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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president-elect has encouraged the public to help him in his war against crime, urging citizens with guns to shoot and kill drug dealers who resist arrest and fight back in their neighbourhoods.

In a nationally televised speech late Saturday, Rodrigo Duterte told a huge crowd in the southern city of Davao that Filipinos who help him battle crime will be rewarded.

“Please feel free to call us, the police, or do it yourself if you have the gun — you have my support,” Duterte said, warning of an extensive illegal drug trade that involves even the country’s police.

If a drug dealer resists arrest or refuses to be brought to a police station and threatens a citizen with a gun or a knife, “you can kill him,” Duterte said. “Shoot him and I’ll give you a medal.”

The 71-year-old Duterte won the May 9 presidential election on a bold promise to end crime and corruption within six months of the start of his presidency. That vow resonated among crime-weary Filipinos, though police officials considered it campaign rhetoric that was impossible to accomplish.

Human rights watchdogs have expressed alarm that his anti-crime drive may lead to widespread rights violations.

Duterte, a longtime Davao mayor, has been suspected of playing a role in many killings of suspected criminals in his city by motorcycle-riding assassins known as the “Davao death squads,” but human rights watchdogs say he has not been criminally charged because nobody has dared to testify against him in court.

“They go back again crucifying the Filipino,” he said. “I won’t agree to that.”

“If you’re still into drugs, I will kill you, don’t take this as a joke. I’m not trying to make you laugh, son of a bitch, I will really kill you,” Duterte said to loud jeers and applause.

The foul-mouthed former government prosecutor said crimes were committed by law enforcers because of “extreme greed and extreme need.” He said that he would provide a small amount to an officer who was tempted because his wife has cancer or a mother died, but that those who would break the law because of extreme greed “will also be dealt with by me. I’ll have you killed.”

Duterte, who starts his six-year presidential term on June 30, repeated a plan to offer huge bounties to those who can turn in drug lords, dead or alive.

While it remains to be seen what will happen to his threats when he takes office, some policemen have heeded his call for a tougher anti-crime approach.

In suburban Las Pinas city in the Manila metropolis, police have apprehended more than 100 minors who defied a night curfew, and men who were either having drinking sprees in public or roaming around shirtless in violation of a local ordinance. The crackdown was dubbed “Oplan Rody” — after Duterte’s nickname — or “Rid the Streets of Drinkers and Youth.”

Windows 98 posted:

Wait until he finds out how much worse prohibition makes the drug problem

Fire Barrel posted:

Not surprising considering his public support for the davao death squads. The guy likes himself some vigilantism, that's for sure.

Clearly the best way to fight crime is obviously with more crime. Fight fire with fire and all.

Parallax Scroll posted:

philippines sounds fuckin cool

natetimm posted:

Is it still crime of the state lets you do it?

Wedemeyer posted:

It is. Except for the loving heat. But the food and the ladies make up for it tbh.

Methanar posted:

I hope those drug dealers have guns to defend themselves from a crazy president.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/w...ll-drug-dealers

Tumble posted:

Asian Trump!

Robo Reagan posted:

isn't this the guy that was made mayor of the third most dangerous city in the world, set up death squads that targeted gangs, and now it's safe af or was that another guy who's running for prez somewhere

A CISHET SHITLORD posted:

Ladies or dickladies??? This is important

Rahu posted:

Did he mention if foreigners are welcome to come shoot people? Wanna bag me a drug dealer.

Methanar posted:

I hope those drug dealers have guns to defend themselves from a crazy president.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/w...ll-drug-dealers

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The 71-year-old Duterte

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While it remains to be seen what will happen to his threats when he takes office, some policemen have heeded his call for a tougher anti-crime approach.

In suburban Las Pinas city in the Manila metropolis, police have apprehended more than 100 minors who defied a night curfew, and men who were either having drinking sprees in public or roaming around shirtless in violation of a local ordinance. The crackdown was dubbed “Oplan Rody” — after Duterte’s nickname — or “Rid the Streets of Drinkers and Youth.”

Methanar posted:

playing a role in many killings of suspected criminals in his city by motorcycle-riding assassins known as the “Davao death squads,”

The Rage posted:

Where can I get good Lumpia in Redmond/Kirkland, WA?

Lawrence Gilchrist posted:

knock on a door

JiveHonky posted:

so can you like shoot whoever and just say you thought they were a drug dealer? because thats what it sounds like

a hole-y ghost posted:

ScrotoTurboSperg posted:

normally i would poo poo my pants if i ever saw a drug man doing weed crimes, but phillapeeno drug men are probably comically tiny and probably could be hunted by their betters

JiveHonky posted:

so can you like shoot whoever and just say you thought they were a drug dealer? because thats what it sounds like

Ben Smash posted:

I'm going to inject a weed and then steal my dealer's supply but then kill him for the reward. I will then resell what I have stolen and after selling it I will kill my buyers that way my stock will increase in value and I'll have a constant stream of medals and income. It's the perfect anti-crime!

God drat that sounds dark as gently caress.