The International Criminal Court (ICC) is going after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for his draconian measures in fighting the War on Drugs
By Howie Katz
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
I've always admired President Duterte for having the balls to fight drugs by draconian measures in order to keep the Philippines from becoming a drug besotted USA.
When he ran for President in 2016, he promised
to rid the Philippines of drugs. Once he took office, he ordered the
police to kill drug users and dealers. An estimated 6,000 were thus
killed. I'm sure that, unfortunately, some of those killed were innocent, but as in any war there will be collateral casualties.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officials inspecting 1,100lbs of seized drugs on September 7, 2021
The ICC is investigating Duterte for Crimes Against Humanity. I maintain the use and sales of illegal drugs like heroin, cocaine, meth and fentanyl among others is a greater crime against humanity.
Although marijuana advocates insist it is not a gateway drug, there is plenty of evidence that those seeking a better high, turn to more potent substances once the use of cannabis becomes prosaic.
Just look at the illegal drug mess our country is in now. And wait till our youth discover bombe, the smoking of catalytic converters as practiced now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Going after the manufacturers and distributors of illegal drugs will not solve our drug problems. Legalization of marijuana will just worsen the problem. We should have punished marijuana users back in the 1950s when the counter culture took hold. A little jail time would have been more effective than primarily going after the manufacturers and distributors.
Have Duterte' draconian measures been effective? Well, he has prevented the Philippines from becoming a drug besotten USA.
Instead of going after Duterte, the ICC should go after the Mexican leaders that have allowed the drug cartels to flourish.
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