Extra-judicial killings or gangland style rub-outs as means for law enforcement is tantamount to condoning terrorism and would, in the long run, only lead to erosion of the nation’s peace and order.

In her recent visit to Surigao del Norte, independent presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe decried such inhuman strategy to fight crime as she reiterated her call for a just society that respects due process and the rule of law. State-sponsored violence to combat criminality and lawlessness would only fuel dissent and disorder. A reign of terror will not cow the lawless and would only alienate law-abiding citizens, she noted.

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