One of the biggest issues facing the state is the frightening number of State Troopers and local police officers who have died or been shot while in the line of duty. It is our duty, our responsibility, to protect the people who protect us -- and I believe that reinstating the death penalty for cop killers is the single best way to do this.
Last May the Senate passed a bill that would allow juries and judges to sentence cop killers to death. Our Governor has said he’s open to the idea. Unfortunately, our colleagues in the Assembly failed to act on similar legislation.