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.166682.2
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 65
48
TH
LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Gerald P. Ortiz y Pino
A JOINT MEMORIAL
IN HONOR OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CESAR
CHAVEZ, REYES LOPEZ TIJERINA AND RUDOLFO "CORKY" GONZALES.
WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico expresses complete
support of the law enforcement professions and the officers
involved in law enforcement professions; and
WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico upholds human and civil
rights inherent in its statutes, rules and policies; and
WHEREAS, violators of human and civil rights must be held
accountable; and
WHEREAS, the number of citizen complaints of excessive use
of force among law enforcement and security officers is not
generally known to the public and elected officials due to the
unofficial code of silence pervasive in law enforcement and law
enforcement agencies; and