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Vol. I — No. 11
Baltimore, Maryland
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Killer Cops in the American Police State

About forty days ago New Jersey Governor Corzine was being driven on a state highway accompanied by escorting State Police vehicles. Sharing the expressway were families and commuters unaware that a killing machine was descending upon them.

The Police entourage was travailing at 91 m.p.h. Six thousand pounds of machinery, dedicated to enforcing the law was committing a mass felony, "Reckless Driving," knowingly and with afore thought disobeying the law they had sworn to uphold - putting the lives of hundreds of innocents at jeopardy. Fortunately, in this case only lawbreakers were hurt.

All across America there is a growing pattern of those who wear a badge becoming aloof and exempt from the law, receiving pass after pass when caught torturing, planting evidence, lying and killing untried citizens.

During the 1980s, law abiding citizens (the establishment variety) began turning a blinds eye on brutal police behavior against those we were afraid of: young black males, Latino youth and the socially "others." Indeed, cheers were heard emanating from gated communities as our personal Rambo's and Charles Bronson carried out the fantasy of our fears. The result is a separate sect of society being allowed the invention of its own law and conduct. Police in Ft. Worth planted drugs on arrestees; police in L. A. were caught in a massive false arrest schemes and recently executed vicious raids against peaceful demonstrators. In Atlanta a police invasion resulted in the mowing down of 91 year old women in her bedroom. It's all the same 91 m.p.h., murdering 91 year-old ladies, or 91 made-up charges

against innocent people.

Even today, Joe Fuentes, Superintendent of New Jersey State Police, works to cover up, white wash and block prosecution of law breaking cops such as the killer that was driving Corzine's car. The first and requisite duty of any Law Enforcement Officer is to obey the law. The first and primary responsibility of the state is to render her citizens safe, especially from harm delivered at the hands of those we empower.

Just two weeks ago one of my church members, Wanda, (a harmless, mentally ill, drug addicted, prostituted woman), a poor creature known to all as sick and harmless, was stun gunned to death on the streets of Baltimore by an under-educated thug in a uniform. He then drug her lifeless body by her feet, face in the dirt, out of the alley to the street. My first thought was "she asked for it with her life style." Then I caught myself "you idiot, She was a citizen and a human being - none of us deserve the policing were getting." If we fail to end police brutality and lawlessness that is running America, the next door smashed in will be yours.

Corzine's driver needs to be arrested for felony reckless driving. Los Angeles authorities need to prosecute outlaw Cops. Baltimore needs to produce law enforcement that are Officers not thugs. All over America Cops who plants evidence and falsify reports should be prosecuted and punished.

As an American and a Christian, I believe Police Officers are entitled to EVERY benefit all other citizens enjoy, including the privilege of the law - For God's Sake.

Dr. Britt Minshall is the author of Ring of Angels, a book that covers the political and social climate in Haiti and Senior Pastor of the Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, a United Church of Christ. He is also a former INTERPOL officer.
 
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