Senator Rissa Hontiveros photo from abs-cbn (ctto) |
Manila, Philippines – Opposition Senator Rissa Hontiveros is
objecting the proposal of reimposing the death penalty considering there is no
guarantee that it can deter crimes.
Hontiveros said the death penalty is anti-poor and it will only victimize
the poor and underprivileged member of the society.
“Death
penalty as a deterrent to crime? A MYTH! There’s zero evidence to support this
claim. It is anti-poor, w/ death penalty usually meted out against those who
are poor & can’t afford good lawyers,” Rissa said on her Facebook post.
“If you
want to lower crime, make sure drug lords, plunderers, & criminals are
brought to justice & put behind bars,” she added.
“Kahit pa
ilimita ang parusang kamatayan sa mga druglords at mandarambong, walang
katiyakan na matutugunan nito ang problema sa droga at pagnanakaw sa kaban ng
bayan. Oo, wala ngang mahirap na druglord pero hanggang baluktot at panig sa
mayaman at makapangyarihan ang ating sistema, patuloy na makakalusot ang
malalaking isda,” Hontiveros said in a statement on Thursday.
The lady senator suggested that a “sustainable solution” would be to fix the country’s justice and
criminal system to ensure the fast and fair enforcement of laws. And to make
sure that a suspected criminal will be arrested, prosecuted and condemned.
She also believes that the death penalty is a cruel, inhumane and
degrading punishment, and little guarantee that innocent people would not be
sentenced to death.
Source: Politiko
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