On the surface, the Philippines' drug war is just a crackdown on the illegal drug trade. In reality, this "crackdown" initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte, has had over 2,000 people killed in its name, with as many as 58 deaths in just 3 days. Tens of thousands more are thrown in prison. This is much due to the shoot first policy, where police will shoot anyone "suspicious" of any drug activity without even searching them or their homes, or taking them in for questioning. As you can imagine, many of those killed for the drug war have never partaken in any drug-related activity and were wrongly shot down. Even saying they were part of the drug trade, gunning them down is not the answer. This drug war has become an international outrage condemned by many activists and politicians from around the world. However, Trump praised Duterte and the drug war, even inviting the Philipinnes' president to the White House. How do you think America and other countries around the world should act?
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Oct 13, 2018
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