Fil-Ams join Biden call to end political violence

Democratic Fil-Ams said the events in Pennsylvania highlight the need to take action against gun violence.

Don Tagala

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rfDutEamQw4?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Filipino-American Democratic voters in New York backed U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for an end to political violence in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against his Republican opponent Donald Trump.</p><p>Biden made the appeal — including for a cooldown of political temperature amid the highly polarized election season in the U.S. — during a Sunday evening address at the Oval Office of the White House.</p><p>“There&#x27;s no place in America for this,” he said. “We cannot allow this violence to be normalized.”</p><p>Members of the Filipino American Democratic Club of New York said while they disagree with Trump’s policies, they echo Biden’s condemnation of the incident.</p><p>“Disagreements can get heated and all but there is no reason, absolutely no place for such type of violence to be present in our political system,&quot; said Adam Lee. &quot;Every young Democrat would condemn such actions.&quot;</p><p>The Democratic Fil-Ams also said that the events in Pennsylvania should highlight the need to take action against gun violence.</p><p>&quot;We have to talk about it,&quot; said Steven Raga, a New York state assembly member. &quot;Even if it&#x27;s not an election time, we have to talk about the priority issues of our day. Proper, sufficient gun control, could have prevented this.&quot;</p><p>U.S. authorities said the gunman was 20-year-old Matthew Crooks of Bethel, Pennsylvania. Secret Service snipers immediately killed him on the rooftop.</p><p>The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania Josh Sapiro, meanwhile, identified the rally attendee shot and killed as Corey Comperatore who protected his family.</p><div><strong>Better security protocols</strong></div><p>The assassination attempt on Trump has prompted calls for an investigation as to how the major security breach occurred.</p><p>Michael Alcazar, a Fil-Am who is a retired NYPD detective, said the Secret Service and the police &quot;dropped the ball.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The shooter was able to secrete a weapon, get on top of a structure, set up [and] take aim,&quot; he said. &quot;The local police and Secret Service absolutely dropped the ball.”</p><p>Alcazar is familiar with how law enforcement agencies prepare to secure high-profile subjects including the President of the United States.</p><p>He said events like a presidential campaign rally, should have the local police and sheriff&#x27;s department, teaming up with Secret Service agents to secure the area.</p><p>“The luxury of being in a police department like the NYPD is we have a lot of uniformed personnel that we could put on patrol,&quot; Alcazar said. &quot;If I had to take an educated guess, I would think they just didn&#x27;t have the manpower to secure these locations.”</p><p>President Biden has since called for an independent review of the security measures before and after the attempted assassination of Trump.  <strong>— with reports from Lenn Almadin Thornhill</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1zhxsMHD4D8?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNews&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Democratic Fil-Ams said the events in Pennsylvania highlight the need to take action against gun violence.</p>

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Fil-Ams join Biden call to end political violence after Trump rally shooting

Don Tagala,

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Published Jul 17, 2024 05:25 PM PHT

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