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Philippine president-elect urges public to kill drug dealers

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What could go wrong?

11 ( +14 / -2 )

A little harsh. They should keep em' locked up longer. And if the drug dealers are "armed" during their arrest, throw on an additional 10 yrs.

I wish this were true in the US where there are lots of drug dealers.

-4 ( +2 / -6 )

In a way this only make sense. Drug dealers attack the public "at large" so why should the public not reciprocate. Legally it only seems fair and with the Gov incentives some enterprising bounty hunters could make a very good income bringing these drug abusing Lib criminals back into justice. These bounty hunters should wear body armor and cams at all times.

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I love the Philippines. Hospitable people and beautiful women. I have no love for drug dealers, but the new president's mandate shouldn't be surprising. Latino machismo mixed w/ a history of US colonialism has produced... an amiable but savage people. Marcos, Estrada, and now this guy. The cowboy's answer to corruption and crime. The Philippines needs a typical Japanese PM and perhaps Japan needs this guy? It might just balance the scales. And before I'm thumbed down for my comment, let it be clear that he's an avid disciple of that Republican nominee in the US.

7 ( +9 / -2 )

Back to the future!

0 ( +1 / -1 )

No drug Dealers should be Spared .They deal in Misery and Death. They should be overdosed slightly with what they are selling then Discarded in a rubbish tip if they then survive they know the feeling and next sale they are caught doing the bullet by a government firing squad as their are many poor in the Philippines the Money saved by using this method would be spared to spend on them hopefully . is their any Japanese Charities that can Help create work for the poor to just survive with food alone Hopefully this wont be censored but they can rewrite it to be sensible .

-2 ( +1 / -3 )

Isn't former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori serving 25 years in prison for causing civilian deaths during a similar drive to reduce crime in the 1990s?

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Money saved by using this method would be spared to spend on them hopefully . is their any Japanese Charities that can Help create work for the poor to just survive with food alone Hopefully this wont be censored but they can rewrite it to be sensible .

can rewrite it to be sensible .

Sorry. Can't be done.

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Drastic method. Very much a "certain religious"method used by ISIS. Makes one think twice about Religion and Governance to assure safety, security, welfare and "survival" of a group of people (family, society, nation).

It also opens up counter-attack or retaliation. That can also involve the innocent.

However, efficiency and economically that appears to make sense. Effectiveness is still questionable as long as there are "consumers" of drugs. It is difficult to eliminate "both" the seller and the consumer at the same time, as both are "victims" with an opposite interest and view of life.

1 ( +1 / -0 )

I guess from now drug dealers who persist in drug dealing have a death wish.

"What could go wrong?"

Drug dealers getting killed without a trial? Would that be worse than the dire situation the Philippines now has?

-3 ( +2 / -5 )

Interesting thing about drugs.

Drugs were used to take down China about a Century ago. Drugs are now used to take down the USA. Have you researched where else drugs were used to take a country or a group of people down?

There are legal and illegal drugs... What is the difference? From Opium to the now pure chemical man-made drugs... Hey... even alcohol and marijuana were (illegal) drugs at one time. But one of the worst is tobacco? but not drug?

Both the drug producers, distributors and consumers have a vested interest of sorts with a different motive and purpose.

To "control" or "not to control" seem to be the key to it all. Have you thought about this..?

Why control?

For whose benefit?

0 ( +2 / -2 )

Drugs are now used to take down the USA.

Who tries to bring down the USA with the help of drugs? And how is that supposed to be done?

2 ( +2 / -0 )

Serrano at Jun. 05, 2016 - 10:30PM JST Drug dealers getting killed without a trial? Would that be worse than the dire situation the Philippines now has?

Extrajudicial killings will improve a dire situation?

Do you ever think things through?

4 ( +4 / -0 )

Things must be really bad out there to ask for such drastic measures......

2 ( +2 / -0 )

Great idea except when someone just decides someone else who he/she doesn't like is a drug dealer...

4 ( +4 / -0 )

I "purged"!

0 ( +0 / -0 )

I have an in law who is a Barangay Captain in Mindanao and his jurisdiction has had its fair share of problems related to Shabu (methamphetamine) use and dealing. He is a big fan of Duterte.

A while back there was a story making the rounds that "Digong" bombed a meth kingpin"s mansion in Davao by having said kingpin thrown out of a helicopter. The drug dealer was the bomb. My relative was so inspired by the story that he commissioned a local artist to paint a sign to be placed on the road entering his town. In big bold letters it read " We kill drug dealers"

In many communities where Meth has taken a serious toll, this is a very popular sentiment. As challenging as life can be for regular Filipinos meth has a way of making it worse in a big way. Family is a very important aspect of Filipino culture and meth destroys families. Messing with a Filipino's family is asking for trouble and the greater the harm the more extreme the reaction. I personally know a number of community leaders in the Philippines who have killed drug dealers in their towns. It's their families, it's their communities and it's their country and they have their own way of dealing with their problems. For many Filipinos, especially his fellow Visayans, Duterte is the ultimate Social Justice Warrior and they love him for that.

1 ( +1 / -0 )

Bet the NRA can fund this outing. New prez elect is smart, if the police can't do the job, let the public get rid of gangsters, dealers, and terrorists.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

Ultimately, control of people is the source of "power".

Ultimately people are controlled by territory and resources that translates to economics. (material needs to live, procreate and survive, such as food, water and shelter.)

However, people are only as good as they are "productive".

When "productivity" is taken away... there is no economy to support any power.

1 ( +1 / -0 )

What could go wrong? - True, this may be abused, but in a closely-knit type of society, collective consciousness acts to police itself - as a citizen who lived most of my life there, I understood the message between the lines. Anyone who have actually lived there, ( live-not visited or read about it), will not find it difficult to understand why this leftist, anti-establishment, foul-mouthed, catholic-bashing politico won the highest position in the land.

When criminals are no longer afraid of the law because the police and the courts are part of them, when drug lords in jail live in the luxury of their own bars, women and karaoke rooms, when government law is dictated by the catholic church, when senators, and former presidents are in jail for plunder, when a convicted child-rapist mayor can run and win elections, traffic congestion so bad, it takes up 5 hours of your daily life, when billions of dollars for the Yolanda aid fund can’t be accounted for, when you have 3 insurgent groups consisting of the Muslim separatists, Muslim extremists and communists all armed to the teeth, when the rich have the law in their hands due to widely accepted norm of corruption, add all other third-world problems you can think of and if that is the life you live everyday – then its easy to understand why it is easy to choose Duterte over traditional sweet-talking politicians.

A flawed speaker indeed, by any standard - unacceptable. But he is no Trump. His track record of leadership has turned Davao City from one of the most dangerous city in Southeast Asia and murder capital of the country into one of the world’s safest and one of Philippines’ best. The discipline needed to turn this country around can only come from nothing short of a rebellion or a military junta. This is the man whom Filipinos believe can do it through the electoral process, for his actions, not words, we take him, warts and all.

2 ( +2 / -0 )

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