Convention Resolution

Resolution 44: Aurora, Colorado, Police Department

Submitted by the International Union of Police Associations

Referred to the Resolutions Committee

WHEREAS, On July 20, 2012, at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,” a 24-year-old man gunned down the packed theater, killing and injuring innocent people; and

WHEREAS, police officers were on the scene within 90 seconds followed closely behind by ambulances and emergency  crews; and

WHEREAS, police arrested the suspect outside the theater without incident; and

WHEREAS, police later discovered that the suspect booby trapped his apartment with flammable and explosive material leading to the evacuation of five buildings as they worked to disarm the firebomb; be it

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the AFL-CIO honors all the brave men and women of the Aurora Police Department and all emergency workers involved for their quick response and arrest during this tragedy as well as their continued efforts to keep the community safe and bring justice to the perpetrator of this heinous crime.