Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug addicts to be killed

Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by jacquesm on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @03:54AM (#12084583)

That's true but besides the point. Imagine Obama, Bush or Clinton calling on national TV for the killing of all drug addicts and pushers.

> I'm from germany, we're helping because our government does nothing in stopping the use of Rammstein Airbase as drone satellite uplink. So we are also partly responsible. :(

> food for thought

Definitely, but totally OT.

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Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by herbst on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @04:31AM (#12084771)

I don't want to be euphemistically. But i've seen several public interviews of all of them where they justified killing people they claimed to be terrorists. While numbers showed that a majority are actually civil victims.

You can not really compare that, but i honestly think thats even worse. At least officially the philippines only kill THEIR PEOPLE people that damage THEIR society.

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Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by aedron on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @04:33AM (#12084782)

It's not far from it, only they use the word 'terrorists'. Which is even more vague. And of course they kill indiscriminately whoever happens to be in a given targeted area.

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Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by collyw on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @06:27AM (#12085142)

I could see Trump saying that.

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