Rodrigo Duterte Drug Policies Works

[Ame®icano]

How to solve drug problem?

In Philippines, president literally said he would hunt down and execute all of them if he found them and he's been keeping his word.

Thousands of self-confessed drug pushers and users turned themselves in to authorities on Saturday in the single biggest surrender so far under President Rodrigo Duterte, police said.

Duterte has vowed to wage a "bloody war" against illegal drugs and since his election win in May, over a hundred suspects have been killed, purportedly for attacking arresting officers.

He stepped up his unprecedented campaign this week by naming five police generals as protectors of drug syndicates. He also went on national television to detail an elaborate matrix of drug operations in the country.

"If one of them lives next to you, please call us or the police, and if you have weapons — just kill them themselves… Kill a drug dealer and I'll give you a medal," he has been quoted as saying.

Drug Dealers Surrender, Scared of New Philippine President
Thousands of drug pushers, users in biggest surrender under Duterte

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

How to solve drug problem?

In Philippines, president literally said he would hunt down and execute all of them if he found them and he's been keeping his word.

Thousands of self-confessed drug pushers and users turned themselves in to authorities on Saturday in the single biggest surrender so far under President Rodrigo Duterte, police said.

Duterte has vowed to wage a "bloody war" against illegal drugs and since his election win in May, over a hundred suspects have been killed, purportedly for attacking arresting officers.

He stepped up his unprecedented campaign this week by naming five police generals as protectors of drug syndicates. He also went on national television to detail an elaborate matrix of drug operations in the country.

"If one of them lives next to you, please call us or the police, and if you have weapons — just kill them themselves… Kill a drug dealer and I'll give you a medal," he has been quoted as saying.

Drug Dealers Surrender, Scared of New Philippine President
Thousands of drug pushers, users in biggest surrender under Duterte

This is good, drug dealers are scum, especially those who sell Smack and Meth to kids, they deserve execution, who can possibly defend that filth.

 

[Katzndogz]

Now that's a drug war.

 

[2aguy]

That's how Singapore does it.......

I would say I am leaning toward decriminalizing drug use crimes.......I think it might decrease the organized violence...you would still have addicts breaking into homes...but the head choppers might have to find other work....

Of course...what would the head choppers do if the drug trade went legit?

 

[Ame®icano]

Now that's a drug war.

That what means being tough on criminals.

We should do something like that in US with gun crimes.

Any crime that involves gun should carry mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison, for start, plus whatever crime itself would add to it.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - dat's how to handle dem drug dealers...

Duterte names officials he says have drug links
Mon, Aug 08, 2016 - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has led a bloody war on drug suspects, yesterday named more than 30 politicians, officials and judges whom he linked to narcotics and warned them to surrender.

Police and shadowy vigilantes have been blamed for killing more than 800 drug suspects since Duterte’s election on May 9. “Due process has nothing to do with my mouth. There are no proceedings here, no lawyers,” Duterte said in a pre-dawn speech just before he began naming the suspects. He listed seven judges and more than 25 current or former members of the Philippine Congress, mayors and other local officials whom he alleged were involved in illegal drugs. Duterte ordered their security escorts withdrawn and canceled their firearms permits, adding that they would face sanctions. “If you show the slightest violence in the resistance, I will tell the police: ‘Shoot them,’” he told reporters and soldiers in the southern city of Davao.

Duterte, who has gained widespread domestic popularity for his outspokenness, conceded “I might be wrong” about the guilt of those he named. He said the military and police had compiled the list, which he insisted was not colored by politics or personal links, adding that some of those named were even his friends. Duterte’s spokesman, Martin Andanar, later said that criminal cases would be filed against those named. “The president is encouraging all of the persons of interest, the alleged drug lords and drug coddlers to come out in the open, to surrender themselves and submit themselves to thorough investigation,” he told reporters. Some of those named have since come out on radio and TV and denied their guilt.

Duterte won election by vowing to wage a war on illegal drugs and other crime that would claim tens of thousands of lives. He has ordered police not to hesitate to kill and even urged ordinary citizens and communist guerrillas to join in the bloodshed. The country’s largest broadcaster, ABS-CBN, has listed 852 drug suspects killed since Duterte’s election. In his speech, Duterte scoffed at human rights groups opposed to the killings, saying they were free to protest. “I do not care,” he said.

However, the head of the influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines made an emotional appeal to the public to denounce the wave of drug killings. “I am a human being. That is all it takes for me to stand up and say: ‘Enough,’” Archbishop Socrates Villegas said in a message read at all Catholic Masses in his archdiocese, 160km north of Manila. He said the largely Catholic Philippines was becoming a “killing fields nation” for tolerating the violence. Despite criticism from foreign and local human rights organizations, as well as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, surveys have shown Duterte enjoys wide public support.

Duterte names officials he says have drug links - Taipei Times

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Or you can just decriminalize drugs and not kill anybody. I love how conservatives always claim to be about freedom and liberty and scream about authoritarian communist regimes yet always advocate executing people on the streets just like they do

 

[Ame®icano]

Or you can just decriminalize drugs and not kill anybody. I love how conservatives always claim to be about freedom and liberty and scream about authoritarian communist regimes yet always advocate executing people on the streets just like they do

This is the part where you post a link to whoever advocated the execution.

 

[Katzndogz]

Or you can just decriminalize drugs and not kill anybody. I love how conservatives always claim to be about freedom and liberty and scream about authoritarian communist regimes yet always advocate executing people on the streets just like they do

This is the part where you post a link to whoever advocated the execution.

May I volunteer. It will save time.

 

[waltky]

Looks like Duterte's drug policy works...

More than half million drug users have surrendered to Philippines police since June
Monday 15th August, 2016 - The unprecedented voluntary surrender of self-confessed drug users and pushers nationwide can be translated as proceeds loss of drug trafficking syndicates amounting to an estimated P8.22 billion, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

"Based on the result of intensified anti-drug efforts of the government, initial gains have taken effect, in particular, the reduction of a significant amount of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, in the streets," PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapentildea said Monday.

From June 30, 2016 to July 29, 2016, a total of 531,621 drug personalities (503,422 users and 28,199 pushers) voluntarily surrendered throughout the country. "Based on the consumption estimate per intake of a drug dependent, if the indicated number of surrenderees will stop using illegal drugs for the next six months, it means a reduction of 1,645 kilograms of shabu in the market. This can be translated to P8.22 billion loss in the income of drug syndicates," Lapentildea said.

According to the comparative crime data of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the National Capital Region (NCR), Region 7 and Region 11, three of the most highly-urbanized regions in the country, there is a notable decrease of crimes in the four-focused crimes such as physical injury, robbery, theft and car thefts by 38 percent to 75 percent on July 1 to 10, 2016 compared to the same period the previous year.

"Crime is a major concern in urban areas of the Philippines where a big percentage of which are drug-related. On the basis of the figures mentioned, the plausible analogy could very well be that, lesser demand for shabu, the country's most abused substance, means a reduced crime rate in the communities," Lapentildea said of the domino effect brought about by the overwhelming surge of drug surrenderees.

More than half million drug users have surrendered to Philippines police since June

 

[waltky]

Genocide is what the drug cartels & dealers are committing...

Deaths from Philippines’ war on drugs not genocide: President Rodrigo Duterte
Tue, Aug 30, 2016 - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said that his bloody anti-drug campaign that has left nearly 1,800 people dead does not amount to genocide, but added that he is ready to go to jail to defend his men from lawsuits.

Duterte drew a line between the widespread killings sparked by his anti-drug war and the brutality under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the atrocities committed by the Islamic State. “Genocide? Who did I kill? I did not kill any child. I did not drop barrel [bombs] just like Assad,” Duterte said in a speech to war veterans, ambassadors and top officials marking the Philippines’ National Heroes’ Day. “I’m fighting ... criminals.” Referring to Islamic State militants, whom he called “idiots,” Duterte said: “I do not burn women because they refuse to have sex.” At least 1,779 drug suspects have been killed in Duterte’s campaign, including 712 who were gunned down in clashes with police, with the rest being slain in still unclear circumstances, the national police chief told a Philippine Senate inquiry last week.

At least 3.7 million Filipinos have become addicted to methamphetamine, a prohibited stimulant known locally as “shabu,” with about 600,000 drug users and dealers surrendering to authorities, Duterte said. Human rights groups have expressed alarm over the spate of killings, and UN-appointed human rights experts warned steps should be taken to halt the violence, adding that the government and police could be held responsible. “Claims to fight the illicit drug trade do not absolve the government from its international legal obligations and do not shield state actors or others from responsibility for illegal killings,” UN Special Rapporteur on summary executions Agnes Callamard said in a statement this month.

Duterte, 71, built a name with his deadly crime-busting style as a long-time mayor of southern Davao city. He described his campaign against drugs as a harsh war that would involve the military, because the problem has worsened into a crisis and claimed the lives of law enforcers. “We might still end up like the South American countries and their fractured governments. I am declaring war,” he told an audience at a national heroes’ cemetery that included ambassadors, war veterans and security officials. The drug menace, “has infected every nook and corner of this country involving generals, mayors, governors, barangay [village] captains” and policemen, he said.

Pressing his campaign, Duterte announced bounties of 2 million pesos (US$43,044) for information that would help the government identify any police officer protecting drug syndicates. He repeated his pledge to defend the police and military, but warned law enforcement against colluding with criminals. “In the pursuit of law and order, pursuant to my directions, you do not have to worry about criminal liability,” he said. “I will go to the prison for you. I take full legal responsibility, you just do it according to the books.” “But for those in government, the police, the corrupt police and the corrupt judges and the corrupt prosecutors, there will be a day of comeuppance, there will always be a day of reckoning,” Duterte said.

Deaths from Philippines’ war on drugs not genocide: President Rodrigo Duterte - Taipei Times

 

[Esmeralda]

Now that's a drug war.

That what means being tough on criminals.

Any crime that involves gun should carry mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison, for start, plus whatever crime itself would add to it.

We should do something like that in the US?

You people have absolutely no awareness of or respect for the constitution of the US.

In the US, someone charged with a crime is entitled to a trial; it's in the Constitution.


These right wingers are all for the Constitution when it comes to their gun rights, but not for the Constitution when they want things differently. In order to do what the president of the Philippines is doing, we'd need to change the Constitution. If we are going to change it for one thing, let's change it for another...like the 2nd Amendment.

 

[frigidweirdo]

How to solve drug problem?

In Philippines, president literally said he would hunt down and execute all of them if he found them and he's been keeping his word.

Thousands of self-confessed drug pushers and users turned themselves in to authorities on Saturday in the single biggest surrender so far under President Rodrigo Duterte, police said.

Duterte has vowed to wage a "bloody war" against illegal drugs and since his election win in May, over a hundred suspects have been killed, purportedly for attacking arresting officers.

He stepped up his unprecedented campaign this week by naming five police generals as protectors of drug syndicates. He also went on national television to detail an elaborate matrix of drug operations in the country.

"If one of them lives next to you, please call us or the police, and if you have weapons — just kill them themselves… Kill a drug dealer and I'll give you a medal," he has been quoted as saying.

Drug Dealers Surrender, Scared of New Philippine President
Thousands of drug pushers, users in biggest surrender under Duterte

Then again, once you start killing people who are an inconvenience to you, where do you stop?

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

How to solve drug problem?

Ask Encyclopedia Brown.

 

[waltky]

Indonesia to follow Duterte's lead...

Indonesia drug chief calls for Philippine-style crackdown
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 - Indonesia's anti-narcotics chief Budi Waseso praises the brutal drugs crackdown in Philippines and says dealers' lives are "meaningless".

Indonesia's anti-narcotics chief has called for the country to imitate the brutal war on drugs launched by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Budi Waseso praised Mr Duterte and said drug dealers' lives were "meaningless". Hundreds of alleged dealers have been killed in the Philippines since Mr Duterte allowed to police to shoot them on sight. Mr Duterte, nicknamed "The Punisher", has been condemned by the United Nations for his approach against crime. President Joko Widodo is hosting Mr Duterte in Jakarta later this week, where discussions on how to tackle the drugs trade will be high on the agenda. Indonesia already has some of the toughest drug laws in the world and ended a four-year moratorium on executions in 2013.

Speaking at a press conference held by Indonesia's anti-narcotics agency (BNN), Mr Waseso said the country would bolster its arsenal of weapons, officers, and technology devoted to combating the drugs trade. "The life of a dealer is meaningless because [he] carries out mass murder," he said. When asked if Indonesia would be as aggressive as the Philippines, Mr Waseso said: "Yes I believe so." A spokesman for the BNN later struck a different tone, saying Indonesia would not be as aggressive. "Our punishments have to be in accordance with our law and with national and international standards," said Slamet Pribadi.

Budi Waseso (C), Indonesian chief of criminal investigation division, holds a seized marijuana block at the national police headquarters in Jakarta​

About 2,400 people have been killed since Mr Duterte declared his war on drugs, Reuters news agency reports - 900 in official police operations and the rest in "deaths under investigation", a term human rights activists say is a euphemism for vigilante and extrajudicial killings. When US President Barack Obama said earlier this week he would raise the issue with Mr Duterte, his Philippine counterpart responded by threatening to call him a "son of a whore". Mr Obama subsequently cancelled a scheduled meeting between the two, and Mr Duterte expressed regret for his comment.

Indonesia executed 14 people, including foreign nationals, in July on charges of drug smuggling, despite condemnation from the UN. In April last year President Joko Widodo drew the ire of the Australian government with a previous execution of 14, including two Australians. Mr Waseso drew criticism and mockery in November when he proposed building a prison guarded by crocodiles. "You can't bribe crocodiles. You can't convince them to let inmates escape," he said at the time.

Indonesia drug chief calls for Philippine-style crackdown - BBC News

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Genocide is what the drug cartels & dealers are committing...

But on a miniature scale compared to the genocide the U.S. is causing, invading one nation after another or miniscule compared to the genocide the Israeli's are practicing against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

 

[waltky]

Apples an' oranges.

 

[Pete7469]

Or you can just decriminalize drugs and not kill anybody. I love how conservatives always claim to be about freedom and liberty and scream about authoritarian communist regimes yet always advocate executing people on the streets just like they do

Rarely find myself in any sort agreement with you.

I don't personally give a shit what Duertre's doing in his country. The people are fed up and want the strong arm tactics. The drug corruption there is unique to the Philippines and it's their sovereign nation to decide how to unravel it. In further defense of Duertre the meat puppet faggot is the son of a mudshark whore.

In the US it should not be considered a solution because we live in a society of laws. There must be trials and officials to decide a sentence. Even bad citizens have the right to trial. I don't like mandatory minimums either. "Conservatives" who advocate for stiff drug possession sentences aren't seeing the big picture. The demand will always be there. Medical professionals should be able to dispense to addicts so that they can be monitored and moved to rehabilitation. That will shrink the black market alone significantly. I'm much more inclined to say that when an addict tries to steal your shit you kill him yourself. Don't empower the state to kill someone for you, because you don't want the state killing according to the wishes of libturd parasites like Lakoturd and Rderp.

Now drug runners who aren't citizens? I don't care if BP agents shoot them in the face at the border. They're not citizens and they're illegally entering the country with poison.

 

[waltky]

Duterte wants to kill him some more drug dealers...

Philippine president seeks extension of bloody war on drugs
Sep 18,`16 -- The Philippine president said Sunday that he may need to extend a bloody government anti-drug campaign that has left more than 3,000 people dead and been slammed by the United States and others.

Acknowledging for the first time that he may not be able to keep his campaign promise to eradicate illegal drugs in no more than six months, President Rodrigo Duterte said in jest that with the huge number of people involved, "even if I wanted to, I cannot kill them all." Duterte said at a news conference in the southern city of Davao that he was overwhelmed by the enormity of the problem and may need to extend his self-imposed deadline by another six months to end the scourge. He won the May 9 election on an ambitious promise to end corruption and crime, especially illegal drugs, in three to six months. More than 3,000 suspected drug dealers and traffickers have been killed in Duterte's campaign against drugs since he assumed the presidency in June, and 600,000 others, mostly drug users, have surrendered to authorities for fear they may be killed.

A law enforcement investigation, however, has turned up more names of people who are involved in the illegal drug trade, including many village leaders and mayors, Duterte said at the news conference. Duterte first built a name for his deadly crime-fighting style while serving as Davao's longtime mayor before becoming president. "I didn't realize how severe and how serious the problem of drug menace in this republic (was) until I became president," Duterte said. "Even if I wanted to, I cannot kill them all because the last report would be this thick," Duterte said, laughing.

President Barack Obama, U.N. officials and human rights watchdogs have raised concerns over the widespread killings, but Duterte has lashed back at them and other critics. He said that critics were impeding his battle against a problem that has worsened into a national security threat. A former Filipino militiaman recently testified before a Senate committee hearing that Duterte, while he was still Davao's mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead starting in the late 1980s. While his key officials have played down the allegations and questioned the credibility of the witness, Duterte himself has not directly reacted to the statements made by Edgar Matobato in the nationally televised Senate inquiry.

Matobato testified that he heard Duterte order some of the killings, and acknowledged that he himself carried out about 50 deadly assaults as an assassin, including a suspected kidnapper fed to a crocodile in 2007 in the southern province of Davao del Sur. Rights groups have long accused Duterte of involvement in death squads. He has denied the claims, even while engaging in tough talk in which he stated his approach to criminals was to "kill them all." Matobato is the first person to admit any role in such killings, and to directly implicate Duterte under oath in a public hearing.

News from The Associated Press

 

[Katzndogz]

Genocide is what the drug cartels & dealers are committing...

But on a miniature scale compared to the genocide the U.S. is causing, invading one nation after another or miniscule compared to the genocide the Israeli's are practicing against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Getting rid of the pallys isn't genocide. It's taking out the garbage to stop a rat infestation.