Tag: police

Manila’s gated communities should be opened to public access to alleviate traffic

August 14, 2016September 16, 2019 benign0 16 Comments

Gated communities, like jeepneys, are stopgap measures that became institutionalised and so ingrained in the national psyche that, as we see in the general tone of the debate surrounding this issue, people simply find it next to impossible to comprehend the cancerous nature of their existence. They are legacies of a succession of weak and…

Civics, Crime, Society

Why Duterte’s Shoot-to-kill Order Makes Sense in a Land Overrun by Zombies

August 7, 2016 zaxx 66 Comments

A war is being waged in the Philippines now: a war on drugs. Blood is spilling in the streets, and many bleeding-heart “freedom-loving” citizens and observers are shocked. But have you ever heard of a war where no one is allowed to kill or expected to die? Doesn’t it seem strange if you see the opponent…

Crime, Politics

Leni Robredo should worry more about victims of drug addicts and drug lords

August 6, 2016 Ilda 16 Comments

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo is reportedly lamenting the lack of public outcry versus drug killings. She said that she is worried about the culture of impunity and violence that is going on. First of all, what she’s saying is not true. There are so many social media activists who are condemning the seeming…

Crime, Government

Why Filipinos embrace Duterte’s War on Drugs

August 5, 2016 benign0 57 Comments

You don’t simply “oppose” extrajudicial killings (EJKs). You find the root cause as to why Filipinos tolerate it. The trouble with hipster “human rights activists” is that they believe being all emo about EJKs will move ordinary Filipinos and suddenly turn them into druggie-sympathising new age crusaders. That’s not gonna happen anytime soon. The sentiment…

Crime, Society

Sensationalised photo of ‘extrajudicial killing’ victim splashed on Inquirer front page

July 28, 2016August 24, 2022 benign0 85 Comments

The Inquirer is under fire from Netizens after their seemingly orchestrated sensationalisation of the alleged “extrajudicial killings” that have supposedly been sweeping the country. The Inquirer editors seem to be hinting at some kind of causal link between the month-old administration of President Rodrigo Duterte and the spate of “drug-related” homicides making headline news recently….

Crime, Media

Why I Still Value ‘Due Process’…

July 27, 2016 Grimwald 19 Comments

Now, before you go thinking that I’m an anti-Duterte and pro-drug lord activist, let me clarify to you that no, I am not against the progress brought forth by the new administration. Indeed, I believe it is high time that something be done about our many social issues, especially that of the illegal drug trade…

Crime, Media, Politics, Society

Aquino supporters are violating the human rights of the police and President Duterte himself!

July 26, 2016 benign0 33 Comments

When you are in the heat of a standoff with an intruder in your own house and you have a weapon within reach, which of your options would you err towards: (1) recognising the intruder’s “human rights”, or (2) recognising your own right to security within your own home? Hold that thought for a minute…

Crime, Government

Aquino supporters are blocking Duterte’s War on Drugs

July 23, 2016September 30, 2016 benign0 109 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” has a problem. There is a noisy minority who is against it and bent on making Duterte look like the bad guy at every step of his campaign to rid the country of the drug scourge. As if it weren’t hard enough dealing with drug lords and other…

Crime, Government, Politics