After the successful May 2016
National and Local Elections, again the country, Philippines is now beneath a
cloud of disagreement over the Retraction
of Death Penalty on Maximum Security
Prisons – perpetrators of heinous
crimes.
We are aware of President
Duterte’s take on this matter – in which he is very much eager to revoke the
temporary lifting of the punishment BUT the Commission
on Human Rights and other groups are opposed to it. Again, I am not writing this to support any
sides. I am here to give you what I
think pushes each side to stand on their ground.
Positive
Side/In Favor
Pro-Death
Penalty
- it may discourage or
at least warn the criminals of committing heinous crimes that might
subject them to the penalty.
- Drug Lords who are said to be ‘alive
and kicking’ and as they say and STILL
masterminding drug activities outside the prison thru their continuous
leadership and connections can be lined-up for immediate execution. I can see that this has weight – drug pushers
as well as users have been an ordinary scenario in the country in the past
years.
