Let’s not pretend there’s a Christ-like figure in The Hague. What we have there is Barabbas, a detainee from Davao. No one’s about to be martyred for humanity’s sins. Rather, we have the reverse: a man whose alleged crimes against humanity are so numerous that even the dullest intellect would struggle to keep count. And yet, the DDS mob clamors not for justice, but for a homecoming. They demand the return of a man who, by all available evidence, has left a trail of corpses in his wake.
In this kind of situation, a sane society would expedite the trial. A sick one would hold a parade.
[Pastilan] If Duterte were truly brave, why does a courtroom scare him?
In this kind of situation, a sane society would expedite the trial. A sick one would hold a parade.
[Pastilan] If Duterte were truly brave, why does a courtroom scare him?