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TVGerry

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  1. 47 minutes ago, colinneil said:

    Hello this is Thailand not the US.

    Police here do not need probable cause.

    So according to you him firing his gun wildly is ok.

    He could have shot the driver and only maimed him, not killed him.

     

    Yes the Thai police should emulate their US counterparts. I mean I've seen videos of police shooting and killing people who are unarmed and have their hands up! It's obvious they should have riddled the driver's head with bullets.

  2. 23 minutes ago, greenchair said:

    Seriously, on the grand scale of crimes against humanity, what has this guy done? ? Make a few speeches, set up up a few meetings, try to at least promote a little bit of oppositional voice. 

    Come on get real. 

    We all know why he's in prison. 

    One of the reasons was he was sarcastic to the powers that be. Half of tv should be in there, if you all agree with that. 

     

    If you're going to be out on bail for TERRORISM charges, then you bloody well abide by your bail terms. And if that means not being 'sarcastic', then you shut up.

  3. 36 minutes ago, ChrisKC said:

    I am not sure what to think! I am with many of you on considering Duterte a bit of a loony. But he has seen that attempts by all other countries to suppress illegal drugs use fail over many years. Duterte is hardly a diplomat but has been elected on a promise that he is going to sort out the drug problem in his country and no messing with such fanciful things as trials and time-consuming justice.

    He says he is trying to scare those involved in drugs to stop and if they don't he will dispose of them.

     

    What about the 700,000 that have surrendered? If that is true and they stay "surrendered", the policy seems to be working. 3000 killed so far (who we assume are hardened criminals for which there is proper evidence) is the price to pay for a potential 700,000 already saved souls.

     

    Duterte is killing people and shouting about it from the rooftops. His analogy with the Holocaust is ill-chosen and this kind of rhetoric has for many people compromised his end purpose, leaving him with less sympathy for his stated cause. Other country's leaders kill many people but prefer political-speak to justify it. The difference, I know, is he is killing his own people but so is President Asaad with the outside support of President Putin.

     

    On balance, I am unable to reach a conclusion I am really comfortable with.

     

    He wants to murder addicts too. And the problem with his methods is that if you don't like someone's face, just blow him away and say he's a drug dealer. No fuss, no muss. 'Justice'!

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