Cardinal backs cops

[NewsWhore]

The leader of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez, has told the nation's police force that the criminals they confront should not be treated with "pious thoughts". Despite being an opponent of the use of force, the Cardinal said that people who commit crimes do not have more rights than their victims, and therefore, police officers, who are responsible for protecting the public are obliged to go after these criminals in their own territory. In reaction, the national press said that the Cardinal understood that the recent surge in police shootings was the result of an increase in the number of criminals who are trying to impose their control on the public. Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez said that any society was obliged to put a halt to attempts by criminals to take over through the use of violence.

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