FLEOA
Endorses the Thin Blue Line Act of 2016 (H.R. 814/ S.2034)
In
our day and age, many people have no respect for the law. People seem to
have less respect for the sworn officers and agents who have dedicated their
lives to uphold and enforce the law. Recently, law enforcement personnel
have been targeted, assaulted and several have even been killed simply for the
fact that they are wearing the blue uniform. The Thin Blue Line Act
amends the federal criminal code to make the killing or attempted killing of a
law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating
factor in death penalty determinations. During National Police week, I had
the honor of participating in the Thin Blue Line Act Press Conference in front
of the US Capitol Building with the bill’s sponsor Congressman David Jolly
(R-FL) and Co-Sponsor Richard Nugent (R-FL). The bill currently has 49
co-sponsors. FLEOA endorses and supports our brothers in BLUE.
FLEOA endorses the Thin Blue Line Act of 2016.
Attachment: Edorses Thin Blue Line Act for Jolly
Attachment: FLEOA Letter of Support - Thin Blue Line
FLEOA
Endorses the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act of 2016 (H.R. 2386)
Every
day, our first responders put their lives and livelihood on the line for the
greater good. In lieu of recent attacks against our faithful fellow Police and
Local Law Enforcement, FLEOA endorses the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act of
2016. FLEOA gravely condemns any and all attacks against Police.
Any ambush of an agent or officer of the law is pure evil and should punished
to full extent of the law. The Honoring Hometown Heroes Act amends the
Flag Code to permit the Governor of a state or territory (or the mayor of the
District of Columbia) to order the American flag to be lowered to half-staff in
the tragic event that a first responder from that jurisdiction dies while
serving in the line of duty. Firefighters, police officers, and other first
responders who put their lives on the line to protect their communities deserve
the simple, but meaningful, honor of having the flag flown at half-staff should
they have to make the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the line of duty.
Attachment: FLEOA Endorses H.R. 2386
FLEOA
Endorses the Interstate Sextortation Act of 2016
FLEOA
members are tasked with investigating sex trafficking, rape, childhood sexual
abuse, child pornography and other exploitation crimes. We can attest first
hand to the particularly heinous nature of those cases, the difficulty in
organizing and reviewing the evidence, locating and arresting the perpetrators
and interviewing the victims. FLEOA recognizes that sextortion is a type of
online sexual exploitation in which threats are used to coerce victims to
engage in sexual activity against their will. Perpetrators often threaten to
expose private or sensitive material unless victims produce sexual imagery,
engage in sexual activity, or pay money. With the increase in social
networking trends and interactive mobile device applications, sextortion is
among the fastest growing threat to children. In the interest of public
safety and justice, FLEOA endorses the Interstate Sextortation Act of 2016.
Attachment: FLEOA Endorses Interstate Sextortion Prevention Act of 2016
In
honor and service,
Dominick
L. Stokes
Vice
President for Legislative Affairs