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Machinery of Death: When the Government Acts as Judge, Jury and Executioner
Loaded on March 15, 2021
by John W. Whitehead
published in Criminal Legal News
April, 2021, page 12
Filed under:
Death Penalty/Death Row.
Location:
United States of America.
by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute – Commentary
“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 ...
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