Fwd: Sign our petition and protect your community!

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From: Los Angeles Police <safetyfirst@lappl.org>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:15:45 -0400
Subject: Sign our petition and protect your community!
To: S... D... <SDROADS@gmail.com>

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A MESSAGE FROM THE LOS ANGELES POLICE
PROTECTIVE LEAGUE

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Dear S...,

Los Angeles is in a financial crunch and we are afraid that city
leaders are about to make some dangerous budget choices. We hope you
will help us tell City Hall to put Public Safety First by signing our
petition to fully fund the Los Angeles Police Department.

Facing a budget shortage and the possibility of the state "borrowing"
local taxes, the city government is threatening to lay off or furlough
thousands of employees. Just this week the mayor warned that Los
Angeles could lose as many as 1,400 officers if the state raids
additional revenue.

This will result in a reduced police presence in your neighborhood and
increased response times in emergencies.

At the same time, the governor is planning to transfer 23,000
criminals from state prisons to overcrowded county prisons, which will
result in early releases of these inmates ­ –­ some of whom may be
violent and repeat offenders.

We can't risk the disastrous combination of fewer officers and more
criminals in our communities.

If you live, work or visit Los Angeles, or love someone who does,
please join us in protecting the security of our city. Sign the online
petition urging City Hall to keep public safety as its number-one
priority.

http://lapd.com/r/19898/40768/0

Thank you for partnering with us to keep Los Angeles safe.

http://lapd.com/optout?p=MTkxLDQwNzY4

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our city safe.

Very truly yours,

PAUL M. WEBER, President
Los Angeles Police Protective League

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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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