Law Enforcement organization calls for New York State legislation making it a crime for a Police Officer to leave the scene of a shooting incident
For Immediate Release
Press Briefing: In light of the off duty Police involved shooting death of Jayson Tirado, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care is calling on the New York State Legislature to create a Penal Law charge that would make it a crime for a Police Officer to discharge his/her firearm without making immediate notification to the appropriate authorities. 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care co-founder Noel Leader states, “Currently, the New York State Penal Law does not specifically address the requirement of a Police Officer to immediately report discharging his/her firearm. A Police Officer has an ethical and moral obligation to assume full responsibility for the discharge of his/her firearm.”
Date: THURSDAY-October 25, 2007
Time: 10 am
Location: 120 Street and First Avenue (Manhattan)
Presiding: 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
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