President Duterte asks 'What if there is no God?' -- a question posed by him during the oath-taking ceremony of Malacanang Press Corps officials on Monday afternoon, in relation to his bid to revive death penalty in the Philippines.
President Duterte wants to reimpose the capital punishment in the country to ensure that criminals pay for their sins in case God does not exists.
He lamented what he believes is Filipino's lack of respect for the law because of the absence of fear. President Duterte said the death penalty was not effective before because it was not fully implemented, and that every president along the way said only God should take away.
Duterte said “bleeding hearts” like priests and human rights groups claimed that the death penalty did not deter crime when it was in effect for years.
“When a one-year-old baby, 18-months-old baby is taken from the mother’s arms brought under a jeep and raped and killed. So where is God? My God, where are you?” asked Duterte.
“I believe in God but that is my perpetual question to him. Where were you when we needed you? It’s not enough to say that at the end of the world, he will judge the living and the dead. What would be the purpose of all of that if the heartaches, sorrows and agony have already been inflicted in this world?” asked Duterte.
President Duterte sought for a return of the death penalty because that would be the only way to win justice for the victims of heinous crimes.
Source: ABS-CBN
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