Fwd: Public Safety First

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From: SD Roads <sdroads@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Public Safety First
To: safety first <safetyfirst@lappl.org>


You are welcome. I will add it today. *SD

On 6/8/09, safety first <safetyfirst@lappl.org> wrote:
> Please do add it to your site and forward to all those you think might be
> interested. In these tough times we need all the support we can get. Thank
> you!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SD Roads [mailto:sdroads@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:56 PM
> To: safety first
> Subject: Re: Public Safety First
>
> Thank you for this e-mail. I can click on when I get to a proper
> computer, for my cell net does not afford me that luxury. LoL I will
> a.s.a.p. Furthermore, I would like to know if I may forward your
> e-mail to my site, at www.mycryptogram.blogspot.com, in order for more
> individuals to have the chance to click on to show their support of
> your ventures. I will wait for permission. I, too, want to be a cop,
> as y*all had wanted, by the way. Sincerely, S...
>
> On 6/7/09, Los Angeles Police <safetyfirst@lappl.org> wrote:
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>> A MESSAGE FROM THE LOS ANGELES POLICE
>>           PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
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>> Dear S...,
>>
>> As the President of the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), I am
>> writing to share with you the concerns of the more than 9,800 Los Angeles
>> police officers we represent. We are asking for your help in maintaining
>> public safety at a crucial time in our city's history.
>>
>> If you are concerned about maintaining safe communities, please click here
>> to sign the online petition urging City Hall to keep public safety as its
>> number-one priority.
>>
>> http://lapd.com/r/11216/40768/0
>>
>> Over the past six years, the City of Los Angeles has enjoyed unprecedented
>> crime decreases to levels not seen since the 1950s, due to the hard work
>> of
>> the men and women of the LAPD. However, by any objective measure, the LAPD
>> is understaffed compared to other large cities. Reducing the number of
>> officers on the streets would be a serious mistake, and Angelenos who are
>> already feeling economically vulnerable must not be made even more
>> vulnerable by increasing their exposure to crime.  They deserve better.
>>
>> We are very concerned that the city may seek to take inappropriate and
>> unnecessary risks in trying to solve the city's financial crisis by
>> cutting
>> deeply into the public safety budget. We have too few officers protecting
>> our city now.  It doesn't make sense to furlough the police officers of an
>> already under-policed city.
>>
>> The easily predictable result of this ill-advised action would be a
>> reversal
>> of the lower crime-rate trend officers have worked so hard to achieve over
>> the past several years.  Maintaining fully staffed patrols should take
>> precedence over proposed cost-saving measures in the city's budget
>> planning.
>>
>> You can also help by staying informed on the critical issues facing your
>> police department by taking advantage of a number of complimentary
>> resources
>> available to you. Click here to tell us the news and information services
>> you would like to receive.
>>
>> http://lapd.com/optout?p=MTU4LDQwNzY4
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>> Thank you for partnering with us to keep our city safe.
>>
>> Very truly yours,
>>
>>
>> PAUL M. WEBER, President
>> Los Angeles Police Protective League
>>
>> Los Angeles Police Protective League * 1308 West Eighth Street * Los
>> Angeles, California 90017
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>> Los Angeles Police Protective League
>> 1308 West Eighth Street
>> Los Angeles, California 90017
>>
>> phone: (213) 251-4554
>> fax: (213) 251-4566
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