Walorski’s “Stop Killing Cops” bill sent to Senate

WNDU in South Bend has a great story about a bill strengthening penalties on “cop killers” passing the Indiana House.

State Representative Jackie Walorski says she is happy to see a bill she sponsored pass the house and now move onto the senate.

She calls it the "stop killing cops" bill.

The bill would require the death penalty or life in prison for any person convicted of killing a police officer on or off duty.

“I think this is just a chance to send a message to schools and our culture up here that says we have zero tolerance on this. I think that goes a long way,” says Walorski.

Instead of counties the state of Indiana would pay for the cost of prosecuting these crimes.