By: Denise Go People are now afraid to step outside their houses because of the endless and shocking killings. Picture yourself getting home safe and sound and after a couple of minutes you get news that someone from your neighborhood just got shot. Terrifying right? Apparently there have been numerous killings as well here in Pangasinan for the past few weeks. Some of the victims that were shot were just college students; one was a female graduating Mass Communication student and the other one was male student about to finish a Seaman course, there is also this former policeman victim who was suspected to be involved in drugs, there’s also this victim who was shot because it was believed that the victim was involved in drugs but shockingly during the autopsy, he was tested negative for drugs, and another victim even had a signage attached to his chest saying “Wag tularan tulak/mamamatay tao ako susunod na kayo … DDS.” (Do not imitate me. I am a pusher and a killer… you're next… DDS). DDS is actually known as Davao Death Squad. DDS is a vigilante group in Davao City who are allegedly responsible for the killings of certain individuals who are involved in drugs and other crimes. According to a particular consolidated report from 1998 up to the end of 2015, DDS has a total number 1,424 of persons killed, out of that number 57 were female and 1,367 were male and 50 percent of the victims were young at age. Based on that report it is understood that DDS disregards gender and age. Has DDS gone national? Or are these killers just vigilantes using DDS for fun? These questions are bugging everyone’s mind because no one really knows the real answer. Some officials and netizens say that the victims are involved in drugs. On the other hand, are they really guilty of using or selling drugs or are they just the wrong target? Since President Rodrigo Duterte became the president, the police started to do these buy-bust operations all over the country. Yes, changes are clearly seen but after a while it seems like the people who are being killed on the streets are increasing and no one really knows who are behind these events. Whoever may be behind these killings, they’re not into fair justice. Officials should take special actions immediately to resolve and to finally put an end to this madness. It’s not a healthy environment for the people. What is happening to humanity nowadays? It’s like killing a human being is just a sport. Drugs are evil and crimes will always be present, but there is really no need to kill people, who kill other people, to show that killing people is wrong. This isn’t what’s best for the whole society.
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