by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead
The Rutherford Institute
“Police fail to grasp that they are public servants for peace. They should provide a civil service, to enforce the laws equally, without bias and with discretion. They must understand that they do not have immunity or special privileges and — most importantly — are just responsible for apprehending suspects, and should not act as judge, jury and executioner, which too many of them truly believe themselves to be.” – Frank Serpico, former police detective who exposed corruption within the NYPD
The government should not be in the business of killing its citizens.
Nevertheless, the U.S. government continues to act as judge, jury and executioner over a populace that have been pre-judged and found guilty, stripped of their rights, and left to suffer at the hands of government agents trained to respond with the utmost degree of violence.
That the death penalty was recently abolished in Virginia is just the tip of the iceberg.