Philippines' Duterte says wants death penalty for revenge

[WhiteTara]

Source: yahoo.news

Manila (AFP) - Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at "stupid" human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasised the death penalty was for retribution.

Duterte gave a lengthy speech in his southern hometown of Davao to outline his vision for the nation once he takes office on Thursday, with a heavy focus on his controversial plans to fight crime.

"These human rights (groups), congressmen, how stupid you are," Duterte said, as he highlighted their criticism of his plans to impose late-night curfews on children being out on the streets and to reintroduce the death penalty.

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Duterte previously said he preferred death by hanging to a firing squad because he did not want to waste bullets, and because he believed snapping the spine with a noose was more humane.

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1. Sounds like GWB's Iraqi terrorism plans.. turn in your lousy neighbor for $$$$

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Since winning Duterte has also promised to give bounties to police for killing drug dealers, and also encouraged ordinary citizens to kill or arrest suspects.

Duterte has been accused of links to vigilante death squads during his nearly two decades as mayor of Davao, which rights groups say have killed more than 1,000 people.

Local and foreign human rights groups have expressed deep concern about his plans as president, fearing an explosion of extrajudicial killings similar to those seen in Davao.

The United Nations' human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, this month urged Duterte not to reintroduce the death penalty, while criticising other elements of the planned war on crime.

"The offer of bounties and other rewards for murder by vigilantes, and his encouragement of extrajudicial killings by security forces, are massive and damaging steps backwards which could lead to widespread violence and chaos," Zeid said.

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2. Sounds like the Filipino Donald Trump... n/t

[TygrBright]

3. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." n/t

[Lucky Luciano]

4. Stand your ground on steroids. What could possibly go wrong?

[Night Watchman]

5. Hey, he's Honest

The death penalty is virtually always about vengeance, in his country and ours!

[niyad]

6. this is the bastard who treats gang rape as a "joke":

(I will only post the link here, it is that vile)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/25/after-disgusting-gang-rape-joke-philippine-presidential-contender-duterte-widens-lead/