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Pototan

(2,891 posts) Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:45 PM Thursday

Duterte is in prison awaiting trial for the same crime Trump is committing

Rodrigo Duterte, the former President of the Philippines, is in prison at the ICC in the Hague for extra judicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users. The court has charged him for not following due process and crimes against humanity.

Trump is doing the same thing in the Western Hemisphere.

I now spend almost all of my time living in the Philippines as a permanent resident. I asked my adult nephew, while discussing this issue, "Who deserves due process?". His answer was spot on. "Everyone", he replied.

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Duterte is in prison awaiting trial for the same crime Trump is committing (Original Post) Pototan Thursday OP

Karma orangecrush Thursday #1

K&R UTUSN Thursday #2

The US is not a member of the ICC. Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #3

That does not excuse the actions Pototan Thursday #5

Key caveat. littlemissmartypants Friday #6

Please read reply #5 Pototan Friday #7

That's right ReRe Friday #8

In a normal country, Traitor Trump and accomplices would be doing time in prison dalton99a Thursday #4

orangecrush

(27,141 posts)

1. Karma

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Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:55 PM

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UTUSN

(76,123 posts)

2. K&R

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Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:03 PM

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Fiendish Thingy

(21,145 posts)

3. The US is not a member of the ICC. Nt

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Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:30 PM

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Pototan

(2,891 posts)

5. That does not excuse the actions

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:54 PM

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The Philippines also withdrew from the ICC prior to Duterte's arrest.

Israel and Russia are not, and never been, members of the ICC, yet Netanyahu and Putin still have warrants for their arrests by the ICC.

littlemissmartypants

(30,452 posts)

6. Key caveat.

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:29 AM

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Pototan

(2,891 posts)

7. Please read reply #5

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:06 AM

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ReRe

(12,127 posts)

8. That's right

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:47 AM

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I learned that when the Press was raking GW over the coals for war atrocities in Iraq. George said "Nope, cause the US isn't a member of the ICC!"! Didn't seem right then and don't seem right now. So, any country who's not a member of the ICC can commit all the atrocities they want. I don't understand it.
Sure doesn't seem like justice to me. Are WE a rogue nation, then? How does one define a "rogue nation"?

dalton99a

(90,898 posts)

4. In a normal country, Traitor Trump and accomplices would be doing time in prison