[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 102 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 102

  Condemning the decision by the city of St. Denis, France, to name a 
     street in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of 
              Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2006

 Mr. Santorum submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the decision by the city of St. Denis, France, to name a 
     street in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of 
              Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner.

Whereas on the night of December 9, 1981, Police Officer Danny Faulkner was shot 
        and killed in cold blood during a traffic stop in Philadelphia, 
        Pennsylvania;
Whereas in the process of arresting the driver of a car traveling the wrong way 
        down a one-way street, the driver's brother appeared from across the 
        street and proceeded to open fire on Officer Faulkner while his back was 
        turned away;
Whereas the driver's brother was identified as Mumia Abu-Jamal;
Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal shot Officer Faulkner 4 times in the back;
Whereas, although seriously injured, Officer Faulkner returned fire, striking 
        his attacker;
Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal was undeterred and stood over Officer Faulkner and shot 
        him in the face, mortally wounding him;
Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal attempted to flee, but collapsed several feet from the 
        slain Officer Faulkner, murder weapon in hand;
Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal was charged and convicted of first degree murder by a 
        jury of his peers;
Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal has had numerous legal appeals, including appeals to the 
        Pennsylvania State Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court, 
        and his conviction has been upheld each time;
Whereas, on April 29, 2006, the municipal government of St. Denis, a suburb of 
        Paris, dedicated a street in the honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal; and
Whereas the official recognition and celebration of a convicted murderer of a 
        police officer of the United States is an affront to law enforcement 
        officers across the Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) condemns the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer 
        Danny Faulkner;
            (2) urges the municipal government of St. Denis to take 
        immediate action to change the name of Rue Mumia Abu-Jamal and, 
        if such action is not taken by the municipal government of St. 
        Denis, urges the Government of France to take appropriate 
        action against the city of St. Denis to change the name of Rue 
        Mumia Abu-Jamal; and
            (3) commends all police officers in the United States and 
        throughout the world for their commitment to public service and 
        public safety.
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