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FACT- CHECK COPY
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Three
May 11, 1992
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAW ENFORCEMENT CEREMONY
SYLVAN THEATER
WASHINGTON, D,C.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
[[Acknowledgements; and of course, members of the Fraternal
Order of Police Auxiliary with us today. Ten years ago, the
Crown andrey
F.O.P. Auxiliary began this first nationally-recognized service
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for lost law enforcement officers. I salute you from the bottom
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of my heart. //
It is an honor to be with all of you -- to mark a day that
celebrates America's finest. / Police work has been described as
a thankless job. I'm here to say: Thank you on behalf of each
American. // We need you. We depend on you. We can't do
without you. //
We need you so that the lawless won't transform "life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" into death, carnage, and
open season on the innocent. //
We depend on you to defend civility through America's system
of law.
Nor can we do without you ------ for yours is the priceless task
of upholding good against evil. When we ask what nation the
American people deserve, here is my answer: A nation which
rejects those who are soft on the need to be hard on crime. //
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As you know, I've just come back from "The City of the
Angels", Los Angeles, California. It's a city today whose heart
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is broken -- and where angels must not fear to tread. A city I
love and grieve for -- and whose heart only love and hard work
can mend. //
That is why several days ago, I called on the Congress to
act now to create hope in our inner cities -- to use opportunity,
not bureaucracy, to combat the problems of poverty and
inequality. / I wish you could have talked, as I did, to
children, parents, business owners, community leaders in Los
Angeles. You would know why, more than ever, I believe there is
no place in America for bigotry and discrimination of any kind.
Recent days have reminded us that we are one Nation under
God -- we must act as one -- must learn to trust one another, not
hate one another. / The people in Los Angeles know that the
social problems that breed poverty can and must be cured. They
know something else: Lawless thugs who claim that poverty
excuses crime must, and will, be punished. //
All of us saw sickening sights in Los Angeles of criminals
breaking windows, burning buildings, and looting businesses. But
even worse was the looting of something harder to replace than
merchandise. The stealing of something precious. Stealing hope
-- promise -- the future. / This, we will not allow. //
So today, I pledge this to you -- the "thin blue line" that
separates good people from the worst instincts of our society. I
pledge my support. Across America, we will restore the rule of
law. / I pledge my conscience. I intend to stand for decency
against indecency. / Finally, I pledge policies to build a
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and X we're going to keep it that way. Furlough is a privilege --
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produced XXX indictments against persons for firearms offenses.
Yet progress made is not mission accomplished. So today I again
call on the Congress to get with it -- and pass our crime
legislation. Let's back up our law enforcement officials with
laws that are fair, fast, and final. //
You know what I'm talking about. Fair: We want an
exclusionary rule designed to punish guilty criminals -- not good
cops who have acted in good faith. / Fast: We need habeas
corpus reforms to stop frivolous appeals choking our courts. We
must not allow the victims of crime to suffer twice: Once, when
they are victimized by the criminal, and again, when misguided
policies allow criminals to escape scot-free through some
loophole in the law. / We need laws, too, that are final -- and
you know my belief: For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no penalty is too tough. We want Congress to enact
the steps needed to expand the death penalty. Not some time.
Not some place. But across America -- now. //
For more than three years I have asked Congress to pass a
comprehensive crime package based on three principles. If
criminals commit crimes, they will be caught. If caught, they
will be tried. And if convicted, they will be punished. / We
need a crime bill which strengthens -- not weakens -- your
ability to uphold our laws. So I say to the Congress: Send me a
tough crime bill -- one that won't weaken current law -- one like
the Crime Control Act of 1992. Then, and only then -- will I
also sign the Brady Bill. //
5
You should understand me well: Some say there are reasons
crimes take place. I say: There is never an excuse. // They
know that in North Carolina, where a cop helping with a homicide
investigation was followed home by suspects he had interrogated.
They followed him to his home, then shot him and his wife. His
wife is still living. The officer died. // They know that in
Florida, too, where a deranged man stole an officer's gun -- then
shot him dead with the policeman's own bullets. / Or Minnesota,
where two police officers found a man in his car that had plunged
into a ditch. They called a tow truck for his car -- then put
him in the squad car to take him into town. They never made it:
The man pulled out a .357 magnum and shot both officers in the
head. Why? He said he didn't want to sit in the backseat. //
There's another seat I want to find for murderers like this.
I have said it before: "Better that [criminals] had never been
born than to attack one of America's finest. We are going after
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those who kill or would kill our police officers.' " // I think
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the F.O.P. agrees with that: You know the death penalty will
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help take criminals off the streets -- so that Americans can take
back their streets. / So does the group called Concerns of
Police Survivors -- C.O.P.S. -- who provide aid when it is most
needed. C.O.P.S. was founded in 1984 to have survivors help
other survivors. Today, they help 5,000 families nationwide, as
Good Samaritans to those who've lost a loved one.
Another Good Samaritan can be found right here on our stage
today: John Walsh, host of television's "America's Most Wanted."
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Last Friday, the show celebrated its 200th capture of a fugitive
of the law. Sadly, John knows first-hand about the horrors that
crime can inflict upon parents, families, and communities. // His
little boy, Adam, was abducted and hasn't yet been found. John
could have shut himself off from the world. Instead, he started
"America's Most Wanted" -- a show that helps law enforcement
officers bring criminals to justice. John, we salute both what
you are -- and what you do. /
Let me close on a personal note. Some have called the
Presidency the world's toughest job. They're wrong. Police
officers have the toughest job. / Police work isn't a nine to
five job, with martini lunches and friendly chats around the
water cooler. It's danger. It's fear. It's not knowing whether
you'll end your shift going home in a car -- or to the emergency
room in an ambulance. / It's populated by people willing to risk
their lives to save ours. / People who are part social worker
and part soldier. / It's a job I sum up in one word: "Hero." " //
Every day of every year you risk your lives so that
Americans can proceed with theirs. You truly show what the Bible
meant: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends. " / For that I thank you with a feeling
that knows no words. May God bless you, and the land you so
richly bless -- the United States of America.
#
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#
#
LAW ENFORCEMENT CEREMONY
SYLVAN THEATER
WASHINGTON, D,C.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
THANK YOU, CYNDI [CALENDER]. ATTORNEY GENERAL
BARR AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH US TODAY; ADOLPH
SOUTH; DEWEY STOKES; JOHN WALSH; SUZIE SAWYER; BARBARA
DODGE; DAVID DEREVERE.]] TEN YEARS AGO, THE F.O.P.
AUXILIARY BEGAN THIS FIRST NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED
SERVICE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. I SALUTE YOU FROM THE
BOTTOM OF MY HEART. //
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU -- TO MARK A
DAY THAT CELEBRATES AMERICA'S FINEST. / POLICE WORK
HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A THANKLESS JOB. I'M HERE TO
SAY: THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF EACH AMERICAN. WE NEED
YOU. // WE DEPEND ON YOU. WE CAN'T DO WITHOUT YOU. //
YOURS IS THE PRICELESS TASK OF UPHOLDING GOOD
AGAINST EVIL. WHEN WE ASK WHAT NATION THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE DESERVE, HERE IS MY ANSWER: A NATION WHICH
REJECTS THOSE WHO ARE SOFT ON THE NEED TO BE HARD ON
CRIME. //
- 2 -
ALL OF US HAVE SEEN THE IMAGES OF LOS ANGELES --
THE HATE AND THE HORROR - -- IMAGES STILL VIVID AS I
ASKED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO THE WHITE HOUSE THIS
WEEK REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT. I OUTLINED MY 6-
POINT PLAN FOR A NEW AMERICA TO USE OPPORTUNITY, NOT
BUREAUCRACY, TO COMBAT POVERTY AND INEQUALITY. / THE
PLAN INCLUDES OUR WEED AND SEED ANTI-CRIME INITIATIVE.
OUR HOPE HOUSING INITIATIVE. ENTERPRISE ZONES.
EDUCATION REFORM, WELFARE REFORM -- AND A STRONG JOBS
PROGRAM FOR CITY YOUTH. / THIS PLAN MAKES A PROMISING
START -- AND I'M GOING TO DO MY LEVEL BEST TO GET IT
PASSED. //
THE PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES AND ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY KNOW THAT THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT BREED
POVERTY CAN AND MUST BE CURED. THEY KNOW SOMETHING
ELSE: LAWLESSNESS MUST, AND WILL BE PUNISHED. //
- 3 -
ALL OF US SAW SICKENING SIGHTS IN LOS ANGELES OF
CRIMINALS BREAKING WINDOWS, BURNING BUILDINGS, AND
LOOTING BUSINESSES. BUT EVEN WORSE WAS THE LOOTING OF
SOMETHING HARDER TO REPLACE THAN MERCHANDISE. THE
STEALING OF SOMETHING PRECIOUS. STEALING HOPE --
PROMISE -- THE FUTURE. / THIS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW. 11
YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE -- IT IS NOT JUST THE
PRIVILEGED WHO SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
STANDING IN MT. ZION CHURCH IN THE HEART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL LOS ANGELES I SPOKE OUT IN SUPPORT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT. THE PLACE ERUPTED IN SPONTANEOUS
APPLAUSE. THE PEOPLE APPLAUDING WERE THOSE MOST
SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE RIOTING AND LOOTING.
SO TODAY, I PLEDGE THIS TO YOU -- -- TO THE "THIN
BLUE LINE" THAT SEPARATES GOOD PEOPLE FROM THE WORST
INSTINCTS OF OUR SOCIETY. I PLEDGE MY CONTINUING AND
FULL SUPPORT.
- 4 -
WE MUST SHOW LESS COMPASSION FOR THE CRIMINAL AND
MORE FOR THEIR VICTIMS. Sergine THAT IS WHY WE REAUTHORIZED
THE 1984 VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT -- AND BOOSTED ITS ANNUAL
CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND TO $150
MILLION. THESE DOLLARS DID NOT COME FROM TAXPAYERS BUT
FROM CRIMINALS' FINES AND PENALTIES. AFTER ALL, CRIME
SHOULDN'T PAY. CRIMINALS SHOULD. ///
MY ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO ACTED TO PUNISH
HARDENED CRIMINALS - -- CAREER CRIMINALS - UNDER THE
FEDERAL ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT. / NO SEASONED
CRIMINAL SHOULD WALK FREE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TAKE THE
LAW - - -- AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS - SERIOUSLY. /
WE'VE PROPOSED $15 BILLION FOR ANTI-CRIME POLICIES FOR
FY 1993 -- THAT'S UP 59 PERCENT IN FOUR YEARS. WE
STARTED PROJECT TRIGGERLOCK - AND ALREADY THOUSANDS OF
GUN-TOTING CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN CHARGED, WITH A
CONVICTION RATE OF NEAR 90 PERCENT. YET PROGRESS MADE
IS NOT MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. so TODAY I AGAIN CALL ON
THE CONGRESS TO GET WITH IT -- AND PASS OUR CRIME
LEGISLATION. LET'S BACK UP OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS WITH LAWS THAT ARE FAIR, FAST, AND FINAL. //
- 5 -
FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS I HAVE ASKED CONGRESS TO
PASS A COMPREHENSIVE CRIME PACKAGE BASED ON THREE
PRINCIPLES. IF CRIMINALS COMMIT CRIMES, THEY WILL BE
CAUGHT. IF CAUGHT, THEY WILL BE TRIED. AND IF
CONVICTED, THEY WILL BE PUNISHED. / WE NEED A CRIME
BILL WHICH STRENGTHENS - NOT WEAKENS - YOUR ABILITY
TO UPHOLD OUR LAWS. so I SAY TO THE CONGRESS: SEND ME
A TOUGH CRIME BILL -- ONE THAT WON'T WEAKEN CURRENT LAW
-- ONE LIKE THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1992. #
LET ME TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SALUTE
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS - --
C.O.P.S. -- WHO PROVIDE AID WHEN IT IS MOST NEEDED.
C.O.P.S. WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 TO HAVE SURVIVORS HELP
OTHER SURVIVORS. TODAY, THEY HELP 5,000 FAMILIES
NATIONWIDE, AS GOOD SAMARITANS TO THOSE WHO'VE LOST A
LOVED ONE.
- 6 -
ANOTHER GOOD SAMARITAN CAN BE FOUND RIGHT HERE ON
OUR STAGE TODAY: JOHN WALSH, HOST OF TELEVISION'S
"AMERICA'S MOST WANTED." LAST FRIDAY, THE SHOW
CELEBRATED ITS 200TH CAPTURE OF A FUGITIVE OF THE LAW.
SADLY, JOHN KNOWS FIRST-HAND ABOUT THE HORRORS THAT
CRIME CAN INFLICT UPON PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND
COMMUNITIES. //
HIS LITTLE BOY, ADAM, WAS ABDUCTED AND MURDERED,
AND THE KILLER HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND. JOHN COULD HAVE
SHUT HIMSELF OFF FROM THE WORLD. INSTEAD, HE STARTED
"AMERICA'S MOST WANTED" -- A SHOW THAT HELPS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BRING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE. JOHN,
WE SALUTE BOTH WHAT YOU ARE -- AND WHAT YOU DO. /
A
- 7 -
LET ME CLOSE ON A PERSONAL NOTE. SOME HAVE CALLED
THE PRESIDENCY THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST JOB. THEY'RE
WRONG. POLICE OFFICERS HAVE THE TOUGHEST JOB. POLICE
WORK ISN'T A NINE TO FIVE JOB. IT'S FULL-TIME. IT'S
DANGER. IT'S FEAR. IT'S NOT KNOWING WHETHER YOU'LL
END YOUR SHIFT GOING HOME IN A CAR -- OR TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM IN AN AMBULANCE. / IT'S POPULATED BY
PEOPLE WILLING TO RISK THEIR LIVES TO SAVE OURS. PEOPLE
WHO ARE PART SOCIAL WORKER AND PART SOLDIER. IT'S A JOB
I SUM UP IN TWO WORDS: "AMERICAN HERO."
EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR YOU RISK YOUR LIVES so
THAT AMERICANS CAN PROCEED WITH THEIRS. YOU TRULY SHOW
WHAT THE BIBLE MEANT: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN
THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." /
FOR THAT I THANK YOU WITH A FEELING THAT KNOWS NO
Badge
insert
WORDS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU, AND THE LAND YOU so NOBLY
SERVE -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [[PROCEED TO
FRONT OF STAGE AND PLACE FLOWER IN MEMORIAL WREATH. ]]
....
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Three
May 11, 1992
LAW
Enforcement officers
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAW CEREMONY
WASHINGTON, D,C.
Sylvan
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
Theatre
[[Acknowledgents of - course, - and of
members of the Fraternal Order of Police
withus today ,who began this,
Auxiliary
the first nationally-recognized service for lost law
enforcement officers, and it's the wives who started it I
salute you all from the bottom of my heart. // Fellow Americans
who comprise this magnificent crowd. /
honor
It is anprivilege to be here at a memorial we dedicated last
at memorial not
fall to mark a day that celebrates America's finest. both
the living and the dead. / Police work has been described as a
thankless job. I'm here to say: Thank you on behalf of each
American. // We need you. We depend on you. We can't do
without you. //
We need you so that the lawless won't transport "life,
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liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" into death, bondage, and
open season on the innocent. //
We depend on you because we can no more tolerate America's
streets being taken over by domestic thugs than we allowed Kuwait
being taken over by foreign thugs. //
Nor can we do without you -- for yours is the priceless task
of upholding good against evil. I speak of defending civility
through America's system of law. / When we ask what nation the
2
American people deserve, here is my answer: A society which
rejects those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
As you know, I've just come back from what Jack Webb used to
call "The City of the Angels, Los Angeles, California. " / It's a
city today whose heart is broken -- and where angels must not
fear to tread. A city I love and grieve for -- and whose heart
and hard work
only love can mend. //
That is why last week, I called on the Congress to pass
programs to help these people -- programs to combat the problems
of poverty / prejudice / and lack of opportunity. / I wish you
children parents
business shore owners
could have talked to them: Students, teachers, shopkeepers,
Community labor leaders. You would know why, more than ever, I believe
there is no place for bigotry in the United States of America. //
Recent days have reminded us that we are one Nation under
God -- and must act as one -- must learn to trust one another,
not hate one another. / The people in Los Angeles know this --
know that each of us is equal and should be treated equally. //
They know that the social problems that breed poverty can and
must be cured. They know something else: Lawless thugs who
blame crime on such problems must, and will, be punished. //
All of us saw sickening sights in Los Angeles of criminals
looting business. es But even worse, X the looting of something
these people stealing
harder to replace than merchandise. The Stealing looting of hope --
promise -- the stealing looting our future. This, we will not allow. //
So today, I pledge this to you -- the legendary "thin blue
line" that separates good people from the worst instincts of our
3
society. / I pledge my support. Across America, we will restore
the rule of law. / Next, I pledge my conscience. Like you, I
believe those who hold a civil rights sign in one hand and a gun
or knife in the other are the super-hypocrites of our time. //
Finally, I pledge deeds not simply words to build a
society where citizens are safe -- and feel safe. Last year, our
war on crime helped the percentage of American households
affected by crime fall to 24 per cent -- the lowest rate since
the Federal government introduced this indicator in 1975. / Good
but
not good enough. So by the end of 1992, we will have 50 percent
cent more Federal prosecutors than in 1988. / We have also acted
to curb furlough abuses by further cutting the already limited
furlough opportunities for Federal offenders. / In April 1989
the furlough rate was 1.2 per 100 inmates -- this last April it was
less than half that. Here's a final pledge: No furloughs are
granted for anyone serving a sentence of life without parole --
and there will be no let-up. / Remember: Furlough is a
privilege -- not a right. //
criminal
We must show less compassion for the architects of crime and
more compassion for its victims ofcrime That is why we reauthorized
the 1984 Victims of Crime Act -- and boosted its annual victims
compensation and assistance fund to $150 million. These dollars
did come
came not/from taxpayers but from criminals' fines and penalties.
After all, crime shouldn't pay. Criminals should. / Why, too,
our
Administration has lso acted to punish hardened criminals --
career criminals -- under the Federal Armed Criminal Act. / No
4
seasoned criminal should walk free because we didn't take the law
-- and our law enforcement officers -- seriously. / We have
proposed $14.8 billion for anti-crime policies FY 1993 -- that's
up 59 percent in four years. We started Project Triggerlock --
and already the States and Federal government have produced
XX
indictments against persons for firearms offenses. / Yet
accomplished
progress made isn't mission completed. So today I again call on
the Congress to get with it -- and pass our Violent Crime
Legislation. Let's back up our law enforcement officials with
laws that are fair, fast, and final. //
You know what I'm talking about. Fair: We want an
exclusionary rule designed to punish the guilty -- not good cops
who have acted in good faith. / Fast: We need habeaus corpus
reforms to stop frivolous appeals choking our courts. / We must
not allow the victims of crime to suffer twice: Once, when can they
(eh-wing Cel me,
are victimized. Second, when misguided liberal policies allow
criminals to escape scot-free through some loophole in the law. /
We need laws, too, that are final -- and you know my belief: For
anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no legal penalty is
too tough. We want Congress to enact the steps needed to expand
the death penalty. Not some time. Not some place. But across
America -- now. //
For more than three years I have asked Congress to pass a
Comprehensive lan based on three principles. If criminals
commit crimes, they will be caught. If caught, they will be
tried
punished. If convicted, they will be punished. / We need a
5
crime bill which strengths en -- not weakens -- your ability to
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like the Crime Control Act of 1992, sponsored by Strom Thurmond
my mm and then, we can bring justice to the american people.
then, and only then will I also sign the Brady Bill. H
You should understand me well: Some say there are reasons
that crimes takeplace
for crime. I say: There is never an excuse. // They understand
that in North Carolina. There, a cop helping with a homicide
investigation was followed home by suspects he had interrogated.
tohis
They followed him home, then shot him and his wife. His wife is
still living. The officer died. / Go to Minn. where a -year-
w/a high powered rifle
old boy shot a police officer in cold blood for merely responding to a a
disturbance call at
approaching his house. / They also know that respect for law is
not a code word for racism. )77
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Think of Florida, where a deranged man stole an officer's
gun -- then shot him dead with the policeman's own bullets. / Or Tenn.
where two police offiers found a man in his car which that had
apparently gone out of control, and plunged into a ditch. The
officers called a tow truck for his car -- then put him in the
squad car to take him into town. They never made it: The man
both
pulled out a .357 magnum and shot one of the officers in the head
all because
^
Seems he didn't want to sit in the backseat. //
Well, there's another seat I want to find for murderers like
Ask the F.O.P.
this. / Ask the F.O.P. Auniliary: You know the death penalty will
help take criminals off the streets -- so that Americans can take
GB, p.le from
back their streets. // So does the group COPS who provide aid
when aid is most needed. COPS was founded in 1984 to help have
(Concerns of
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survivors help\ other survivors. Today, you helps 5,000 families
COP.S.
nationwide -- help around the clock -- as Good Samaritans to
those who have lost a loved one.
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show
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attack one of America's finest. We are going after
kill or would kill our police officers.' " // 11)
(They those who show why)
Some call the Presidency the world's toughest job. They're
wrong. Police officers have the toughest job. / Police work
isn't a nine to five job, with martini lunches and friendly chats
around the water cooler. It's danger. It's fear. It's not
knowing whether you'll end your shift going home in a car -- or
to the emergencyroom an ambulance. / It's populated by people
willing to risk your their lives to save ours. / People who are part
social worker and part soldier. / It's a job I sum up in one
word: "Hero. //
Last week
John Walsh knows about heroes. Tonight, his TV program,
"America's Most Wanted," marks its 200th capture of a fugitive of
the law. / John began this show because his little boy was
most John knew importance
kidnapped, and never heard from again. What we must do is see
that other little boys and girls live in safety -- live in love.
Every day you do that -- risk your lives so that Americans
can proceed with theirs. You truly show what the Bible meant:
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends.' " / For that I thank you. For that, a Nation
we
serve
salutes you. May God bless you, and the land you so richly bless
-- the United States of America.
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Two
May 8, 1992
LAW
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAW CEREMONY
WASHINGTON, D,C.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
It is a privilege to be with you -- to mark a day that
celebrates America's finest -- both the living and the dead. /
Police work has been described as a thankless job. I'm here
today to say, simply, thank you on behalf of each American. //
We need you. We depend on you. We can't do without you. //
We need you so that the lawless won't transport "life,
Protgood word
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" into death, bondage, and
choice
open season on the innocent. //
We depend on you because we can no more tolerate America's
streets being taken over by domestic thugs than we allowed Kuwait
being taken over by foreign thugs. / / Something else fordepend.
People are thed of his Dosert
Nor can we do without you -- for yours is the priceless task Storm
of standing for good against evil. I speak of defending civility crap.
through America's system of law -- of ensuring citizens are safe
and feel safe. / When we ask what nation the American people
deserve, here is my answer: A society which rejects those who
soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
As you know, I've just come back from what Jack Webb used to
call, "The City of the Angels, Los Angeles, California. / It's a
city today whose heart is broken -- and where angels must not
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fear to tread. A city I love and grieve for -- and whose heart
we must mend together. //
That is why last week, I spoke of programs I call on the
Congress to pass -- programs to combat the problems of poverty /
racism / and lack of opportunity. / There is no place for
bigotry in the United States America. / We are one people -- one nation
under God
who must act as one -- must learn to love one another, not hate one
another. //
knows that. She is / and deserves our help. So does
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And And -- each of whom I met last week. They are
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what this country means -- that each of us is equal and should be
treated equally. //
The victims of Los Angeles know that the social problems
that breed poverty can and must be cured. They know something
else. / They know that lawless thugs who blame crime on such
problems must, and will, be punished. //
All of us saw sickening sights in Los Angeles of criminals
looting business. But what is even worse is the looting of
something harder to replace than merchandise. The looting of
hope. The looting of promise. The looting of something
impossible to replace. The future. This, we will not allow. //
So today, I pledge this to you -- the legendary "thin blue
line" that separates good people from the worst instincts of our
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society. / I pledge, first, my support. I am with you -- am one
of you. / Next, I pledge my affinity. Like you, I believe those
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who carry a civil rights sign in one hand and a gun or knife in
the other are the super-hypocrites of our time.
/
Care
Some call the Presidency the world's toughest job. They're
wrong. You have the toughest job. / Police work isn't a nine to
five job, with martini lunches and friendly chats around the
water cooler. It's danger. It's fear. It's not knowing whether
you'll end your shift going home in a car -- or to the hospital
in an ambulance. / It's populated by people willing to risk your
lives to save ours. / People who are part social worker and part
soldier. / It's a job I sum up in one word: "Hero." //
VIA WHITE HOUSE STAFF INTERN
May 8, 1992
AMERICA'S MOST
WANTED
Ms. Carol Aarhus
TM
Old Executive Office Building
Room 111 1/2
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
STF Productions, Inc.
Dear Carol:
5151 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
This package contains four tapes of episodes
Washington, D.C. 20016
#187 - Police Memorial 10/18/91,
#206 - Cop Killer Special 2/29/82,
Telephone (202) 895-3100
#211, and #212.
Fax (202) 895-3096
Please be careful, when reviewing the tapes and the
case sheets on the fugitives involved, to remember that,
unless indicated, these fugitives have not been
convicted. In case you don't know, cop killers are
some of the toughest cases in that the fugitives are
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difficult to capture. Only one of the fugitives
profiled has been apprehended - Mazariego.
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Please call me at 202-895-3092, if you have additional
questions.
Sincerely,
Daren Karen Tate
Assistant to John Walsh
Enc.
DAVID GORDON SMITH
Convicted of Murder; Wanted for Escape
Data from Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections/OSBI/Tulsa Police Dept./FBI
(July 12, 1991; Feb. 29, 1992; May 2, 1992)
Age: 38 (8/23/53)
Scars: Bullet scars on left hand
6'3"
and left leg, left forearm,
193 pounds
upper back. Scar on right
Hazel eyes
hand, thumb area.
Brown hair
May be missing part of right
thumb from prison injury
Tattoos: None known
May have limp left hand as a result being shot
Skilled in carpentry, may be working as carpenter
Has worked remodeling houses
Low-key, can appear cool
May smoke marijuana
Likes riding dirt bikes, motorcycles
Quiet
Can seem nice, polite
Wears corrective lenses, glasses or contacts
Police believe he may be with wife
JoBeth Williams, who has worked as nurse
NCIC: 09 08 09 13 10 11 08 AA 08 10
NCIC ID: W533222514
LKA: Muskogee, Oklahoma
PA: South America, Anywhere, USA
SS#: 446-54-7019
David Smith is convicted of killing J. B. Hamby, the chief of
police in Catoosa, Oklahoma, in 1978 during an ill-fated robbery
attempt. Smith and his accomplice Jackie Young were in the midst
of stealing licensing equipment from a tag agency when their
attempt was stymied by Chief J.B. Hamby. Hamby exchanged gunfire
with Smith and Young. Hamby shot and injured Smith before Smith
fatally wounded Hamby. Young shot himself in the head after
tripping, police say. Hamby and Young died; Smith, wounded,
survived.
Smith fled the scene, but was arrested later that day at a
hospital where he sought treatment. David Smith was convicted of
murder and sentenced to life in prison. He escaped in 1985 by
planting a dummy in his bed and walking off prison grounds.
Reporter: Ben Sessoms
Contact: S.A. Jim Elliott (918) -423-1413
FBI -- Oklahoma
ROGGIE SMITH
Murder
(February 29, 1992; May 2, 1992)
Data from FBI and Glynn County (Brunswick, GA) Police Department
45 (4/4/47)
Scars: None known
5'8,"
Tattoos: None known
180 pounds
Black hair
Brown eyes
May wear heavy goatee,
shadow-type mustache
Plaited hair
Works as carpenter,
dock loader,
laborer
Violent temper
May carry a handgun
Extremely violent temper
May also be called "Roger"
LKA: Georgia
PA:
Southern Atlantic Coastal Cities, Florida, Georgia
Smith is wanted for the April 17, 1979 shooting death of a
Georgia Sheriff's Deputy.
Police say that Glynn County Sheriff's Deputy Charles
Herrington had served divorce papers on Smith five days before
the shooting.
Smith was reportedly distraught over his wife's decision to
seek a divorce. On the night of the shooting Smith walked up to
Deputy Herrington's house where the deputy was standing on his
front porch, pulled out a .38 handgun and shot Herrington once in
the back.
Smith reportedly drove off in his car from the scene.
Reporter: Burke Stone
SA Gail Rogers, Atlanta FBI
404-679-9000
Sgt. Jack Boyette, Glynn County Police Department
912-267-5700
GEORGE ARTHUR KILLERS
Suspected of Murder
(February 29, 1992; May 2, 1992)
Data from Los Angeles Police Dept. and Sheriff's Office
SUSPECT #1
Caucasian male
Scars: None known
Age: 29-30
Tattoos: None known
5'8" - 5'9"
160-175 pounds
Blonde, short hair
NO PHOTO
Wearing short sleeve white shirt
OR COMPOSITE
and dark pants
SUSPECT #2
Latin male
Scars: None known
20-25 years old
Tattoos: None known
5'8"
140 pounds
Dark, collar-length hair
Wearing a short sleeve dark brown
NO PHOTO
shirt and tan pants
OR COMPOSITE
Wearing a gold stretch band watch
on left wrist
LKA: San Bernardino Freeway
PA: Not known
NCIC: None known
George Arthur was an exemplary detective with the Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Office. He worked on the gang detail,
investigating primarily Mexican gangs. During this time, Arthur
and his partner were involved in a shootout with members of the
Black Guerilla Family. Two of the Guerilla members were shot to
death during the confrontation. The incident became the basis of
a training film for young officers.
Police say that on June 1, 1985, George Arthur left work in
his camper van. Just before an on-ramp on the San Bernardino
Freeway, Arthur pulled over to the side of the road. Police
believe he was then shot four times in back of the head. The
impact caused him to hit an embankment where his van crashed. Two
suspects, who appeared injured, were seen fleeing the scene.
Reporter: Donna Brant
Contact: Detective Larry Bird 213-485-2129
FAUSTINO VILLAREAL
Accessory to Murder of Police Officer -- One count
(October 18, 1991)
Data from Los Angeles Police Dept.
Age: 30 (1-27-61)
Scars: none known
5'8"
Tattoos: none known
150 pounds
Brown hair
Brown eyes
May have a mustache
Mexican national from
the state of Michoacan
Has worked as a welder in East L.A.
and has done migrant farm work
May seek job in agricultural area
Prior arrest in Plant city, Florida
for driving without a valid license
Husky build, beer belly
Suffered injuries to the head, face
and legs from hit and run
Nickname: "Tino"
LKA: Los Angeles
PA: California, Florida, Mexico
Villareal is wanted by the Los Angeles Police Dept as an
accessory to the 1983 murders of police officers Art Soo Hoo and
Bill Wong.
At 1:00am, on October 29, 1983, LAPD says Faustino Villareal
and his cousins Teobaldo Villanueva and Primo Manriquez were seen
speeding down North Broadway in Chinatown, heading toward Alpine
Street. Police say Villanueva was driving, Villareal was in the
passenger seat and Manriquez was seated in the back.
At the same time, an LAPD police car was driving slowly down
Alpine toward N. Broadway. Officers Soo Hoo and Wong were making
a last swing through Chinatown before their shift ended. The two
worked the CRASH unit, a gang suppression detail.
Witnesses say as Villanueva approached the intersection, he
accelerated the car, ignored the red light and center-punched the
police car. Witnesses say Villanueva made no attempt to avoid the
black-and-white. Both Soo Hoo and Wong died at the scene.
Despite their injuries, Villareal and Villanueva disappeared
in the crowd. Villanueva is wanted by LAPD for the murder of police
officers Soo Hoo and Wong.
Manriquez pleaded guilty to accessory to murder and served
one year in prison.
Reporter: Donna Brant
Det. Frank Garcia 213-485-2129
Los Angeles Police Dept.
RICHARD BERNARD THOMAS
Murder
(Oct. 18, 1991)
Data from the FBI and Philadelphia P.D.
Age: 45 (5/25/46)
Scars: Vaccination scar, upper left
6'1"
arm, 1 inch on right thumb; 1 inch
170 pounds
on lower arm; 1 inch on left calf
Brown eyes
Tattoos: None known
Black hair
Black male
Brown complexion
Worked in the 1970s as
a telephone lineman
Has military experience
May have mustache
May wear gold framed glasses
Aliases: Ricky, Richard Talbot and
Richard Hicks
NCIC: TK
LKA: Philadelphia, PA
PA: Unknown
Richard Bernard Thomas is wanted for the murder of Sgt. Frank
VanColln. Thomas is the alleged trigger-man.
On August 29th, 1970, Thomas was among six men who were part
of a militant group known then as the "Black Unity Council." The
group of young men were angry about the conditions of their
community and what they say was police brutality. These men
decided to fight violence with violence.
Although Cobbs Creek Sgt. Frank VonColln was not scheduled to
work that evening, he arrived as a substitute for another
sergeant.
While at work, Sgt. VonColln heard gunshots outside his
office and sent two officers to investigate. When the officers
returned, VonColln, a 17-year police veteran, was dead. He had
been shot five times in the back.
Police launched the largest manhunt in Philadelphia's history
for the killers. Members of the group were captured; some are
still serving life sentences. However, Thomas, a former Marine,
was never captured.
Reporter: Ben Sessoms
Contact: Bob Booth 215 829-2700
FBI, Philadelphia
TEOBALDO LOPEZ VILLANUEVA
Murder of Police Officers - 2 counts
(October 18, 1991)
Data from Los Angeles Police Dept.
Age: 31
(6-30-60)
Scars: large scar on forehead
5'6"
Tattoos: none known
140 pounds
Brown hair
Brown eyes
Mexican national from
state of Michoacan
Has worked as a waiter in a
Chinese restaurant and as a
migrant farm worker
Suffered severe laceration to
forehead and injuries to the
legs from the hit and run
Slender build, wavy hair
Likes to cross the border at Laredo,
Texas
Rumored to have been in Chicago
Nickname: "Baldo"
NCIC: tk
LKA: Los Angeles
PA: Texas, California, Mexico, Illinois
Villanueva is wanted by the Los Angeles Police Dept for the
1983 murders of police officers Art Soo Hoo and Bill Wong.
At 1:00 a.m., on October 29, 1983, LAPD says Villanueva and
his cousins Faustino Villareal and Primo Manriquez were seen
speeding down North Broadway in Chinatown, heading toward Alpine
Street. Police say Villanueva was driving, Villareal was in the
passenger seat and Manriquez was seated in the back.
At the same time, an LAPD police car was driving slowly down
Alpine toward N. Broadway. Officers Soo Hoo and Wong were making
a last swing through Chinatown before their shift ended. The two
worked LAPD's CRASH unit, a gang suppression detail.
Witnesses say as Villanueva approached the intersection, he
accelerated the car in excess of 75 mph, ran the red light and
center-punched the police car. Witnesses say Villanueva made no
attempt to avoid the black-and-white. Both Soo Hoo and Wong died
at the scene.
Despite their injuries, Villanueva and Villareal disappeared
in the crowd. Villareal is wanted by LAPD for accessory to murder
in the deaths of police officers Soo Hoo and Wong.
Manriquez pleaded guilty to accessory to murder and served
one year in prison.
Reporter: Donna Brant
Det. Frank Garcia 213-485-2129
Los Angeles Police Dept.
DONALD EUGENE WEBB
Murder, Criminal Impersonation, Third-Degree Burglary
(5/14/89, 8/20/89, 11/19/89; 2/4/90, 2/11/90; 2/22/91, 2/18/91)
Data from Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI
Age:
60
(7-13-31)
Scars: Right cheek
5'9"
Right forearm
165 pounds
Tattoos: "Ann, " chest
Brown hair
"Don," web right hand
Brown eyes
Graying hair, may dye it dark
Wears American-made suits,
off the rack or stolen
Stays in respectable motels
Dines in expensive restaurants
Uses credit cards, Diners Club
Tips big
Always drives rental cars
and pays cash for them
Allergic to penicillin
Frequents pawn shops, auctions,
where stolen goods are sold
May own antique shop, or deal in
other types of used property
Has worked as butcher, car salesman,
vending machine repairman,
or jewelry salesman
Aliases: Donald Eugene Perkins, Stanley
Portas, Stanley Perkins, A.D. Baker,
Donald Eugene Pierce, John S. Portas,
Stanley Webb, Wilfred E. Reams
NCIC: 08 04 06 13 08 04 PT 02 09 06
LKA: New Bedford, Mass.
PA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Southern Florida
Webb, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted, is wanted for first-
degree murder in the 1980 slaying of a Pennsylvania police chief,
and for third-degree burglary in upstate New York in 1979.
On December 4, 1980, state police say Webb and possibly one
accomplice were pulled over on a routine traffic violation in
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.
After a brief but violent scuffle in the parking lot of an
Agway supermarket, Chief Gregory Adams was found bleeding from two
bullet wounds. Adams died on the way to the hospital.
Reporter: MJ Beery
Cpl. Danny McKnight, 412-284-8100
Pennsylvania State Police
Update: Donald Eugene Webb.
By: Anthony Batson
2/15/91
According to Danny McKnight, from the Penns State Police and Chief
Gordon Mainhart, from the Saxonberg P.D, there is absolutely
nothing new on this case. Again, it's a case in which the bad guy
has been on the run for more than a decade.
As you may recall we got badly jerked around by the infamous "Webb
Letters." These of course, were a hoax, albeit a trousblesome one
for us since we re-interviewed the victim and had Walsh make an
empasioned appeal for Webb to give himself up.
Webb, however, has to support himself, and he still may be doing
the occassional burglary, say the Penn State Police.
There have been no new sightings at all.
DONALD EUGENE WEBB
Murder-1, Criminal Impersonation, Third-Degree Burglary
(May 14, Aug. 20, Nov. 19, 1989. Feb. 4 & 11, 1990)
Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI
Age:
58
(7-13-31)
Scars: Right cheek
5'9
Right forearm
165 pounds
Tattoos: "Ann," chest
Brown hair
"Don," web right hand
Brown eyes
Graying hair, may dye it dark
Wears American-made suits,
off the rack or stolen
Stays in respectable motels
Dines in expensive restaurants
Uses credit cards, Diners Club
Tips big
Always drives rental cars
and pays cash for them
Allergic to penicillin
Frequents pawn shops, auctions,
where stolen goods are sold
May own antique shop, or deal in
other types of used property
Has worked as butcher, car salesman,
vending machine repairman,
or jewelry salesman
Aliases: Donald Eugene Perkins, Stanley
Portas, Stanley Perkins, A.D. Baker,
Donald Eugene Pierce, John S. Portas,
Stanley Webb, Wilfred E. Reams
NCIC: 08 04 06 13 08 04 PT 02 09 06
LKA: New Bedford, Mass.
PA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Southern Florida
Webb, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted, is wanted for first-
degree murder in the 1980 slaying of a Pennsylvania police chief,
and for third-degree burglary in upstate New York in 1979.
On December 4, 1980, state police say Webb and possibly one
accomplice were pulled over on a routine traffic violation in
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. After a brief but violent scuffle in the
parking lot of an Agway supermarket, Chief Gregory Adams was found
bleeding from two bullet wounds. Adams died on the way to the
hospital.
In late January, 1990, FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C.
received a letter allegedly written by Webb. In the letter,
postmarked in New York City on January 23, 1990, Webb said he
wanted to surrender. He also apologized to Chief Adams' widow and
her two sons, "who haven't had a father due to my foolishness."
Reporter: Cabell Bruce
Cpl. Danny McKnight, 412-284-8100
Pennsylvania State Police
April 6, 1992
PRELIMINARY DEATH REPORT: CESAR URIEL MAZARIEGO-MOLINA
A man wanted for the murder of a Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Deputy was shot and killed today at a farm in New York
by two New York State Police, the FBI said.
FBI agents say that Cesar Uriel Mazariego-Molina, 26, was
shot and killed in an apple orchard in Plattekill, New York when
FBI agents and police attempted to arrest him, agents said.
Mazariego was the subject of a fugitive profile on the
April 4, 1992 edition of Fox television's "America's Most
Wanted. "
Agents say that a viewer in Plattekill, New York, recognised
Mazariego from that broadcast and called FBI agents in Kingston.
The viewer told agents Mazariego was possibly applying for a
job in the apple orchid.
This afternoon several FBI investigators and New York State
Police went to the orchid. Officers spotted Mazariego in a car
and a chase ensued through the apple orchard.
When Mazariego came to a dead end, he got out of the car and
tried to flee on foot. Agents say Mazariego was shot as he
reached in his waistband.
"He refused to surrender to the authorities on hand, " S.A.
John O' Connor said.
Mazariego was wanted for the March 29, 1992 shooting of Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Nelson Yamamoto.
Deputies say Yamamoto was responding to a domestic complaint
in the Walnut Grove area of Los Angeles when he was shot several
times by Mazariego. Yamamoto died two days later from the gunshot
wounds.
Mazariego was also wanted for the April 9, 1991 murder of
his uncle, Concepcion Vivar.
Sheriff's deputies say that he may also have committed two
murders in El Salvador.
Reporter: Michelle Hord
Deputy Fidel Gonzales (213) 974-4216
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
SA John O'Connor (518) 465-7551
FBI Albany, New York
CESAR URIEL MAZARIEGO-MOLINA
MURDER
(April 4, 1992)
Data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Age: 26 (7-30-65)
Scars: None known
5' 10"
Tattoos: None known
160-170 pounds
Reddish-brown hair
Dark brown eyes
Long wavy bleached hair
Last seen wearing red hat,
brown checkered shirt,
red shorts
NCIC: NA
LKA: Los Angeles, California
PA: NA
Cesar Uriel Mazariego-Molina is wanted for the murder of Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Nelson H. Yamamoto.
On March 29, 1992, Deputy Yamamoto answered a domestic
complaint in the Walnut Grove area of Los Angeles.
Deputies say that Yamamoto looked into the window of a
garage behind the Walnut Grove home and saw two men. The two men
ran out of the garage and one of them opened fire.
Deputies say Mazariego-Molina shot Yamamoto in the abdomen,
shoulder, thigh and foot. He died on March 31, 1992 at the Martin
Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center.
Suspect Francisco Ibarra died in the gunfire. Mazariego-
Molina and his cousin, Juan Mazariego, fled from the scene.
Cesar Mazariego-Molina is also wanted for the April 9, 1991
murder of his uncle, Concepcion Vivar.
Sheriff's deputies say that he may also have committed two
murders in El Salvador.
Michele Hord
Dep. Fidel Gonzales (213) 974-4216
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
National Police Week
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR MAY 15, 1992
PLAN A
The following is a tentative itinerary for the National Peace
Officers' Memorial service to be held Friday, May 15, 1992, at 1000
hours on the Monument Grounds at the Sylvan Theater:
Friday, May 15, 1992
0600 hours:
U.S. Park Police Mobile Command will be on the West
side of the Sylvan Theater
Memorial Committee Members will begin arriving at
the Sylvan Theater
0700 hours:
State and territorial flags are delivered to the
Sylvan Theater
Red Cross (Bethesda/Chevy Chase Ambulance arrives
behind the stage
KELCY - Water and Port-a-johns set up day before
USSS places holding trailers if need be - WHERE
Members of the general press arrive and set up
0730 hours:
Event area is cleared, swept, and secured.
Screening of attendees begins
Visiting officers begin arriving
0730 - 0745
hours:
First motorcade of buses carrying past years Police
Survivors enters 15th and Independence behind and
beside stage. Survivors will unload and
immediately proceed to the seating area. Buses
will then depart and motorcade back to host hotel.
USPP will handle this motorcade
0815 hours:
Hamilton-Wentworth Choir arrives and proceeds to
risers
20 bagpipers assemble behind snow fence
0900 hours:
Flagbearers take their positions on the stage with
flags
Susie Sauyer Susie
Inquiries regarding National Police Week activities may be directed to Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.,
9423-A Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772; phone 301-599-0445; Fax 301-599-0918.
0900 hours:
Members of Congress, VIPs arrive and proceed to VIP
seating area
Arrival of Second Motorcade carrying 1991 Police
Survivors. Buses will enter on 15th and
Independence behind and beside stage. Survivors
will off-load and assemble on west side of stage.
USPP Color Team will lead the procession.
0915 - 0945
Cyndi, Dewey and Barbara escorted behind Color
hours:
Team.
Suzie and Suzie's escort behind them.
+Ban
(While the procession is continuing, Cyndi, Dewey,
etc will take their seats on the stage. The
seating arrangement will be Adolph South, Cyndi,
President Bush, Dewey, John Walsh, Suzie, Barbara
Dodge, David DeRevere.
1991 Survivors follow in an "no-gap" procession.
0955
0950 hours:
President's motorcade arrives
Members of the White House Press Corps take their
positions in front of stage area (Traveling press).
1000 7 hours:
President proceeds to stage and be seated
1002 hours:
USPP Honor Guard Team and the National Anthem.
Colors will retire after the National Anthem
1006 hours:
Invocation - Adolph South (National FOP Chaplain)
1009 hours:
Welcoming - Cyndi Calender, FOP Auxiliary President
18-19
1012 hours:
Keynote Speaker: President Bush
30
1032 hours:
Placing of flower in wreath by President (photo
opportunity)
1034 hours:
President departs area
1035 hours:
Introductory Remarks - Dewey Stokes, FOP Nat'l
President
1045 hours:
Guest Speaker - John Walsh
1100 hours:
Hamilton-Wentworth Choir - Amazing Grace
1105 - 1215
hours:
Suzie Sawyer - Roll Call of Heroes
1216 hours:
Ron Bartmier and Cyndi Calender - Duet
1221 hours:
David DeRevere - Benediction
1223 hours:
Call to Attention
1224 hours:
Echo Taps
1226 hours:
Final Salute
1227 hours:
Retiring of Wreath
1232 hours:
Retiring of Colors
1235 hours:
Service Ends
BOLD indicates tentative.
Where are mags going to be placed?
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
01. List
Names and telephone numbers, re: National Police Week
05/06/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Committee Officers. (4 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Law Enforcement Memorial 5/15/92
Date Closed:
11/30/2004
OA/ID Number:
07574
FOIA/SYS Case #:
Re-review Case #:
2004-2265-S
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MR Disposition:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 5/8
TO:
Carol Aarhus
FROM: GREG FITCH
Office of Public Liaison
Room 196, OEOB, x7142
FYI
Appropriate Action
Let's Discuss
Per Our Conversation
Per Your Request
Please Return
COMMENTS:
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C.O.P.S.
TEL No 301-599-0918
May 6,92 20:23 P.01
CONCERNS OF
POLICE C.O.P.S. SERVICE
Concerns of Police Survivors
(301) 599-0445
EXECUTIVE OFFICE: 9423-A MARLBORO PIKE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
FAX (301) 599-0918
FAX COVER SHEET
FROM:
Suzie Sawyer, Executive Director
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.
Fax: 301-599-0918
TO:
Gugg Fitch
FAX TO:
202-456-1647
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C.O.P.S.
TEL No 301-599-0918
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CO
POLICE C.O.P.S. Inc
Concerns of Police Survivors
(301) 599-0445
EXECUTIVE OFFICE: 9423-A MARLBORO PIKE, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
FAX (301) 599-0918
May 6, 1992
TO:
Gregg Fitch, White House Staff
FROM:
Suzie Sawyer, Executive Director
Concerns of Police Survivors
SUBJECT: Police Survivor Issues of Paramount Concern to the
Nationwide Membership of Concerns of Police Survivors
For President Bush's Speech Writer
1. The need for public safety agencies to "prepare" to handle the
emotional support needs of surviving families and effected co-
workers when line-of-duty death occurs is paramount. Development
of a "general orders" addressing this issue is a MUST in all
agencies.
2. Law enforcement agencies must allow their survivors to stay
in health insurance programs provided by the agency because of the
COBRA legislation that passed in the late 1980's. However, the
vast majority of our survivors are expending almost $500 per month,
the full premium payment, for their health care insurance. In most
police department pension systems, retiring police officers are
afforded health care coverage at reduced rates (often 50% of actual
cost). The simple passage of state legislation, the renegotiating
of contracts, etc. can rectify this situation. Why shouldn't law
enforcement agencies afford their survivors decreased insurance
costs by enrolling them as "retirees" in this benefit if that makes
health care more affordable? And, if possible, we would love to
see past survivors "grandfathered" into the coverage.
3. While line-of-duty death rips at the basic foundation of each
and every effected family, that foundation crumbles even more when
surviving spouses find it necessary to live with someone rather
than re-marry and lose their pension. Once you are a police
survivor, you are always a police survivor. The appeals, re-
trials, and reminders when another officer dies are FOREVER.
A large percentage of police widows choose to stay home with the
children to provide a strong sense of "family" since there is now
only one parent. When she chooses to remarry, as with the national
average, the percentage of successful remarriages for police
widows/widowers is extremely low. Within a few short years police
widows find themselves once again on their own; only now there is
This project was supported by Grant Number 89-PS-CX-0001 awarded by the Burcau of Justice Assistance, Office or Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
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no pension to assist with meeting their monthly expenses.
It is COPS' belief that pension systems should realize the trauma
of losing a loved one in the line of duty is a life-shattering,
life-altering event
not for just a few years
not until they
remarry
but for a lifetime. Pension benefits should not be
taken away when a widow/widower remarries.
4. COPS is a firm believer in "family support organizations" such
as the FOP Auxiliary that initiated and sponsors the National Peace
Officers' Memorial Day Service on May 15th of each year. The more
attuned a police family is to the issues, the better they can cope
with the job and the traumas that accompany line-of-duty injury or
death.
5. We also believe in "critical incident stress de-briefing" for
officers involved in critical incidents; however, the de-briefing
needs to go further than the officer. Co-workers, dispatchers,
secretaries, and spouses of effected officers need to be de-briefed
so they can heal psychologically as well as can be expected.
6. We believe agencies must issue bullet-resistant vests to their
officers; and if their budgets don't allow this, community efforts
should be launched to raise the funds.
NOTES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST: In 1991, two police wives were
attacked in their homes by criminals that meant to do their police
husband's damage. The outcomes were as follows:
In Southern Pines, NC, suspects in a homicide investigation which
had just been handled by Officer Charles Harris followed the
officer to his home, knocked on his door, and opened fire when the
officer answered. Officer Harris was killed, his wife wounded.
Mrs. Harris is recovering from her injuries.
In Missouri, a mentally deranged Vietnam veteran killed three law
enforcement officers and a sheriff's wife. The man went to the
sheriff's home hoping to find the Sheriff; instead he found the
Sheriff's wife and killed her. (Wife of Moniteau County Sheriff
Jones.)
Officers have been killed by grandfathers in their 80's, children
(youngest we know of was aged 13), and women. Who are law
enforcement's enemies?
SUMMARY: While the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and
the National Peace Officers' Memorial Day Service are high-
attention media events, the REAL work is being done with the people
who are the stories BEHIND the Walls of Remembrance. And Concerns
of Police Survivors is the only national organization whose number
one priority is the good of all police survivors. Yet, COPS isn't
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a high-attention media organization
and we don't need to be.
President Bush has shared the dais with two COPS Presidents and our
Executive Director at several activities. He has mentioned our
organization and its workings but a public compliment from the
President of the United States to COPS on the job it is doing for
law enforcement's surviving families would be phenominal. COPS
DOES HELP THEM HEAL! surviving families and co-workers as well!
If anyone has questions about Concerns of Police survivors, our
Seminars held on May 14 and May 16, and our immediate goals, please
call me at the phone number printed on the letterhead. Thanks for
your time.
hat has COPS done for
Made Us Aware of Our Rights As Victims
IF police survivors?
"Our family victimization didn't stop with the trial.
We were subjected to harrossment from prison
by my husband's killer. COPS told us we didn't
C.O:P.S.
Let Me Talk
have to stand idly by and take this additional
Concerns
was the first time someone wosn't uncomfortable
victimization. Victims have rights, too, and we're
fighting back!"
king with me about my husband's death.
Marah Lee Nine widow/88
Roseann Searles Murphy - widow
Nappanee, IN
of
Baraboo, WI
Affected Co-Workers Are Helped
Taught Me About Grief
"I didn't understand how important it was for the
Police
'OPS made me realize the anger and hurt I was
family to know all the details of the incident that
ling were expected and accepted emotions
claimed their officer's life. I was encouraged to tell
lowing the loss of a loved one. They also made
the family all I knew of the incident and WOS shock-
Survivors,
realize there is 0 difference between being lone-
ed to find that it helped me work through my grief
and being clone."
for the loss of my friends.
Major Joe Donis: co-worker
Inc.
Sande Cawyer - widow
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Daphne, AL
Re-Directed Our Anger Toward
Recognized The Parents
Something Positive
here were seminar segments specifically geared
"Following our son's death, we were bitter, angry
help the parents cope with their loss. Finally,
and devastated. COPS gave us a new purpose to
neone fook the time to listen to parents who are
direct our energies toward something positive-
umatized by their loss.
helping others who have experienced the some
Ret. Police Lt. and Mrs. A. M.
traumatic loss.
Claggett, III - surviving
Ken and Marianne Wrede parents
CONCERNS
OF
TEL No.301-599-0918
parents
Anaheim, CA
Deltona, FL
Significant Others Need To Heal, Too
Filled The Void
"Our friend's death shook our very being. My hus-
fter my husband's death, I felt abandoned by the
band, his closest friend, withdrew to hide his
lice department. 1 had now become the 'bad
emotions. The strain on our marriage was too great
with COPS. "
Wife of Affected Co-Worker
POLICE
C.O.P.S
the
ninder' of law enforcement's ultimate demand.
to address without help. We found that help
)PS has filled that void and made me realize I
1 be a part of the law enforcement community
Attending COPS Seminars
SURVIVOR
May
long as I desire because I'll always be a police
"
vivor.
For Information Write or Call
Eileen Vitale - widow
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.
Ipswich, MA
9423-A MARLBORO PIKE
Helped Me Heal
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
(301) 599-0445
FAX# (301) 599-0918
es, we reopened old wounds during the seminar.
I healed more in two days in Washington, D.C.,,
the seminar than I had in 16 months at home.
Concerns of Police Survivors exists because:
Susan Edwards - widow
"All foo often, law enforcement officers
Reaching Out to the Surviving
Royal Palm Springs, FL
and their families are victims, too.
6,92 20:26 P.03
Families of America's Fallen
Suzie Sawyer
Helped Me Grow
Executive Director - COPS, Inc.
Law Enforcement Heroes
ve been to three of COPS' yearly seminars.
This project was supported by Grant Number 89-PS-CX-0001 awarded by the
e first year I went for John's memory, the second
Bureau of Justice Assistance. Office cf Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice. The Assistant Attorney General, Odice di Justice Programs. coordinates
in 1 went for me, and the third year I went to help
the activities of the following program cliices and bureaus: Bureau of Justice
Assistance. Bureau of fustice Statistics, National Instite of Justice, Office of
ers.
Juvenile usilos end Delinquency Prevention, and the Office of Victims of Crime.
Petricia Stimson-Wilson - widow
Points of view in this document are those of the author acd do no necessarily
Reprinted March 1992
Cordova, AK
represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Deparment of Justice.
The COPS membership is comprised of spouses,
parents, children, siblings, assorted family members,
WI
On May 14, 1984, by a unanimous vote of one hundred plus "police survivors"*
and significant others' who are affected by police
tending a seminer during National Police Week, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.,
line-of-duty death. The governing body of the orçan-
'as born. COPS works with law enforcement agencies, police organizations, mental
ization consists of a National President, regional
ealth professionals, and local peer-support organizations to provide assistance to
Trustees and an Auxiliary Trustee from a national
urviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. COPS is a
police-support organization. All board members of
"It
on-profit, tax-exempt organization that:
the organization, except the Auxiliary Trustee, are
talka
police survivors.
There are now thirteen state/regional 'local
DUCATES:
Police survivors learn about the grief process and the traumatic
chapters of Concerns of Police Survivors function-
effects that can follow the loss of a Coved one to sudden, often violen:
ing across the nation. Several of these chapters are
death. COPS provides educational reading materials to help survivors
addressing issues of court support, critical incident
"CC
realize they are experiencing "normal reactions to abnormal situations."
de-briefing, grief counseling, police survivor issue
feeli
awareness, and one-on-one support during the 'ry-
foilo
Police survivors receive research findings, secured through a Federal
ing times of bereavement.
me 3
grant from the National Institute of Justice to COPS, concerning the
Each May 13 and 14 "police survivors" from all
ly a
effects of line-of-duty death on a police surviving family.
across the nation gather for two days of in-depth
crief work and issue-oriented information sharing.
This seminar takes place in the Washington, DC area
UPPORTS:
Police survivors who have been through the agonizing process of legal
and is part of National Police Week activities held
procedures and the pressures trials and appeals can bring now offer
each year to honor fallen officers and recognize
"Th
support to those new survivors about to begin the judicial process.
the sacrifices that are also made by their surviv-
to h.
ing families.
some
Peer support is given through a national network of police survivors
The 1990 National Police Survivors' Seminar was
trou:
who have experienced and healed from the traumas that line-of-duty
attended by 600 people seeking support; 100 of the
death inflicts on families.
attendees were children. Each and every group of
Referral listings for local psychological support through mental health
survivors had access to mental health specialists and
support from survivors of previous years. These
professionals and grief/loss counselors are accessible.
police survivors found "a new family that
COPS works with law enforcement agencies to develop and update
understands" the traumas of line-of-duty death.
general orders dealing with line-of-duty death and handling the
"AA
traumatized family.
At the 1990 Seminar, Concerns of Police Sur-
polic
vivors received seed money from Ronald
remi
McDonald Children's Charities to provide finan-
COP
PONSORS:
An annual two-day National Police Survivors' Seminar dealing
ciai assistance to law enforcement's surviving
can
children who are in need of psychological counsel-
with the effects of sudden, traumatic, often violent death is
as lc
ing following the 1990 line-of-duty death of their
sponsored by COPS.
surv.
parent. Details on the "COPS Kids Program" can
be obtained from the National COPS Office.
Police survivors make presentations at law enforcement training sessions,
conferences and seminars.
The COPS organization, with the exception of
the "COPS Kids Program", does not contribute
UBLISHES:
A quarterly newsletter focusing on the special concerns of police
financially to the surviving family as many widows
"Yes
and orphans funds do. COPS contributes to the emo-
Buti
surviving families is mailed to nearly 4,500 families nationwide.
tional and psychological well-being of the surviv-
at
COPS developed a 16-page handbook, "Support Services To Surviving
ing family-the most hauntingly difficult aspect of
Families of Line-of-Duty Death" to help public safety agencies meet the
the aftermath of sudden, tragic, often violent, line-
of-duty police death.
support needs of the surviving families following line-of-duty death.
Should you know of any police survivors that may
"I've
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be interested in hearing from our organization,
please have them contact the COPS business office.
The
Police survivors" include the immediate surviving family, the extended family, and "significant others"
Or should you personally be interested in being kept
year
ancès, co-workers, neighbors) affected by the line-of-duty police death.
up to date on the COPS program, we will gladly add
othe.
you to our mailing list.
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re: death now
Cop killers
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Switchboard.
Call Karen Tate in
John wash's ofe
thank for videos.
5. What do you consider the major educational challenges your school must face over the next 5 years?
A. Information in the nomination form is (check one):
X Accurate as stated.
Understated.
Overstated.
B. Verification Strategies (check all that apply):
Document Review
Interviews:
X Observations:
With Classroom Teachers
X
Informal Settings
With Students
Classroom
X With School Administrators
With Special Service Personnel
With Other Support Staff
With Parents and Community
With District Staff/School Board
C. Discrepancy Documentation:
E. Parental and Community Support
or Mon. morning.
will call today
former USA today editor
Phil Lehrman [Layr-min]
head of
for reporters "I Need Help"
Lance Heflin, Exec. Producer
895-3111
200th capture show tonight
Sylvan Theatre
SW of Wash- Monument
Prompter yes
20,000 attendees
on stage
States
Flagbearers, one each
65
Territories
Federal agencies
Backdrop- DC skyline
blue drap behind(filler)
Am. plag high & center
Stage Adolph
will sit in order
8 porus) ind.
Cyndi
they speak (participate)
Carstuck in dit dr.
80yr. -old man's car went out of control.
Officers went to help the man. Rought Hey into toun. take
They put him in the backseat of the car.
The 80-yr. old Shot
in the head
357 Magnum
because he didn't want to sit in the
backseat.
Remarriage clause mention?
National Police week?
Mention: Concerns of Police Survivors
what they do
started in 1984
deals w/ 5,000 families nationwide
"need you there after the funeral
Police Family Issues
Family Support Groups are a must.
FOP auxially Memorial Service
was officers. started by spouses of
Ceremony
1980 FOP Aux took on Police Memorial Service.
PR program to 1) honor deceased ofers.
z) recognize sunivors
1982 125 people afferd 1st service
got leg
from FOP
1983 seminar 10 families attend
spske of abandonment & grief
1984 1st COPS seminar
110 survivors
fr. all corners of country
voted to form COPS
Call survivors)
83 & 84 Service atten. grew
Mario Biaggi in 1984 gotthe
bill passed.
Memorial was built
17 major police groups acrossus
-it was the 1st time that women
1st memorial service was aturning point
got together to do it. ofers. wives.
it took women to get the ball rolling
they know how it feels
Survivors helping survivors
work if being done by suwirors-helpring
each other.
POTUS should say H: COPS
" Keep up the good work."
-doing great thigs
survivor to sunivor
helping each Mer.
that's
what cops is all about.
The nation mourns your loss.
Trading
Video games out where you kill the cop.
ofcr. in FL killed as his own gun.
mentally deranged man took He gun.
8.10am Monday
a
13yr-old shot an notficer approaching his house
as soon as he got out of can
(w/ a 22 caliber gun) a ordin't chance even to get
saywhy he there. was
In arkansas, during a police funeral
a dumptruck went out of control
& hit squad can, killing 3 cops,
whose families were in the can behind them.
Deranged man who went to shoot a
police ofcr., shot wife instead
&killed
Families killed. are destroyed when cop is
In CA 14 death row inmates fought
for the nght to procreate children.
freeze sperm or have conjugal
visits. kids raised on welfare.
NC - retaliation
- helped at homicide investigation
suspects he interrogated followed
him home. Shot him & wife
d
died
survived
Call: FBI death - row inmates
Ed Davis A
intentews
Les Davis (works w/Ed)
call FBI switchboard
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE:
TO:
Carol Aarhus
FROM: GREG FITCH
Office of Public Liaison
Room 196, OEOB, x7142
130
7120
leigh Ann thought this
might be of interest to you
if you are looking for a
good story- - it may be too
late-
The Hurley family will meet
briefly WPOTUS when he does
photo op at 10:00AM.
Thanks-
POGE. 002
IBACENTENNIAL
U.S. Department of Justice
UNITED
United States Marshals Service
1789-1989
District of Massachusetts
1516 U.S. Courthouse
Congress « water Streets
Boston. Massachusetts 02109
617-223-9721
5:55pmowill 5/15 will
April 16, 1992
bevouring
Mr. Ronald Kaufman
paging
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Political Affairs
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ron:
Boston hackground and a description of the events leading to the personal
Per our conversation of last week, enclosed is a
widow, Police Officer Jeremiah "Jerry" Hurley. To this death of
suffered. Cynthia, does not know the extent of the injuries that day, Jerry his
dates between of Hurley family and President Bush sometime meeting
I sincerely the hope that you may be able to arrange a
ceremonies. on those dates attending the National Police Washington, Memorial
D.C., May 13 to 15, 1992. Mrs. Hurley will be in during the
I appreciate anything you can do for the Hurley family.
Your friend,
Bob
Bob Guiney
United States Marshal
Enclosure
6 '92 12:27
FROM US MORSHAL EOSTON MO
POGE. 003
DICENT
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Marshals Service
District of Massachusetts
1516 U.S. Courthouse
Congress & water Streets
Boston. Massachusetts 02109
April 16, 1992
Jeremiah J. Hurley, Jr. (Jerry) was born in 1941 and in 1968 became
a Bostor Police Officer following in the footsteps == his father.
He served in various districts and units of the department
including the Tactical Patrol Force and at the time of his death
with the Explosive Ordnance Unit.
Shortly after joining the police department, he married Cynthia L.
Cashman, a young widow whose husband died in an automobile
accident. She had two infants who were to be become Officer
Hurley's step-sons, Donald and David. During the marriage they had
two daughters, Lisa and Leanne.
On October 28, 1991, Officer Hurley reported for duty so that
another officer could have the day off. He had just returned from
a vacation with his wife in the Caribbean. He spoke with her about
11:00 a.m., via telephone that day and then proceeded to respond
to a call for a suspicious package in a driveway in the Roslindale
section of the City of Boston, arriving on the scene at 11:35 a.m.
Officer Hurley along with his partner, Officer Francis X. Foley,
a few feet to his side approached the package and upon the
approach, the package blew up. As the result of this explosion
Officer Hurley was disemboweled, lost his left hand at the wrist,
both legs and the left side of his face. Officer Foley was
bleeding from facial wounds and was blinded.
Jerry, despite his injuries as massive as they were, continued to
direct the operation, warning other officers who had -esponded that
a second device is not uncommon and expressed great concern for the
health and safety of his partner Frank.
K
rendered cafe, Officer Hurley continued to
profess his concern for his fellow officers as he was brought to
the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston.
At 7:20 p.m., Officer Hurley succumbed to multiple blast injuries
leaving his wife, 4 children and 2 grandchildren.
Jerry's step-~~~ David is currently serving as a police office in
the City of Boston.
2
On May 13, 14, 15, 1992, Cynthia, Donald, David, Lisa and Leanne
and friends will travel to Washington, D.C., where Jerry's name
will be officially placed on the memorial to officers killed in the
line of duty. Mrs. Hurley will be accorted by two Boston Police
officers, one of which is her son and the other is one of Jerry's
friends. Ironically, almost 4 years ago, Jerry and his friend
marched in the Inaugural Parade for the President of the United
States George Bush as part of the Boston Police contingent.
The case relative to this murder is still open and under
investigation. A reward of $65,000.00 has been put up for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person (s)
responsible for Jerry's murder.
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LAW
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAW ENFORCEMENT CEREMONY
SYLVAN THEATER
WASHINGTON, D,C.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
[[Acknowledgements; and of course, members of the Fraternal
Order of Police Auxiliary with us today. The F.O.P. Auxiliary
began this the he first nationally-recognized service for lost law
enforcement officers. I salute you from the bottom of my heart.
//
It is an honor to be with all of you -- to mark a day that
celebrates America's finest. / Police work has been described às
a thankless job. I'm here to say, simply and sincerely: Thank
you on behalf of each American. // We need you. We depend on
you. We can't do without you. //
We need you so that the lawless won't transport "life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" into death, doom, and open
season on the innocent. //
We depend on you because we can no more tolerate America's
streets being taken over by domestic thugs than we allowed Kuwait
being taken over by foreign thugs. //
Nor can we do without you -- for yours is the priceless task
of upholding good against evil. I speak of defending civility
through America's system of law -- of ensuring citizens are safe
and feel safe. / When we ask what nation the American people
deserve, here is my answer: A nation which rejects those who are
soft on the need to be hard on crime. //
2
As you know, I've just come back from "The City of the
Angels", Los Angeles, California. It's a city today whose heart
is broken -- and where angels must not fear to tread. A city I
love and grieve for -- and whose heart each of us must mend.
That is why several days ago, I called on the Congress to
pass programs to help these people -- programs to combat the
problems of poverty / prejudice / and lack of opportunity. / I
wish you could have talked to them, as I did: children, parents,
business owners, community leaders. You would know why, more
than ever, I believe there is no place for bigotry in the United
States of America.
Recent days have reminded us that we are one Nation under
God -- we must act as one -- must learn to love one another, not
hate one another. / The people in Los Angeles know this -- they
know that each of us is equal and should be treated equally. //
They know that the social problems that breed poverty can and
must be cured. They know something else. / Lawless thugs who
blame crime on such problems must, and will, be punished. //
All of us saw sickening sights in Los Angeles of criminals
shattering glass windows, breaking down doors, and looting
businesses. But what is even worse is the looting of something
harder to replace than merchandise. The stealing of something
precious. Stealing hope -- promise -- the future. This, we will
not allow.
So today, I pledge this to you -- the "thin blue line" that
separates good people from the worst instincts of our society. I
3
pledge my support. Across America, we will restore the rule of
law. / I pledge my conscience. Like you, I believe those who
hold a civil rights sign in one hand and a gun or knife in the
other are the super-hypocrites of our time.
Finally, I pledge deeds. / Already, we have much to be
thankful for. Last year, our war on crime helped the percentage
of American households affected by crime fall to 24 percent --
the lowest rate since the federal government introduced this
indicator in 1975. / By the end of this year, we will have 50
percent more federal prosecutors than in 1988. / We are on our
way to doubling the capacity of federal prisons. / We have also
acted to curb furlough abuses by further restricting the already
limited furlough opportunities for federal offenders. / Here's a
fact: In April 1989 the furlough rate was 1.2 per 100 inmates -
- last April it was less than half that. Here's a final pledge:
No furloughs are granted for anyone serving a sentence of life
without parole -- and there will be no let-up. / Let us
remember: Furlough is a privilege -- not a right. //
I believe the time has come to show less compassion for the
criminal and more compassion for victims of crime. That is why
we reauthorized the 1984 Victims of Crime Act -- and boosted its
annual victims compensation and assistance fund to $150 billion.
These dollars did not come from taxpayers but from criminals'
fines and penalties. After all, crime shouldn't pay. Criminals
should. / My Administration has also acted to punish hardened
criminals -- career criminals -- under the Federal Armed Criminal
4
Act. / No seasoned criminal should walk free because we didn't
take the law -- and our law enforcement officers -- seriously. /
Because we favor the police over criminals, we've proposed $14.8
billion for FY 1993 -- that's up 59 percent in four years. We
started Project Triggerlock -- and already the states and federal
government have produced XXX indictments against persons for
firearms offenses. / Yet progress made is still not progress
enough. So today I again call on the Congress to get with it --
and pass our crime legislation. Let's back up our law
enforcement officials with laws that are fair, fast, and final.
You know what I'm talking about. By fair I mean an
exclusionary rule designed to punish guilty criminals- not good
cops who have acted in good faith. / By fast we mean we need
habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals that are
choking our courts. / We must not allow the victims of crime to
suffer twice: Once, when they are victimized by the criminal,
and again, when misguided policies allow criminals to escape
scot-free through some loophole in the law. / We need laws, too,
that are final -- and you know my belief: For anyone who kills a
law enforcement officer -- no penalty is too tough. We want
Congress to enact the steps needed to expand the death penalty.
Not some time. Not some place. But across America -- now. //
For more than three years I have asked Congress to pass a
comprehensive plan based on three principles. Criminals must
understand that if they commit crimes, they will be caught. If
caught, they will be tried. And if convicted, they will be
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punished. / We need a crime bill which strengthens -- not
weakens -- your ability to uphold our laws. So I say to the
Congress: Send me a tough crime bill -- one that won't weaken
current law -- one like the Crime Control Act of 1992, then, and
only then -- will I also sign the Brady Bill. 11
You should understand me well: Some say there are reasons
crime takes place. I say: There is never an excuse. // They
know that in North Carolina, where a cop helping with a homicide
investigation was followed home by suspects he had interrogated.
They followed him to his home, then shot him and his wife. His
wife is still living. The officer died.
They know that in Tennessee, too. A police officer was
responding to a disturbance call, when a 13-year-old boy used a
high-powered rifle to shoot the police officer through his
bedroom window.
Think of Florida, where a deranged man stole an officer's
gun -- then shot him dead with the policeman's own bullets. / or
Minnesota, where two police officers found a man in his car that
had plunged into a ditch. They called a tow truck for his car -
- then put him in the squad car to take him into town. They
never made it: The man pulled out a .357 magnum and shot both
officers in the head. Why? He said he didn't want to sit in the
backseat. 11
There's another seat I want to find for murderers like this.
I have said it before: "Better that [criminals] had never been
born than to attack one of America's finest. We are going after
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those who kill or would kill our police officers." I think the
F.O.P. agrees with that: You know the death penalty will help
take criminals off the streets -- so that Americans can take back
their streets. // So does the group C.O.P.S. -- who provides
assistance when it is most needed. C.O.P.S. was founded in 1984
to have survivors help other survivors. Today, they help 5,000
families nationwide, as Good Samaritans to those who have lost a
loved one.
Another Good Samaritan can be found right here on our stage
today: John Walsh, host of television's "America's Most Wanted".
Last Friday, the show celebrated its 200th capture of a fugitive
of the law. Unfortunately, John knows first-hand about the
horrors that crime can inflict upon parents, families, and
communities. His little boy, Adam, was abducted XX years ago,
and hasn't yet been found. John could have shut himself off from
the world, but instead, he took a nobler cause, and started
"America's Most Wanted", a show that serves its purpose like no
other show on television today. John, we salute you, as you
continue to do what is good and what is right, for our country.
You know, some have called the Presidency the world's
toughest job. They're wrong. Police officers have the toughest
job. / Police work isn't a nine to five job, with martini
lunches and friendly chats around the water cooler. It's danger.
It's fear. It's not knowing whether you'll end your shift going
home in a car -- or to the emergency room in an ambulance. /
It's populated by people willing to risk their lives to save
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ours. / People who are part social worker and part soldier. /
It's a job I sum up in one word: "Hero. " //
Every day that is what you do -- risk your lives so that
Americans can proceed with theirs. You truly show what the Bible
meant: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends. " / For that I thank you -- and salute
you. May God bless you, and the land we so richly serve -- the
United States of America.
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