| R 012 |
| 2015 -- S 0005 Enacted 01/13/2015 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| EXPRESSING SUPPORT AND UNITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE AND EXTENDING PROFOUND SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRAGIC TERRORISTS ATTACKS IN PARIS, FRANCE |
| Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Cote, Picard, Archambault, and Ottiano |
| Date Introduced: January 13, 2015 |
| WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the unspeakable |
| attacks that have taken the lives of seventeen innocent people in France; and |
| WHEREAS, In the worst terrorist assault to occur in France in more than 50 years, a |
| three-day killing spree by radical Islamists began on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015, resulting in |
| bloodshed at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a deadly hostage drama in a Jewish |
| supermarket on Friday, and at other sites around Paris; and |
| WHEREAS, The entire world looked on, with empathy for the plight of the innocent |
| individuals and their families, and with support for police and leaders in France who were trying |
| desperately to understand, cope with, and put an end to the nightmarish ordeal; and |
| WHEREAS, Around the world, when the enemies of freedom perpetrate horrific acts of |
| violence against innocent people, the nations and people of the free world will not be divided by |
| fear or religious differences but rather, we will reaffirm our hopes and commitment to living in |
| peace and respecting each other despite any differences; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby stands with the French people and all free and just people around the world with support |
| and unity in the fight to defend and uphold freedom of the press and against terrorist acts; and be |
| it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby offers our deepest sympathy and prayers to the |
| families and friends of the seventeen lives lost during the tragic events in France; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of France François Hollande, |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the office of Charlie Hebdo. |
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