Allan: ‘These are actually bad guys getting away - this is what’s happening’
Chief Allan, chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, was the final person to testify at this afternoon's hearing on the tribe's law enforcement legislation, before each side started wrapping up. "It's just a bill for public safety," Allan told lawmakers. "It's a vote for putting more police officers out there on the street. ... So let's put a stop to all this rhetoric." When Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, asked Allan about the county's concern that tribal police would cite non-tribal members into tribal court, Allan said, "I don't care what court they go to, they can go to state court. These are actually bad guys getting away. ... I'm not making this stuff up - this is what's happening."