Caribbean organization for police welfare demands death penalty for cop killers

Black Immigrant Daily News

by Khaila Gentle

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 3, 2022

In light of the recent increase in acts of violence against police officers across the Caribbean region, the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA) has issued a statement calling for harsher punishments for those who attack or kill officers. In that statement, the CFPWA expressed “great disappointment” in the fact that very few have publicly condemned those recent acts of violence, which include the killing of two police officers, the bombing of one officer’s vehicle, and the shooting of another officer.

“The CFPWA wants to condemn these attacks and killings of our police officers across the region and calls for harsher penalties to be applied to those who attack police officers,” the press release, issued on Tuesday, said.

The CFPWA also went a step further and called for those countries that have the death penalty instated to be apply it to anyone found guilty of killing a police officer.

“Criminals must understand that their actions have consequences. It must be made unequivocally clear to criminals that when you take the life of an agent of the state, you have given up your right to life when you are found guilty in a court of law,” the release also stated.

The Association is claiming that acts of violence against police officers have been normalized across the region rather than being viewed as “an attack on the state.” To remedy this, they are now urging legislators across the region to make necessary amendments to reflect harsher penalties for people who attack agents of the state.

Just recently, here at home, the shooting of Police Constable Lorraine Arzu, left many of her friends and family reeling. Arzu succumbed to her injuries on Sunday, October 16, after spending four days on life support. There have been no recent updates on the police investigation into PC Arzu’s murder.

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