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3596 RESOLUTION NO. 3, 596 A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO RECENT COURT DECISIONS AFFECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, certain recent decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States of America have dealt with the subject of certain rights of individuals upon being detained, arrested or accused of criminal acts by police and local authorities; and WHEREAS, the requirements of these court decisions, as a practical matter, tend to frustrate and hinder local law enforce- ment; and WHEREAS, it appears possible to safeguard and protect individual liberties within the meaning and spirit of the Constitu- tion of these United States and yet not so stringently reduce the effectiveness of local law agencies: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, though unanimously endorsing the proposition that no accused should be denied his legal and civil rights or be denied the protection of the laws of both the United States of .America and of the State of Arkansas, does hereby express its concern that the formal and strict rules and requirements established in recent decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, as applied to local law enforcement, will cause serious damage at every local level throughout these United States and will aggravate an already alarmingly high incidence of crime. SECTION 2. The Senators and Congressmen from the State of Arkansas, together with all others in a position to so act, are urged to strive toward a legislative or constitutional solution to this grave delimma to the end that both personal rights and effective local law enforcement may each be preserved for the benefit of social and moral progress within this nation. SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. ADOPTED: June 20, 1966 �e 40e, 1 ATTEST: � �, .=��i�OV�:;u: City Clerk Mayor II