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IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
October
27, 2015 Nikki
Cannon
(202)
293-1550
NYPD
OFFICER’S MURDER PROVES SENTENCING REFORM IS SENSELESS
(Washington, DC) – In response to the tragic murder of New York City
Police Department (NYPD) Officer Randolph Holder, the Federal Law Enforcement
Officers Association (FLEOA) National President, Nathan Catura, issued the
following statement:
"Another
senseless murder of one of our nation’s law enforcement officers has once again
occurred. Tomorrow we will honor the life and service of NYPD Officer Randolph
Holder. To add insult to injury during this distressing time, the newly
proposed Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act being pushed in Congress would
label the man accused of committing such a heinous and violent crime a
non-violent drug offender. This criminal who murdered Officer Holder has been
arrested 28 times for drug offenses, and under this new legislation, would be
eligible for a reduced sentence.
This
crime epidemic, including the movement of heroin and methamphetamine, is
destroying areas across America, landing on the doorsteps of American families
– especially those with a family member that wears "Blue.” There are thousands
of other federal prisoners, many of whom have trafficked perilous narcotics like
the man accused of shooting and killing Officer Holder. With this new legislation, members of
Congress must ask themselves if they are prepared to unlock the prison door for
these criminals who have destroyed our cities and our neighborhoods.
Anti-law
enforcement rhetoric over the past year has already placed our officers in the
crosshairs. It would be a dangerous road to go down should Congress choose to
enhance rather than thwart this threat.
Yet
there are those who have stood by our law enforcement during these troubling
times. FLEOA applauds Senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Orrin Hatch of Utah, Jeff
Sessions of Alabama, David Vitter of Louisiana, and David Perdue of Georgia for
voting against this short-sighted legislation.
FLEOA
would also like to offer its condolences to NYPD Officers Holder’s family. May
his valor not have been in vain.”
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The Federal
Law Enforcement Officers Association (www.fleoa.org) is the largest nonprofit,
nonpartisan professional association that exclusively represents over 26,000
active and retired federal law enforcement officers from over 65 Agencies.