Some time ago, a 17 year old student was killed in the Philippines by police who had accused him of resisting arrest. Of course, as it turns out, this was not true and the poor boy was just simply executed for no good reason whatsoever.
Firstly, my condolences to the family of the boy even though I know they will never read this. It is never easy losing a member of your family, especially in this manner and I hope that they receive the justice that they clearly deserve.
Nobody is going to deny that drug addiction is bad and that people who peddle the addiction are saints. But here's the other part of the issue: when you authorize people to play judge, jury and executioner, you are going to kill innocent people without blinking an eye.
That's why we have things like judges and a court of law. It's not perfect but it allows people a chance to prove their innocence. Sometimes, it doesn't work and the corrupt lets the bad guys go. But it also ensures that people do not simply get killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Is this going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back? Has American police change their ways and stopped shooting people because of their twitchy nerves? Obviously not. But people have now awaken to the other side of the issue and hopefully, this will one day lead to Duterte being punished for crimes against humanity.
But things won't change immediately because the people in charge are the ones who are the ones who started this mess and that needs something done about it.
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