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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
3		Justice, there are over one million full-time law enforcement
4		officers serving in communities throughout the United States;
5		and
6		WHEREAS, Over 50,000 of those officers serve the residents
7		of Illinois; and
8		WHEREAS, Police officers have honorably chosen an
9		occupation the demands of which include nobly and selflessly
10		assuming risks and suffering inconveniences on behalf of
11		strangers; and
12		WHEREAS, Every police officer reports for duty each day
13		knowing that he or she could be confronted with
14		life-threatening danger, but still they faithfully serve their
15		communities in order to protect the lives, defend the civil
16		liberties, and secure the safety of their fellow citizens; and
17		WHEREAS, Since 1791, there have been over 22,000 police
18		officers killed in the line of duty throughout the United
19		States of America; and
20		WHEREAS, More than 1,000 of those officers killed in the

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1		line of duty have been Illinois police officers; and
2		WHEREAS, Thanks in large part to the vigilance and
3		dedication of Illinois police officers, the occurrence of
4		violent crime in Illinois has declined precipitously over the
5		past 20 years; and
6		WHEREAS, Illinois State elected officials, before taking
7		office, swear or affirm an oath to support the Constitutions of
8		the State of Illinois and the United States, including
9		fulfilling the constitutional purposes of providing for the
10		health, safety, and welfare of the people and insuring domestic
11		tranquility; this oath would be impossible to keep without the
12		courage and sacrifice of Illinois police officers; and
13		WHEREAS, The bravery of all law enforcement officers who
14		have stood to protect the residents of their communities shall
15		never be forgotten; and
16		WHEREAS, The State of Illinois' debt to those officers who
17		have given their lives in the line of duty can never be
18		adequately repaid; therefore, be it
19		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20		NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21		pay tribute to all law enforcement officers of the United

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1		States and the State of Illinois, and thank them for the risks
2		they assume on our behalf each day; and be it further
3		RESOLVED, That we solemnly mourn the loss of those officers
4		who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.