HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 32-68W~EREAS, there has appeared throughout the nation the
pernicious idea that only those laws wb
consider morally right should be obeyed
W~EREAS~ such ideas have been
obedience to the law~ and
W~EREAS, such disobedience to
by widespread looting~ burning and kill
lch people agree with or
and
accompanied by mass dies
the law has been accompanied
ing, and
%q~EP, EAS~ laws are for the pro~tection of life and property
regardless of the social, ethnic or ecoLomic status of all persons~
and
WHEREASp the enforcement of lmw is for the protection
against criminal activity as well as the prevention of criminal
activity o
N8~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY T~E COUNCIL OF T~ C~
O~ BA~ERSF~ELD as follows:
1. The City Council emphasiz~s that it is the policy of
the Council~ the Police Department= the Fire Depar~ment~ and other
safe~y departments of the City of BakerSfield to treat all
individuals equally without regard to sLcial, ethnic, or economic
2o That it is the continuing policy of the City that all
laws of the City~ $~ate~ and Nation are to be enforced as they have
been and that such measures as are necessary to enforce such laws
will'be ~sedo ........ :~ '
3o That the Police Departmen~ and other departments
connected with law enforcemen~ are co nd the high level of
n~e ed on
enforcement maintained by ~hem for the ~rotec~ion of all of the
/~o ~hat ~he C~ty Cou~cil her[shy g~oes on =ecG~d ~:hs~:
~uppo=t w~ll be given ~he police and ether sa£ecy personnel carrying
5o That the police and ~ hal are
d~=ec~ed to carry out the~= duties ~n ~onform~ty wi~h the policy
enunciated heroin ~nd to use ~hatever fo=ce
~neu=e £ull and p=emp~ obedience to the[
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pa$~ed and adopted by ~he Council of ~he Cf~y of ~ake=effeld a~ $
regular mee~fn8 ~hereef held on ~he lS~h day of Ap~fl~ XgeBv by
AYES: COUNCILMEN HEISEY. HOSKING. REES. RUCKER. $TIERN. VETTER, WHrlTEMORE
NOE$: COUNC:LMEN: )'2
ABSENT COUHCILMEN: /~h~t~_.~ ' '
ABSTAINING COUNCILMEN: /~4~::~/1,,{._ ~/
Council of ~he City of Baker~fie~do
APP~OVED~