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Pototan

(2,972 posts) Thu Oct 23, 2025, 09:45 PM Oct 23

Duterte is in prison awaiting trial for the same crime Trump is committing

Rodrigo Duterte, the former President of the Philippines, is in prison at the ICC in the Hague for extra judicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users. The court has charged him for not following due process and crimes against humanity.

Trump is doing the same thing in the Western Hemisphere.

I now spend almost all of my time living in the Philippines as a permanent resident. I asked my adult nephew, while discussing this issue, "Who deserves due process?". His answer was spot on. "Everyone", he replied.

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Duterte is in prison awaiting trial for the same crime Trump is committing (Original Post) Pototan Oct 23 OP

Karma orangecrush Oct 23 #1

K&R UTUSN Oct 23 #2

The US is not a member of the ICC. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 23 #3

That does not excuse the actions Pototan Oct 23 #5

Key caveat. littlemissmartypants Oct 23 #6

Please read reply #5 Pototan Oct 24 #7

That's right ReRe Oct 24 #8

In a normal country, Traitor Trump and accomplices would be doing time in prison dalton99a Oct 23 #4

orangecrush

(28,145 posts)

1. Karma

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 09:55 PM

Oct 23

UTUSN

(76,731 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:03 PM

Oct 23

Fiendish Thingy

(21,891 posts)

3. The US is not a member of the ICC. Nt

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:30 PM

Oct 23

Pototan

(2,972 posts)

5. That does not excuse the actions

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:54 PM

Oct 23

The Philippines also withdrew from the ICC prior to Duterte's arrest.

Israel and Russia are not, and never been, members of the ICC, yet Netanyahu and Putin still have warrants for their arrests by the ICC.

littlemissmartypants

(31,506 posts)

6. Key caveat.

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:29 PM

Oct 23

Pototan

(2,972 posts)

7. Please read reply #5

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:06 AM

Oct 24

ReRe

(12,164 posts)

8. That's right

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:47 AM

Oct 24

I learned that when the Press was raking GW over the coals for war atrocities in Iraq. George said "Nope, cause the US isn't a member of the ICC!"! Didn't seem right then and don't seem right now. So, any country who's not a member of the ICC can commit all the atrocities they want. I don't understand it.
Sure doesn't seem like justice to me. Are WE a rogue nation, then? How does one define a "rogue nation"?

dalton99a

(91,880 posts)

4. In a normal country, Traitor Trump and accomplices would be doing time in prison