MONTGOMERY – John Tyson, Jr., Commander of the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling, today responded to a judge’s temporary restraining order that prohibits state law enforcement officers in all but one county in Alabama from enforcing state laws against illegal gambling.
Tyson made the following statement:
“This order is exactly why this administration has been fighting corruption for years. This order is the poster child for corruption. It takes us back to a time when a few people were allowed to violate the rights of many.
“This order is wrong and dangerous. It denies the people of Alabama the protection of the Governor, the Legislature, the Supreme Court, the Department of Public Safety, the Alabama Beverage Control Board and, ultimately, the rule of law. It was orchestrated to completely cripple law enforcement in its service to the public until a higher court can lift it. That’s why it’s extremely dangerous. It attempts to provide protection for all of the illegal casinos in Alabama. We’re not going to tolerate it and neither should the people of Alabama.
“We are moving immediately to deal with it and we’re going to do that lawfully, just as the Task Force always has.”
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