New Podcast: Let’s Talk About the Philippines
In our most recent Stop and Search podcast, we tackle a very difficult, troubling and sensitive subject. With our guests, Marie Nougier from the IDPC, and Sanho Tree from the Institute for Policy Studies, we take a look at what’s happening in the Philippines as they wage their literal war on drugs.
In the past few weeks the newly elected president, Rodrigo Dutertre, has pledged to end crime in his country by extinguishing the threat of drug trafficking and producing. In practice, like many policies of this ilk, the social damage is mounting with over 2000 reported deaths – and counting! It’s clear to see that many innocent people will be caught in this net of communal destruction.
Listen in as we take a look at what’s going on – and there’s ways in which we can get involved, and to ‘Support. Don’t Punish‘!
Stop and Search is part of the Scroobius Pip Distraction Pieces Network, brought to you by Acast – in association with LEAP UK
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Jason Reed
Jason Reed is the Executive Director for LEAP UK. Jason has written for a number of outlets, including Virgin, Huffington Post, The Independent, The Influence, London Real TV, Sundog Pictures, Politics.co.uk, and is a contributor at VolteFace.me. He has worked on a number of documentaries which include associate producer credits for the Oscar long-listed film 'The Culture High', and the award winning 'GrassRoots: The Cannabis Revolution'. Jason has also conducted a number of public figure interviews, and he's the host of the 'Stop and Search' podcast which is on the Distraction Pieces Network under rapper and actor Scroobius Pip. You can follow Jason on Twitter: @JasonTron
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Maybe you should obtain the counter-arguments from Filipinos.
You talk about the “social harm” of 2000 killings implying that they were carried out at the diktat of President Duterte. Many were in fact carried out by rival drug lords.
There is far more to this issue than you have covered. I suggest you research the subject more thoroughly before using it as a weapon to support your agenda.
Regards
Stephen
Duterte has been very clear in his calls for Filipinos to take up arms and attack so called drug dealers and, as the case may be, innocent drug takers. He has promised immunity to those that do. This statement has been made openly by him on various occasions. You are not surely suggesting that the mounting bodies are coincidental to the policies of his government? If not, then yes, the killings were carried out at the “diktat” of Duterte. Because not only have drug dealers been given immunity to carry our vigilante justice in the streets of the Philippines as you rightly acknowledge, the police are also being allowed to take unilateral action against innocent drug users without any reference to the laws of the land or the justice system in that country whatsoever. This was again encouraged by Duterte who was clear the government would protect police from abuses and similarly members of the public. You either lack a basic grasp of the events, or you have total apathy towards the perverse situation in which thousands of hopeless, vulnerable people in that country find themselves in.
I’m guessing you’ve “researched the subject more thoroughly” than the guys who wrote this, Stephen?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/world/asia/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-hitler-drugs.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http://m.facebook.com