“Second, ….I would be turning my back on my duties as a Criminal Procedure instructor if I were merely to discuss within the confines of the classroom the rules and procedure without addressing the alarming rise of EJKs and the culture of impunity it leaves in its trail, not to mention 13,000 lives lost….
“ …. When the State, with its vast powers and resources available to itself, becomes the perpetrator and takes shortcuts of duly established procedure and processes, how else must we, ordinary citizens, fight back? When the protector becomes the perpetrator, whom do we turn to now?
“And this is why I organized the vigil last night Mr. Pinero. … I do not support drug addicts (or anyone else for that matter) who commit crimes. The full force of the law must be applied to them when they do. They must be prosecuted, convicted, and jailed. But when the State kills suspects, without going through the process of prosecution, conviction and sentencing, then I will stand up … against EJKs as a human being whose humanity is threatened by such actions of the State, and as an officer of the court who took an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws…
“Peace…â€
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