HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES-CC-2017-57RESOLUTION #57-2017
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING VICTIM TARGETING
WHEREAS, the United States of America's Declaration of Independence states that governments
are instituted to secure mankind's unalienable rights;
WHEREAS, in 2017 alone, Christian monuments have been destroyed, Muslim mosques have
been burned, and bomb threats have been made against Jewish schools, synagogues, and
community centers; including here in Utah;
WHEREAS, when a criminal deliberately targets a victim because of ancestry, disability,
ethnicity, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation to
deprive them of their unalienable right to life, liberty, property, or to pursue happiness, other
members of that community are deeply affected, as is society as a whole;
WHEREAS, law enforcement has asked for stronger tools to address crime in which the offender
targets victims, to assist law enforcement in building better- relations and trust with communities,
and to more appropriately punish these vicious criminal acts;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Moab joins with community groups in
calling on the Utah State Legislature to act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a signed copy of this resolution be sent to all members of
the Utah Legislature representing any constituents residing within the City of Moab.
Adopted this 10th day of October, 2017.
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Rachel Stenta, City_Recoider
Mayor David L. Sakrison