Protection from Cookeville Act of 2003

In the furtherance of public safety and in conformance with President Bush's war against government-sponsored terrorism, we ask that you close temporarily all Interstate 40 on- and off-ramps that serve Cookeville, Tennessee until:

1. a psychological examination of all police shows only stable officers carry weapons and make decisions;
2. a study is conducted into whether the Tennessee Municipal League launders money that pays to defend civil rights violations by Cookeville officials and police;
3. it is determined that the part of videotapes from the Jan. 1 shooting of the Smoak family's dog by Cookeville Police officer Eric Hall was not tampered with or erased;
4. the chief of police resigns.

If after one year these goals have not been met, we ask that the Cookeville on ramps and off ramps be closed permanently.