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88-19323 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 88-19323 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE S.C.O.T.T. (SUPPORT COPS ON TOUGHENING TIME) PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Police Department has had to respond to an ever increasing number of calls for service; and, WHEREAS, every Police call for service should be considered potentially life threatening; and, WHEREAS, the proliferation of hand guns has created an even higher presence of danger for every Police Officer responding to a call for assistance; and, WHEREAS, Police Officers are facing armed citizens upon too frequent an occasion; and, WHEREAS, there is a need to create State legislation which would call for a life sentence, not subject to any method of time reduction, for those convicted of killing a Law Enforcement Officer; and, WHEREAS, it should be recognized that an individual who would fire upon and/or murder a Law Enforcement Officer would not hesitate to murder a regular citizen; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, call upon the Florida State Legislature to establish a specific charge of first degree murder for killing a Law Enforcement Officer that would result, upon conviction, in the murderer being automatically sentenced to a life sentence without any method of time reduction. FURTHER, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH endorses and supports the program S.C.O.T.T. (Support Cops on Toughening Time) in accomplishing the foregoing objective. PASSED and ADOPTED this 27th day of July .,1988. ATTEST: Vice Mayor~ City Clerk (Requested by Commissioner Sidney Weisburd) APPROVED AS TO FORM: Dated~~ RWP:gjg