Cops feel exploited by Clinton
By Ben Anderson
CNS Staff Writer
More than 2,000 rank-and-file law enforcement agents from
across the country are taking President Bill Clinton to task over
what they say is a continued effort to exploit police officers
while pushing an anti-gun agenda.
The officers are also unhappy with Clinton's record on enforcing the
law, citing a 46 percent drop in criminal prosecutions since Attorney
General Janet Reno took control of the Department of Justice.
The Law Enforcement Alliance of America will launch an ad campaign
on Thursday opposing the president, congressional Democrats and
other gun control advocates.
"This president, almost on a daily basis, exploits the rank-and-file of the
law enforcement community to further his anti-gun agenda, yet his own
administration has a reprehensible record of prosecuting criminals who
violate the laws already on the books," said Jim Fortiss, executive
director of the Law Enforcement Alliance of America.
"It is an insult to the injured and maimed police officers and all in law
enforcement who risk their lives on a daily basis to even consider more
gun legislation, not to mention releasing convicted terrorists for
politically motivated reasons," Fortiss said.
Boasting of 65,000 members, the LEAA will launch its effort this
Thursday, the same day Clinton is scheduled to appear with a group of
police chiefs "for another political photo-op to push his anti-gun
agenda," according to an LEAA statement released Friday.
In addition to the Clinton Administration's record on prosecutions, the
LEAA is also concerned that Clinton hasn't done enough to support
successful law enforcement programs.
The alliance cites prosecution efforts like Project Exile, a cooperative
effort between local, state and federal agents using federal laws to
prosecute criminals who commit a felony while possessing a firearm.
Under Project Exile, criminals caught committing a felony while
possessing a firearm are have fewer appeals and longer sentences.
Another of LEAA's concerns is Clinton's offer to grant executive
clemency to 16 convicted Puerto Rican nationals serving prison
sentences for terrorist activities against government officials and police
officers between 1974 and 1983.
Clinton has offered to reduce the 35 to 90-year prison sentences of 16
members of the Puerto Rican nationalist group Armed Forces of
National Liberation (FALN) convicted for, among other things,
firearms violations and conspiracy involving 130 attacks on police,
elected officials and the military.
Clinton reportedly ignored warnings and objections by the federal
Bureau of Prisons over the release of the convicted FALN members,
raising concerns among some congressional Republicans about his
motives in light of Mrs. Clinton's likely New York senatorial campaign
which will inevitably involve a Puerto Rican voter base.
The Bureau of Prisons has reportedly recorded conversations between
members of FALN indicating they would continue their violent
activities. The September 6 issue of NEWSWEEK, reports of secretly
taped conversations of some of the convicts saying that "as soon as
they get out of there, they were going to return to violence."
Clinton gave the FALN members until 5 p.m. this Friday to accept his
offer but the White House has so far received no positive response.
This weekend Mrs. Clinton announced she had reversed her position
and now says the clemency proposal should be rescinded drawing
criticism from the Puerto Rican community in New York.
The drop in prosecutions is just cases involving the administration.
Glad to see some cops opposing these criminals even though some police chiefs will pose with anyone just to get their political mugs on tv or in the paper.
They might. He has pissed off a lot of former supporters in law enforcement with his clemency offer to treasonous terrorists. And now that Mr Daschele has come out four square behind the disgrace on this issue, perhaps they will be pissed off at the entire democratic junta. We can only hope!
Good initials.
More than 2,000 rank-and-file law enforcement agents
from across the country are taking President Bill
Clinton to task over what they say is a continued
effort to exploit police officers while pushing an
anti-gun agenda.
The officers are also unhappy with Clinton's record
on enforcing the law, citing a 46 percent drop in
criminal prosecutions since Attorney General Janet
Reno took control of the Department of Justice.
The Law Enforcement Alliance of America will launch
an ad campaign on Thursday opposing the president,
congressional Democrats and other gun control
advocates.
"This president, almost on a daily basis, exploits
the rank-and-file of the law enforcement community to
further his anti-gun agenda, yet his own
administration has a reprehensible record of
prosecuting criminals who violate the laws already on
the books," said Jim Fortiss, executive director of
the Law Enforcement Alliance of America.
"It is an insult to the injured and maimed police
officers and all in law enforcement who risk their
lives on a daily basis to even consider more gun
legislation, not to mention releasing convicted
terrorists for politically motivated reasons,"
Fortiss said.
Boasting of 65,000 members, the LEAA will launch its
effort this Thursday, the same day Clinton is
scheduled to appear with a group of police chiefs
"for another political photo-op to push his anti-gun
agenda," according to an LEAA statement released
Friday.
In addition to the Clinton Administration's record on
prosecutions, the LEAA is also concerned that Clinton
hasn't done enough to support successful law
enforcement programs.
The alliance cites prosecution efforts like Project
Exile, a cooperative effort between local, state and
federal agents using federal laws to prosecute
criminals who commit a felony while possessing a
firearm. Under Project Exile, criminals caught
committing a felony while possessing a firearm are
have fewer appeals and longer sentences.
Another of LEAA's concerns is Clinton's offer to
grant executive clemency to 16 convicted Puerto Rican
nationals serving prison sentences for terrorist
activities against government officials and police
officers between 1974 and 1983.
Clinton has offered to reduce the 35 to 90-year
prison sentences of 16 members of the Puerto Rican
nationalist group Armed Forces of National Liberation
(FALN) convicted for, among other things, firearms
violations and conspiracy involving 130 attacks on
police, elected officials and the military.
Clinton reportedly ignored warnings and objections by
the federal Bureau of Prisons over the release of the
convicted FALN members, raising concerns among some
congressional Republicans about his motives in light
of Mrs. Clinton's likely New York senatorial campaign
which will inevitably involve a Puerto Rican voter
base.
The Bureau of Prisons has reportedly recorded
conversations between members of FALN indicating they
would continue their violent activities. The
September 6 issue of NEWSWEEK, reports of secretly
taped conversations of some of the convicts saying
that "as soon as they get out of there, they were
going to return to violence."
Clinton gave the FALN members until 5 p.m. this
Friday to accept his offer but the White House has so
far received no positive response. This weekend Mrs.
Clinton announced she had reversed her position and
now says the clemency proposal should be rescinded
drawing criticism from the Puerto Rican community in
New York.
Law Enforcement Alliance of America... Their website is new and still under construction but it looks promising. They support computer privacy and the general availability of strong encryption.
To coin a phrase I saw here on FR yesterday:
Gun-grabbers: "go suck an egg."
Yippie for the men in blue who KNOW that a well-armed citizenry is the best way to deter crime!
Bet the media doesn't play this story up.
"Better late than never.Will they boycott his next request for a blue backdrop to some cockamamie announcement/photo op? "
The rank and file cops? The one's I know hate Clinton and are NRA life members. The problem is that too many police chiefs fervently wish to swallow the presidents semen and proudly don thier uniforms for these peri-power PR orgies.
Same here. The cops I know don't like/trust Clinton and all are 2nd Amendment advocates.
The Willie Horton revolving door ad that defeated Dukakis in the 80's is nothing compared to the Puerto Rican terrorist ads that will be launched against Gore and Hillary in the coming elections. The power of the revolving door image emotes a powerful response from angry voters against the criminal-coddling liberals. It also reminds me of the deadliness of the liberals' nuclear scare ad against Goldwater in 1968 showing a little girl plucking petals from a flower while a mushroom cloud rises in the background.
To add to your post about well armed citizenry, when the concealed carry went into effect in Florida the drop in crime was dramatic unfortunately the criminals started targeting tourists figuring they might not "be carrying".
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