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[Poetic.Injustice]

Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police to kill his eldest son if drug trafficking allegations against him are proven true.

The Philippine President added he would make sure those who carried out the execution would be protected from prosecution.

The 72-year-old, speaking to government workers at the presidential palace in Manila, insisted death would be the result for any of his children involved in drugs.

"I said before my order was: ’If I have children who are into drugs, kill them so people will not have anything to say’,” he said.

"So I told Pulong (his son’s nickname): ’My order is to kill you if you are caught, and I will protect the police who kill you, if it is true’.”

Paulo Duterte appeared before a Senate inquiry earlier this month to deny links to a seized shipment of $125m (£93m) worth of crystal methamphetamine from China.

Opponents of his father, who has begun a brutal crackdown on the drugs trade, say they believe the 42-year-old may have helped ease the entry of the shipment into Manila.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ue-president-paolo-manila-china-a7959121.html

 

[Blablurn]

Whats going on in the world, man. Everyones crazy.

 

[Ozigizo]

That man is a monster, through and through.

 

[random25]

Of course no police would dare to do that.

 

[Beartruck]

Well, at least he's consistent in his maniacal slaughter?

 

[caliph95]

Well, at least he's consistent?

Yeah he has conviction

But that is cold

I'm not sure if it's a good thing in this case

 

[Miles X]

Bit stupid of Duterte to say that ... his son is probably one of the few that can get close enough to him ...

 

[Dalek]

There were people here on GAF who proudly supported him.

 

[Lowmelody]

Trump - "Good for him" he says resolutely while sipping a martini.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

this is some Stalin level shit.

 

[99Luffy]

True, unwavering. Justice.

 

[Cat Party]

Trump - "Good for him" he says resolutely while sipping a martini.

Trump doesn't drink, you know.

 

[deadman69]

why do the allegations need to be true? surely the allegations are enough to kill him?

 

[Lowmelody]

Trump doesn't drink, you know.

Was Arrested Development reference.

 

[Hubbl3]

Whats going on in the world, man. Everyones crazy.

Ignorance and apathy festered and spread, then con men seized their opportunities.

 

[The Mule]

"So I told Pulong (his son’s nickname): ’My order is to kill you if you are caught, and I will protect the police who kill you, if it is true’.”

Oh, so he believes in gathering evidence and having a trial i.e. the due process of law? But only when it's his son. Everyone else can just kill someone they suspect of dealing or taking drugs without any evidence...

This guy.

 

[sphagnum]

this is some Stalin level shit.

I mean Stalin didn't technically order his son's death, he just left him to die when he refused a trade with the Germans for him.

And then theres what he said about his son's failed suicide attempt though ("He can't even shoot straight!").

 

[Thelonelykoopa]

Odd I always thought Duterte would be the kind of person to kill his son himself instead of asking police to do it.

 

[Tekniqs]

Oh, so he believes in gathering evidence and having a trial i.e. the due process of law? But only when it's his son. Everyone else can just kill someone they suspect of dealing or taking drugs without any evidence...

This guy.

Word. Plus this is probably just lip service

 

[Slayven]

that is some Stalin level shit

 

[Vicetrailia]

This guy must be Marcus Crassus or something.

 

[Izuna]

Reddit asked for it.

 

[Electric Eye]

Populism sure turned out to be a bunch of bullshit. Fuck every moron in charge.

 

[Strike]

Damn that's cold. Dude means business.

 

[Verelios]

Holy shit.

Like...holy shit, how can one man be full of so much hate?

 

[Sunster]

Jesus.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Well....at least he's not a hypocrite...yet.

 

[Mohonky]

Well....I mean he's a man of conviction if nothing else

 

[Ac30]

Well....at least he's not a hypocrite...yet.

He is, as others have said they gun down other suspects without trial. They would've already killed him if he wasn't Duterte's son (and frankly the PNP are probably so afraid they wouldn't dare kill him anyways).

 

[Keasar]

Ku....dos.... for staying on message?

Spoiler

72 years old!? Okay, is a pattern of old people in power being jerks starting to emerge?

 

[Cerium]

Okay not even Trump would go that far.

 

[AusRoachman]

Why does his kid get a trial ? Aren't thousands being killed without any trials or evidence ?

 

[gdt]

Fucking insanity.

 

[Steel]

Ku....dos.... for staying on message?

Spoiler

72 years old!? Okay, is a pattern of old people in power being jerks starting to emerge?

The worst generation.

 

[Kettch]

Ku....dos.... for staying on message?

Spoiler

72 years old!? Okay, is a pattern of old people in power being jerks starting to emerge?

I don't think his age really has anything to do with it.

He claims to have personally executed suspects as much as 30 years ago, when he was a mayor.

 

[RoadHazard]

Whats going on in the world, man. Everyones crazy.

No, but this fucking guy definitely is.

 

[duckroll]

Why does his kid get a trial ? Aren't thousands being killed without any trials or evidence ?

He didn't say anything about a trial.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Duterte is one of the biggest maniacs on this planet.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I wonder if, after this entire purge is done, the people there can stand knee deep in the blood and guts of their own people and rest easy. Sure they can claim outsiders don't understand but a great deal of atrocities have been justified in similar ways. They're staining their country's soul with this.

 

[SolarPowered]

When keepin' it authoritarian goes way too wrong.

Jesus dude

Edit: Seriously, that is hardcore. Even most despots, insane royalty and corrupt leaders throughout the ages would say "wait a minute".

 

[Jzero]

Dude is fucking insane, sounds like something out of a TV show.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

The Philippines sounds like hell on earth right now.

 

[sixteen-bit]

That's some cold-blooded shit.

 

[Poltergust]

He didn't say anything about a trial.

It's still a double standard since simple allegations without proof are enough to get people killed there.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Duterte having his Julia the Elder moment.

It is only the slightest bit of karma for what he has done though.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

The Mad King.

All they need is a king slayer now.

 

[Sunster]

The Philippines sounds like hell on earth right now.

It's pretty normal for the most part. I was just there visiting family.

normal as in, not a war zone. not saying their policies or whatever are normal..

 

[DiipuSurotu]

At first I thought the title meant the son of the policeman or policewoman. That would have been some Old Testament shit.

 

[FStubbs]

When keepin' it authoritarian goes way too wrong.

Jesus dude

Edit: Seriously, that is hardcore. Even most despots, insane royalty and corrupt leaders throughout the ages would say "wait a minute".

He is. His son gets a trial.

 

[Bleepey]

Duterte is like the president in

Spoiler

Kingsman 2

. Extremely mild spoiler for popular film released this week.