAL JUDGES, THOSE WHO
ENGAGE IN THE TERRORIST SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS, THOSE
WHO KILL LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR FEDERAL WITNESSES.
WE MUST TELL CRIMINALS: OUR SOCIETY WILL PROTECT
ITSELF. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT ACTION.
- 6 -
IN MARCH, WE ASKED CONGRESS TO PASS A CRIME BILL
WITHIN 100 DAYS. THE 100 DAYS EXPIRED ON JUNE 14. BUT
THE CRIME BILL HAS NOT BEEN ENACTED.
UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO REPORT THAT THE HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TOOK A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
LAST WEEK. THE COMMITTEE APPROVED A BILL THAT LOOKS
MORE LIKE AN ACLU WISH LIST THAN A CRIME BILL. LET ME
SEND A SIMPLE MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS: THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WILL NOT BE FOOLED AND I WILL NOT SIGN ANY BILL
THAT HANDCUFFS POLICE AND PROSECUTORS WITH MORE
TECHNICALITIES.
AMERICANS DON'T WANT EXCUSES; THEY WANT ACTION.
THEY DON'T WANT TIMID BILLS THAT NIBBLE AT THE EDGES OF
THE CRIME PROBLEM. THEY WANT A TOUGH, COMPREHENSIVE
PACKAGE. OUR PEOPLE WANT TO FIGHT CRIME. NOW. SO
PLEASE, LET YOUR REPRESENTATIVE KNOW: WE WANT OUR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO BE CRIMEFIGHTERS, TOO.
- 7 -
I'M PROUD TO BE WITH YOU. YOU CRIME STOPPERS AND
OUR BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS EARN OUR
ADMIRATION, OUR RESPECT - -- AND YOU AND THIS NATION
DESERVE THE BEST, TOUGHEST ANTI-CRIME PACKAGE WE CAN
PRODUCE. NO MORE LOOPHOLES. NO MORE ROLLS OF THE
DICE. NO MORE DELAYS. 1111
LISTEN TO THESE WORDS. "THE LAND IS FULL OF
BLOODY CRIMES. AND THE CITY IS FULL OF VIOLENCE." THE
PROPHET EZEKIEL WROTE THAT OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO. THE
BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL STILL RAGES. BUT OUR
CRIME BILL -- AND YOUR WORK -- WILL STRENGTHEN THE HAND
OF GOOD. III
so, ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU, AND
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THE NATION OVER WHICH YOU
STAND WATCH.
#
#
#
#
#
Document No.
91 SEP 31 SEP 31 A9: WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/1/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
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SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL REMARKS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
81 SEP 27 P7: 10
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE
5H
SUBJECT:
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL REMARKS
On Wednesday, October 2, you will deliver remarks to an
audience of 850 at the 12th annual Crime Stoppers International
Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The audience is composed of
Crime Stoppers Board Members, state and local police coordinators
from across the nation, spouses and members of the media.
Your remarks (approximately 8 minutes/cards) acknowledge the
accomplishments of Crime Stoppers International, and highlight
the 1991 Comprehensive Crime Bill.
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 27, 1991
6 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Four
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join this 12th annual conference of Crime
Stoppers International. I note that the day after tomorrow is
the 60th birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crime Stopper --
is it true you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for
Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crime Stoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crime Stoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become Crime
Stoppers. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral way to
take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crime Stoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our
children deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed the core
provisions we requested. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our federal criminal
3
justice system -- too often unfairly stacked against dedicated
law enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our bill limits the chances of a violent criminal getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities.
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder federal judges, those who engage in the
terrorist slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement
officers or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the crime bill has
not been enacted.
Unfortunately, I have to report that the House Judiciary
Committee took a step in the wrong direction last week. The
Committee approved a bill that looks more like an ACLU wish list
than a crime bill. Let me send a simple message to the Congress:
the American people will not be fooled and I will not sign any
bill that handcuffs police and prosecutors with more
4
technicalities.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crime Stoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. \\\\
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
#
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 SEP 27 P7:13
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE BH
SUBJECT:
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL REMARKS
On Wednesday, October 2, you will deliver remarks to an
audience of 850 at the 12th annual Crime Stoppers International
Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The audience is composed of
Crime Stoppers Board Members, state and local police coordinators
from across the nation, spouses and members of the media.
Your remarks (approximately 8 minutes/cards) acknowledge the
accomplishments of Crime Stoppers International, and highlight
the 1991 Comprehensive Crime Bill.
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 27, 1991
6 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Four
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join this 12th annual conference of Crime
Stoppers International. I note that the day after tomorrow is
the 60th birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crime Stopper --
is it true you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for
Dick Tracy?
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crime Stoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crime Stoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become Crime
Stoppers. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral way to
take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crime Stoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our
children deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.\
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed the core
provisions we requested. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our federal criminal
3
justice system -- too often unfairly stacked against dedicated
law enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our bill limits the chances of a violent criminal getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities.
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder federal judges, those who engage in the
terrorist slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement
officers or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the crime bill has
not been enacted.
Unfortunately, I have to report that the House Judiciary
Committee took a step in the wrong direction last week. The
Committee approved a bill that looks more like an ACLU wish list
than a crime bill. Let me send a simple message to the Congress:
the American people will not be fooled and I will not sign any
bill that handcuffs police and prosecutors with more
4
technicalities.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crime Stoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE
5H
SUBJECT:
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL REMARKS
On Wednesday, October 2, you will deliver remarks to an
audience of 850 at the 12th annual Crime Stoppers International
Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The audience is composed of
Crime Stoppers Board Members, state and local police coordinators
from across the nation, spouses and members of the media.
Your remarks (approximately 8 minutes/cards) acknowledge the
accomplishments of Crime Stoppers International, and highlight
the 1991 Comprehensive Crime Bill.
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 27, 1991
6 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Four
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join this 12th annual conference of Crime
Stoppers International. I note that the day after tomorrow is
the 60th birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crime Stopper --
is it true you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for
Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crime Stoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crime Stoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become Crime
Stoppers. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral way to
take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crime Stoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our
children deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed the core
provisions we requested. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our federal criminal
3
justice system -- too often unfairly stacked against dedicated
law enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our bill limits the chances of a violent criminal getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities.
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder federal judges, those who engage in the
terrorist slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement
officers or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the crime bill has
not been enacted.
Unfortunately, I have to report that the House Judiciary
Committee took a step in the wrong direction last week. The
Committee approved a bill that looks more like an ACLU wish list
than a crime bill. Let me send a simple message to the Congress:
the American people will not be fooled and I will not sign any
bill that handcuffs police and prosecutors with more
4
technicalities.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crime Stoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. IIII
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good' and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 24, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
your
celebration
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press. Frankly, we must work together like
this in order to battle the scourge that threatens our land.
Affer all The three Ps produce a fourth P Peace
It S an honor to be here with you Crimestoppers: you're
you know: You make good things happen.
one of the most effective crime fighting tools we have. Look at
Crimestoppers COME inallsizesand descriptions
you. You're grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents: volunteers
who make a difference. And together, you make America a better,
stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
You show everyone from the governments to the street hoods
that Americans are sick and tired of being threatened in their
homes -- of cowering in fear -- of worrying about their kids and
WE don't have to accept crime as a fact of life - and you don't.
their future. ^ You show us there' saa cost-effective, responsible,
You offer a
moral action out there that anyone can take. Americans are this
country's finest natural resource On every level of our lives,
we must trust ourselves to come up with new solutions.
Your facts and figures back this up. In the last decade of
way to take back the streets.
2
your channeling anonymous tips to the authorities, you've contri-
buted information that's led to the solving of 340,000 felonies.
96.5% of those arrested through your tips are convicted. Due to
your information nearly $2 billion in narcotics and stolen prop-
erty has been recovered: when you factor in rewards, that works
out to nearly $80 in return on every $1 spent. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.\\ We will take back our streets
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
Passed
have passed, and Congress still has not acted on our request.
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill that
responds to the frustration and the achievements of people like
you
bill designed to make your work less necessary. Our
Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the
3
terrifying spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's
criminal justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against
dedicated law enforcement officials.
The Act has four major elements, beginning with habeas
corpus reform Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no
longer evade punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal
challenges unrelated to guilt or innocence. Second: exclusionary
rule reform. Our Bill limits the chance of violent criminals
being released on the basis of legal technicalities -- and allows
introduction into evidence of firearms seized from dangerous
criminals, no matter how officers obtain them.
Our bill imposes statences on
Next in our bill and violent felons who
It
use semiautomatic weapons face stiff mandatory sentences and
provides AEW punishments
new federal offenses for firearms theft and smuggling. No plea
bargains. No early release. We will silence the illegal guns
that blast away in our streets, in our homes, and around our
schools -- by punishing the violent criminals who misuse guns.
And we need an enforceable federal death penalty for the
most heinous federal crimes -- the murder of a federal judge --
the terrorist killing of civilians -- the cold-blooded execution
of a law enforcement officer or federal witness. We must send
the strongest possible message: our society will protect itself.
For more than a decade now, Congress has talked about reinstating
the federal death penalty. Now it should act. III
The American people want action. In March, we asked
Congress to pass a crime bill within 100 days. So far, 212 days
4
have passed and neither house has passed our crime package. The
100 days expired on June 14. But the crime issue did not.
America wants real, comprehensive action against crime. America
wants it done right. It wants it done now. And so do I. I'm
proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave law
enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and you
and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package we
can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
It's time. It's long past time. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. 111
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 24, 1991
11 a.m.
CRIMES Draft One
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
It's an honor to be here with you Crimestoppers -- you're
one of the most effective crime-fighting tools we have. Look at
you. You're grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents: volunteers
reaching into yourselves to find the strength to reach out of
who MAKE
yourselves. Each one of you makes a difference. And together,
you make America a better, stronger, safer place to live.
Indeed you make ME world Safer through your 850 international programs.
And when you link up the 850 programs you have
internationally -- you're making this a safer world. I wish you
luck as you travel the globe spreading your message -- showing
citizens
that the individual can take control. You show everyone from the
governments to the street hoods that Americans are sick and tired
of being threatened in their homes -- of cowering in their fear -
- of worrying about their kids and their future. You shown us
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that there's a cost-effective, responsible, moral solution out
there -- and it's in the hands of our people. Americans are this
country's finest natural resource. On every level of our lives,
we must trust ourselves to come up with new solutions.
Your facts and figures back this up. In the last decade of
your channeling anonymous information to the authorities, you've
three Rs
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solved 340,000 felony cases, convicting 96.5% of those arrested.
And you've recovered nearly $2 billion in narcotics and stolen
property -- when you factor in the rewards you give, that works
out to nearly $80 in return on every $1 spent. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
In school we learn the "3Rs". From now on we'll also have
to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- and that's the "3Ps". To
stop crime, we need people to help the police, and we need
up
publicity by the press. Frankly, we must work together like this
front
in order to battle the scourge that threatens our land.
Last year, six million American citizens fell victim to
violent crime. Six million. Violent crime claimed the lives of
over 20,000 Americans. Look at the statistics and a frightening
fact emerges -- our streets posed a greater threat to our own
servicemen and women than did the foes in the Middle East. We
deserve better than that. Our children deserve better than that.
You will show us how to take back our streets.
III
But it's not only the criminals we're up against. In May of
nope:
1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the Capitol with some
Congriss may
of the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line
for all of us. Together, we called for Congress to pass our
venal;
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crime package -- legislation designed to protect our cops by
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giving them the tools they need to get their job done. It was
killor main
tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
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Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
3
have passed, and Congress still has not acted on our request. III
Earlier this year, the Attorney General and I convened an
unprecedented crime summit. We called upon the finest minds in
American law enforcement. In March, following the summit and
taking into account what we learned there, we sent a crime bill
to Congress -- a bill that responds to the frustration and the
achievements of people like you -- a bill designed to support you
and, in years to come, to make your work less necessary. Our
Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the
terrifying spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's
criminal justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against
dedicated law enforcement officials. 11
The Act has four major elements, beginning with habeas
corpus reform. We will free the courts from frivolous, repeti-
tive delays -- gimmicks and challenges from people who have
already exhausted their legal appeals. Our bill will ensure that
convicted felons no longer evade punishment by drowning justice
tighten
in a sea of legal challenges unrelated to guilt or innocence. III
The second major element is exclusionary rule reform. It is
simply intolerable that armed criminals go free when law
enforcement officers have collected solid evidence in good faith
efforts to follow court guidelines. Our Bill limits the
possibility of releasing violent criminals on the basis of legal
technicalities -- and allows introduction into evidence of
firearms seized from dangerous criminals -- no matter how
officers obtain those weapons.
4
Third: more firearm offenses and penalties. In our bill,
drug traffickers and violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons
face stiff mandatory sentences -- and new federal offenses for
firearms theft and smuggling. First time felons caught with
firearms will spend 5 years behind bars. No plea bargains. No
early release. We will silence the illegal guns that blast away
in our streets, in our homes, and around our schools -- by
punishing the violent criminals who misuse guns. III
Our 4th core provision is for the restoration of the federal
tighten
death penalty. We need an enforceable federal death penalty for
the most heinous federal crimes -- the murder of a federal judge
-- the terrorist killing of civilians -- the cold-blooded
execution of a law enforcement officer or federal witness. We
should give juries the option of imposing the death penalty for
such depraved crimes. We must send the strongest possible
message to those who would commit such crimes. We must tell them
that our society will protect itself from violent predators. III
For more than a decade now, Congress has talked about
reinstating the federal death penalty. Now it should act. III
But, as you know so well, the best way to help victims of
crime is to make sure they don't become victims in the first
place. So our crime bill strengthens these core proposals with
some potent new additions. Our Act includes sections designed to
curb terrorism, racial injustice, sexual violence, and juvenile
crime. It requires appropriate drug testing as a condition of
post-conviction release for federal prisoners. It outlines
5
protections for witnesses, and for abused kids.
The Bill makes it easier for federal officials to prosecute
those who commit acts of sexual violence involving children. It
provides for HIV testing of accused sex offenders; and guarantees
tighten
a victim's right to address the court at sentencing.
The American people are tired of talk. They want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100 days.
So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has chosen to take
up our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
Samate
crime issue did not. America wants real, comprehensive action
against crime. America wants it done right. It wants it done
now. And so do I. I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers
and our brave law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our
respect -- and you and this nation deserve the best, toughest
anti-crime package we can produce. No more loopholes. No more
rolls of the dice. It's time. It's long past time.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 SEP 27 P12: 11
September 27, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF
SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
NELSON LUND
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Crimestoppers International
Louisville, Kentucky (October 2, 1991)
At the request of Phillip D. Brady, Counsel's office has reviewed
the captioned remarks. Several important changes are marked on
the attached hard copy.
We appreciate the opportunity to review these remarks.
Attachment
CC: Phillip D. Brady
MASTER
missing PORTER Emcclure comments
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5:57
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
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Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
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Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
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for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
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We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
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fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence. " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. 111
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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Unfortunately, I have to report that the House Judiciary
Committee took a step in the wrong direction last week. The
Committee approved a bill that looks more like an ACLU wish list
than a crime bill. Evidently the House Judiciary Committee is
tougher on cops than it is on violent criminals. Let me send a
simple message to the Congress: the American people will not be
fooled and I will not sign any bill that handcuffs police and
prosecutors with more technicalities.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 SEP 27 P6: 10 September 27, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Crimestoppers
International
We have only one comment on these remarks. At page 3, in
the second paragraph, reference is made to the provisions of
the President's bill, as transmitted, that would permit the
introduction of evidence of firearms under any conditions.
That language was dropped by Senator Thurmond on the Senate
side, and does not appear in the House bill. There is no plan
to offer an amendment on the House side to add it to the bill.
Thus, although this paragraph is technically correct, it is no
longer relevant.
We recommend that the last two sentences of the paragraph
be deleted.
Document No. 273391ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
9/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 9/27/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, KY - - OCTOBER 2nd
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
1
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5:57
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. 111
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
no
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
longer
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
true
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. IIII
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. 111
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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#
#
#
Document No. 273391ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 SEP 26 A8:34
DATE:
9/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 9/27/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 2nd
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST N/C
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5:57
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials. 11
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
#
#
#
#
#
Document No. 273391ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 SEP 27 P2: 15
DATE:
9/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 9/27/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 2nd
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
>
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments Thanks.
PR
Paul Kor Conta
09/27/91
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5: 57
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
see Insert A crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
Justice)
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
#
#
#
#
#
Document No. 273391ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 SEP 27 P5:31
DATE:
9/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 9/27/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 2nd
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5: 57
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our Federal nation criminal
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justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials. 11
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
federal
for those who murder?judges, those who engage in the terrorist
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slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
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crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
#
#
#
#
#
Document No. 273391ss
91 SEP 27
WHITEO HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
9/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 9/27/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNAT IONAL
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 2nd
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OR
you
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5: 51
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials. 11
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence. " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. 111
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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Learning begins at home, whether the subject is math or
science or literature or civic virtue. I hope people haven't
become so accustomed to a big government role in education that
they forget that the real responsibility for education begins and
ends at home.
Tocqueville understood. "There is no country in the world,"
he wrote, "in which everything can be provided for by the laws,
or in which political institutions can prove a substitute for
common sense and public morality."
The Framers of the Constitution understood. So did the
great men and women, a century later, who founded America's
flourishing alliance of fraternal societies.
I am confident that you, too, understand and accept the
responsibilities that accompany our most precious freedoms.
Costly, activist government didn't make America great. Our
strength and generosity flowed from individual initiatives and
voluntary associations. Personal faith inspires public progress.
The American promise that beckoned your fathers and
forefathers to these shores reaches out to new generations, to
new waves of immigrants. With your numbers, with your strength
of spirit, I know America's fraternal associations will perform a
great part in keeping this promise for generations to come.
Thank you and may God bless you.
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(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
p.m.
of
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join this 12th annual conference of Crime
Stoppers International. I note that the day after tomorrow is
the 60th birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crime Stopper --
is it true you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for
Dick Tracy?
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crime Stoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crime Stoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become Crime
Stoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of life:
You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral way to
take back the streets.
2
You have contributed information that has helped solve
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crime Stoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request.
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
3
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
enforcement officials.
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
4
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crime Stoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence." The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good.
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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Document No. 273391ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 SEP 26 All : 56
DATE:
9/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 9/27/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 2nd
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
SNOW
CARD
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: Good speech -- a few thoughts.
BT
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
91 SEP 25 P5: 51
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
Crimesloppers
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace.
You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
And
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
cluster
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans are sick and tired- of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering-in fear of punks of worrying about
To them crimestoppers say :
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
should
Crimestoppers No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to! fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
-- over 30 months, thats XX days
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials. 11
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized
IS from this true?
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens? The answer is they shouldn't.
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
my
my
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays.
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence. " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. III
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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(Hinchliffe/Bunton)
September 25, 1991
3 p.m.
CRIMES.TS Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CRIMESTOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Louisville, Kentucky
I'm delighted to join in the 15th anniversary of your
founding. I note that the day after tomorrow is the 60th
birthday of this nation's pre-eminent Crimestopper -- is it true
you've gathered here to throw a birthday party for Dick Tracy? 11
You know, in school we learn the "Three Rs". From now on
we'll also have to learn the Crimestoppers' lesson -- the "Three
Ps". To stop crime, we need People to help the Police, and we
need publicity by the Press.
After all, the three Ps produce a fourth P: Peace. You
know: You promote public safety by turning it into a community
affair. Crimestoppers come in all sizes and descriptions:
grandparents, kids, businessmen, parents. You strengthen the
bonds that turn a series of homes into real communities.
Together, you make your communities -- and our nation -- a
better, stronger, safer place to live. Indeed, through your 850
international programs, you make the world a safer place to live.
To Americans sick and tired of feeling threatened in their
own homes -- of cowering in fear of punks -- of worrying about
their kids and their future, I say: Band together. Become
Crimestoppers. No one has to have to accept crime as a fact of
life: You don't. You offer a cost-effective, responsible, moral
way to take back the streets.
You have contributed information that has helped solve
2
370,000 felonies. The courts have convicted 96 percent of those
arrested through tips supplied by Crimestoppers. Your
information has helped authorities recover nearly 2 billion
dollars in narcotics and stolen property. That works out to 80
dollars in return on every dollar you spend. [[Can you imagine
what this country would be like if Congress worked like that?]]
But look what we're up against. Last year six million Amer-
ican citizens fell victim to violent crime. Six million. Violent
crime claimed the lives of over 20,000 Americans. Our streets
pose a greater threat to our servicemen and women than did the
foes in the Middle East. We deserve better than that. Our chil-
dren deserve better than that.
In May of 1989, I stood in the rain on the steps of the
Capitol with some of the law enforcement officers who put their
lives on the line for all of us. Together, we called for
Congress to pass our crime package -- legislation designed to
protect our cops by giving them the tools they need to get their
job done. It was tough legislation. It was fair legislation.
Today, nearly 2 1/2 years later, I stand here in the midst
of another group dedicated to fighting crime. Two and 1/2 years
have passed, and Congress still has not passed our request. III
In March, we sent a crime bill to Congress -- a bill
designed to make your work less necessary. Our Comprehensive
Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 will confront the terrifying
spiral of lawlessness. It will strengthen our nation's criminal
justice system -- too often unfairly loaded against dedicated law
3
enforcement officials. 11
Our bill will ensure that convicted felons no longer evade
punishment by drowning justice in a sea of legal challenges
unrelated to guilt or innocence.
Our Bill limits the chances of a violent criminal's getting
released on the basis of legal technicalities. It lets
prosecutors introduce as evidence the firearms seized from
dangerous criminals, no matter how officers obtain them. Why
should someone who has their own personal arsenal go free -- to
terrorize innocent citizens?
Our bill imposes tough sentences upon drug traffickers and
violent felons who use semiautomatic weapons. It establishes new
punishments against those who steal and smuggle firearms. No
plea bargains. No early release.
Our bill establishes an enforceable federal death penalty
for those who murder judges, those who engage in the terrorist
slaughter of civilians, those who kill law-enforcement officers
or federal witnesses.
We must tell criminals: our society will protect itself. The
American people want action.
In March, we asked Congress to pass a crime bill within 100
days. So far, 212 days have passed and neither house has passed
our crime package. The 100 days expired on June 14. But the
crime issue did not.
Americans don't want excuses; they want action. They don't
want timid bills that nibble at the edges of the crime problem.
4
They want a tough, comprehensive package. Our people want to
fight crime. Now. So please, let your representative know: We
want our members of Congress to be Crimefighters, too.
I'm proud to be with you. You Crimestoppers and our brave
law enforcement officials earn our admiration, our respect -- and
you and this nation deserve the best, toughest anti-crime package
we can produce. No more loopholes. No more rolls of the dice.
No more delays. 1111
Listen to these words. "The land is full of bloody crimes.
And the city is full of violence. " The prophet Ezekiel wrote
that over 2,000 years ago. The battle between good and evil
still rages. But our Crime Bill -- and your work -- will
strengthen the hand of good. 111
So, once again, congratulations, thank you, and may God
bless you all and the nation over which you stand watch.
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