[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 243

Urging the prosecution of ex-Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman 
 for perjury, investigation into other possible crimes by Mr. Fuhrman, 
     and adoption of reforms by the Los Angeles Police Department.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 24, 1995

  Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rush, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
 Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of North 
   Carolina, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fields of 
 Louisiana, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mrs. 
Clayton, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown 
of Florida, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Miller of California, 
 Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
 McKinney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of California, 
Ms. Furse, and Mr. Evans) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Urging the prosecution of ex-Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman 
 for perjury, investigation into other possible crimes by Mr. Fuhrman, 
     and adoption of reforms by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Whereas ex-Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman lied under oath on the 
        witness stand during the murder trial of Orenthal James Simpson in front 
        of an international television viewing audience;
Whereas witnesses at that trial testified that Mr. Fuhrman used racial epithets 
        and harbors racist attitudes, which testimony was directly contrary to 
        the sworn testimony of Mr. Fuhrman;
Whereas tape recordings of Mr. Fuhrman, which have been made public, document 
        Mr. Fuhrman's use of racial epithets and his racist attitudes;
Whereas the Justice Department is reviewing Mr. Fuhrman's statements and other 
        evidence to determine whether Federal crimes have been committed by Mr. 
        Fuhrman;
Whereas the integrity and effectiveness of the criminal justice system depend on 
        truthful testimony and authentic evidence;
Whereas the Los Angeles citizenry's faith in the Los Angeles Police Department 
        and the entire criminal justice system has been eroded by Mr. Fuhrman's 
        untruthful testimony and racist attitudes;
Whereas the untruthful testimony and racist attitudes of Mr. Fuhrman have 
        exacerbated the tension between the Los Angeles Police Department and 
        the community it serves; and
Whereas the people of Los Angeles are entitled to an effective police 
        department, the members of which serve the people of Los Angeles with 
        honesty and integrity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti 
        (or his successor) should move swiftly to file charges of 
        perjury against ex-Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman;
            (2) the Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti 
        (or his successor), the Attorney General of the State of 
        California, and the Attorney General of the United States 
        should file charges against Mr. Fuhrman for any other crime 
        that tape recordings of Mr. Fuhrman and other evidence 
        sufficiently indicate may have been committed by Mr. Fuhrman; 
        and
            (3) the Los Angeles Police Department and the Chief of 
        Police for the City of Los Angeles should expedite any reforms 
        proposed by the July 9, 1991, report of the Independent 
        Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department (also known as 
        the Christopher Commission) endorsed by the Los Angeles voters 
        in 1992, which would help to ensure that the members of the Los 
        Angeles Police Department serve the people of Los Angeles with 
        honesty and integrity.
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