No trial. No appeal. Killed in the street.
Did you know you could be killed in Manila for being suspected of using drugs?
I see a lot of people posting pictures of their #marijuana crops & bragging about their “todays smoke”, but did you know that the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has essentially given the police force, and vigilante gangs the green light to murder suspected drug addicts & dealers.
Notice the word suspected in that sentence.
People of Manila are being murdered by police, with the promise from their president that they’ll be given a medal for their handy work.
Residents of the Manila's slums are being targeted, and in many cases being left to die in the streets as warning to the community that "drugs are bad".
Some people that had been arrested & were in police custody for drugs related offences have also been killed. Police reported that the prisoners were executed had “grabbed an officers gun”, so their only option was to kill them. Another inmate who witnessed the incident said the murdered prisoner was in handcuffs at the time, so there’s no way he could have gotten a hold of an officers gun.
Scary times.
When President Rodrigo Duterte says “war on drugs” he means it. He’d only been at the helm for 1 month and it’s estimated that 500 odd people suspected of being involved with drugs have been executed.
So, next time you’re lighting up, spare a thought for those around the world who don’t enjoy the freedoms you take for granted.
Hi! Do you have a source on the number you've quoted -- the five hundred executions? I'd be really interested in reading more about them.
A couple of my friends on Facebook are Filipino and maintain that electing Duerte was a necessary evil, if not the correct decision outright, due to endemic levels of corruption. What are your thoughts on this rationale? It has always sat uncomfortably with me, but I've sort of pushed it aside, given that I don't live in the Philippines.
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it sounds nuts, right? but totally real. my former roommates fiancee is from the city this guy was originally mayor of (not manilla a smaller city called dvao), and she was telling me about it a few weeks ago.... Dvao had super high crime rates.. so this guy gets elected mayor, and just basically hires gangs of vigilantes to murder criminals in the street. Basically he got elected presidnt because he was famous for that. The "amnesty program" in effect right now is that if you turn yourself in, you won't get executed in the street , just put in jail.
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Police abuse their power. When your country being control by full of corruption leader thing end up like that .
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Sad how barbaric some cultures in the 21st century still are... The good thing is everything is shifting faster and faster toward progression
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Barbaric? How many people are killed or die because of drugs and drug related crimes in the U.S. alone per year? Especially innocent victims.
Not every country needs to give these criminals free housing, free education, free TV, free food like the U.S. does spending tons of money on these criminals and stand with a blind eye while innocents are killed and affected by the drug trades.
BTW I am a Filipina who lives in the U.S. but grew up in the Philippines. Once drugs are under control the next thing Duerte needs to take care of is the rampant corruption preventing the country from progressing into a better and more productive society.
On a more pleasant note, check out my post I made today on Filipino Food ... I put a ton of effort into that post :) https://steemit.com/food/@jenelyn/a-travelers-guide-to-filipino-food-steemit-original
Sorry for the shameless post promo ... I felt it was fitting considering this was about my home country :P
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Got a grudge against somene?. Got a wife and you want to trade up to younger pussy, call 😃911 and use the magic word "drugs". You don't need to pay and you don't need to hide evidence because the police are your hitmen.
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I've currently live and have lived in Davao on and off since 1994 where Durterte had been mayor for the past decades. When I first arrived in Davao, there were no street lights in the city, nearly no cars, and there were still bombings such as at the main church.
The city has come a long way and is much improved under Durterte. Drugs were destroying the youth and the city. I personally experienced suffering from ill effects of drugs when my former family members in Davao became addicted to drugs.
In 2003 I personally met someone who claimed to be a member of the Davao Death Squad and he showed me his gun. He was very amicable and he explained that offenders were given many warnings and they were only killed if they refused to reform or leave Davao (they were given this choice).
I have personally suffered from Durterte's heavy hand when he recently banned night time driving in Davao for anyone blind in one eye. I found a way around this, but it was a major hassle and now with him as President I don't think my rights will be respected here so I probably want to leave the Philippines which has become my home for half of my life.
The economic and population situation in Asia is very extreme and the officials have to be pragmatic. I think Durterte is necessary for the Philippines to avoid sinking into a hell again, but there is a cost in terms of freedoms and rights. I haven't yet decided if there is another place I'd rather live.
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