Tawnos
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Mr Sarkozy and associates,
I am writing to you today to express my dismay and disappointment in Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo’s activities at this morning’s public hearing regarding SB6396. She appeared in uniform, yet claimed to be acting as a private citizen expressing her personal opinions. Her appearance at this event in official dress belied her statement, making it appear as if she represented the will of the community to which she should be held accountable. More than simply making statements, she made false statements. I transcribed her statement, you may see it below:
Good morning senators, my name is Linda Pillo, and although I am the Bellevue police chief, I am here today representing myself and my personal opinions regarding my law enforcement background. Three years ago the international association of the chiefs of police teamed up with Joyce foundation to hold a policy summit identifying ways to reduce gun violence. What resulted was a report recommending common sense strategies. The IACP also recommended law enforcement leaders throughout our nation to take a stand against gun violence and work with their officers and their communities to stop the nearly 30,000 lives that are lost every year to gun violence. This is a number far higher than any other developed country. Since 1990, more American lives have been lost to gun violence than in all the combats fought during the 20th century. One of the recommendations that came out of the IACP summit was to reduce the availability and lethality of firearms to criminals. And FBI analysis found that 41 of the 211 law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty between 1991 and 2008 were killed with weapons that can be defined as assault weapons. Because of current restrictions on the release of ATF trace data, it's impossible to know how many assault weapons are used today. But we do know that just three months ago, Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton was shot to death and officer Brett Sweeny was injured by a killer using an assault weapon. Another dramatic example of why assault weapons should be banned happened back in 1997 when _ten_ Los Angeles officers were injured during a bank robbery. The officers were _completely_ outgunned because the suspects were using assault weapons. This example shows how quickly a killer can spray a lethal volley of bullets using this type of weapon. Another horrific incident happened in 2002 when a sniper held citizens in Washington DC under seize, randomly killing ten, and critically injuring three, during a twenty day killing spree. Assault weapons can also easily be converted to fully automatic machine guns. Every time a shooting occurs, law enforcement is called. Officers risk their lives to protect their community. Since October, six officers are dead and two are injured from gun fire. I've never experienced so much gun violence in all my 31 years that I've served. I'm heartbroken that these brave public servants are no longer with us protecting their communities. I urge you to support this bill as one way to help protect our officers and our community. Law enforcement officers cannot do it alone, we need elected officials to act in the overall public interest and help reduce gun violence in Washington state. Thank you very much for your time.
First, if she is not appearing in an official capacity, why does she repeatedly mention her duty as a police officer, the IACP summit, and associated things which all lend the impression she’s speaking officially? Second, she speaks out against “assault weapons” then makes false correlations to other events such as the 1997 LAPD shootout. The criminals in that shootout did not use “assault weapons” as are being discussed in this legislation. Third, the “assault weapon” used by the DC sniper was fired only once per attack, and would have been effective regardless of the rifle used. Fourth, officer Timothy Brenton’s death, while tragic as the rest of the circumstances, was also not carried out with an assault weapon, but a sporting rifle. Moreover, only a single round fired in that incident was needed to kill Brenton, so the restrictions she supports would have done nothing to affect the outcome, and any other kind of rifle used would have been just as effective in that incident.
It appalls me that the police chief in this city has appeared in such a fashion on public record. I have been personally harassed by the department under her watch, and received an apology from Bellevue Police Legal Advisor Kyle Aiken after that incidence. Today’s testimony shows further unprofessionalism in the BPD, and I implore you to take immediate action punishing officer Pillo in the same fashion any other officer beneath her would be in a similar circumstance. Her behavior, including blatant misrepresentation on the public record as a public official, is inexcusable, and should be dealt with accordingly.
Sincerely,
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Mr Sarkozy and associates,
I am writing to you today to express my dismay and disappointment in Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo’s activities at this morning’s public hearing regarding SB6396. She appeared in uniform, yet claimed to be acting as a private citizen expressing her personal opinions. Her appearance at this event in official dress belied her statement, making it appear as if she represented the will of the community to which she should be held accountable. More than simply making statements, she made false statements. I transcribed her statement, you may see it below:
Good morning senators, my name is Linda Pillo, and although I am the Bellevue police chief, I am here today representing myself and my personal opinions regarding my law enforcement background. Three years ago the international association of the chiefs of police teamed up with Joyce foundation to hold a policy summit identifying ways to reduce gun violence. What resulted was a report recommending common sense strategies. The IACP also recommended law enforcement leaders throughout our nation to take a stand against gun violence and work with their officers and their communities to stop the nearly 30,000 lives that are lost every year to gun violence. This is a number far higher than any other developed country. Since 1990, more American lives have been lost to gun violence than in all the combats fought during the 20th century. One of the recommendations that came out of the IACP summit was to reduce the availability and lethality of firearms to criminals. And FBI analysis found that 41 of the 211 law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty between 1991 and 2008 were killed with weapons that can be defined as assault weapons. Because of current restrictions on the release of ATF trace data, it's impossible to know how many assault weapons are used today. But we do know that just three months ago, Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton was shot to death and officer Brett Sweeny was injured by a killer using an assault weapon. Another dramatic example of why assault weapons should be banned happened back in 1997 when _ten_ Los Angeles officers were injured during a bank robbery. The officers were _completely_ outgunned because the suspects were using assault weapons. This example shows how quickly a killer can spray a lethal volley of bullets using this type of weapon. Another horrific incident happened in 2002 when a sniper held citizens in Washington DC under seize, randomly killing ten, and critically injuring three, during a twenty day killing spree. Assault weapons can also easily be converted to fully automatic machine guns. Every time a shooting occurs, law enforcement is called. Officers risk their lives to protect their community. Since October, six officers are dead and two are injured from gun fire. I've never experienced so much gun violence in all my 31 years that I've served. I'm heartbroken that these brave public servants are no longer with us protecting their communities. I urge you to support this bill as one way to help protect our officers and our community. Law enforcement officers cannot do it alone, we need elected officials to act in the overall public interest and help reduce gun violence in Washington state. Thank you very much for your time.
First, if she is not appearing in an official capacity, why does she repeatedly mention her duty as a police officer, the IACP summit, and associated things which all lend the impression she’s speaking officially? Second, she speaks out against “assault weapons” then makes false correlations to other events such as the 1997 LAPD shootout. The criminals in that shootout did not use “assault weapons” as are being discussed in this legislation. Third, the “assault weapon” used by the DC sniper was fired only once per attack, and would have been effective regardless of the rifle used. Fourth, officer Timothy Brenton’s death, while tragic as the rest of the circumstances, was also not carried out with an assault weapon, but a sporting rifle. Moreover, only a single round fired in that incident was needed to kill Brenton, so the restrictions she supports would have done nothing to affect the outcome, and any other kind of rifle used would have been just as effective in that incident.
It appalls me that the police chief in this city has appeared in such a fashion on public record. I have been personally harassed by the department under her watch, and received an apology from Bellevue Police Legal Advisor Kyle Aiken after that incidence. Today’s testimony shows further unprofessionalism in the BPD, and I implore you to take immediate action punishing officer Pillo in the same fashion any other officer beneath her would be in a similar circumstance. Her behavior, including blatant misrepresentation on the public record as a public official, is inexcusable, and should be dealt with accordingly.
Sincerely,
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