“I’m going to put wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours…Let’s take 2 of theirs #ShootThePolice #RIPEricGarner #RIPMikeBrown This may be my final post”(Mueller, Baker) posted Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley on Instagram hours before brutally killing two NYPD officers. On December 20, 2014, NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were brutally executed by Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley who committed the acts under the motive of revenge for the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and others who died due to police brutality. Prior to the shootings, Brinsley shot his ex-girlfriend, who reported the incident to the Baltimore Police. Baltimore authorities then tracked Brinsley’s and warned NYPD, minutes later the officers were killed. Violent Acts such as this can be prevented, if such programs like the Blue Alert were to be adopted all throughout the nation. The Bill was established to initiate a series of alerts to notify the public as to when acts of violence such as the killing or serious harm of a law enforcement officers (California Highway Patrol). Those who oppose the Blue Alert Bill, mainly oppose due to the cost towards taxpayers if such programs are implemented. As of May or 2015, The National Blue Alert Bill of 2015 was signed by President Obama which requires the Blue Alert Program to be enforced nationwide. The National Blue Alert Bill of 2015 should remain effective as it ensures the safety of law enforcement officers who put their own lives at risk on the line of duty to protect the nation’s citizens. The National Blue Alert Bill first made an appearance into congress in 2010, after being drafted by Senator Ben Cardin from the state of Maryland. Senator Cardin established the bill as an “effort to protect the men and women at all levels of law enforcement who put their lives on the line daily to keep our communities safe”(Cardin). The bill would be able to provide protection and a sense of safety to law enforcement officers who willingly put their own life at risk for the safety of the public. Everyday about nine hundred thousands officers risk their lives simply by showing up to work and keeping the public safe (Cardin). The job of an officer is full of a danger and risk, their going home everyday isn’t always guaranteed. In all actuality, one officer is killed every fifty eight hours which is equivalent to one hundred and fifty officers every year(Malkin). Obama, who recently signed the Blue System Bill claims that not only is it important “to honor their memory, it's also important for us to make sure that we do everything we can to help ensure the safety of our police officers when they're in the line of duty”. Although the chances of one losing their life is not as likely but it can occur and by adopting such a bill, the nation can prevent the deaths of officers. For those who have lost their lives on the line of duty the bill serves as a way to commemorate and honoring their lives. Over the last five years, the act was able to collect support from numerous co-sponsors such as California Senator Barbara Boxer and Florida Senator Bill Nelson(Congress.Gov). As well as being adopted by twenty five different states including California, New York and Arizona and numerous other states throughout the nation. Other supporters of the National Blue Alert Bill would be the National Association of Police Organizations(NAPO) and Fraternal Order of Police. NAPO is an organization that
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The main reason as to why some oppose the National Blue Alert would be of said cost of implementing the Blue Alert System within their state governments on taxpayers. Obviously, if a Bill requires a nationwide launching of a program, in this case the blue alert program, it will have some financial cost. According to the Congressional Budget office, the establishment of such a program within state and local government would cost approximately a million dollars annually. Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves argued that “ putting an added, extra system of text messages and alerts and that kind of stuff is going to cost taxpayers money, and we’re not ready to do that yet”. Taxpayers would be charged a minimal amount in order to have the system up and
The main reason as to why some oppose the National Blue Alert would be of said cost of implementing the Blue Alert System within their state governments on taxpayers. Obviously, if a Bill requires a nationwide launching of a program, in this case the blue alert program, it will have some financial cost. According to the Congressional Budget office, the establishment of such a program within state and local government would cost approximately a million dollars annually. Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves argued that “ putting an added, extra system of text messages and alerts and that kind of stuff is going to cost taxpayers money, and we’re not ready to do that yet”. Taxpayers would be charged a minimal amount in order to have the system up and