{"id":245610,"date":"2020-02-20T18:23:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T23:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=245610"},"modified":"2020-02-20T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T23:23:11","slug":"duterte-mulls-lecturing-on-criminal-law-after-term-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/20\/duterte-mulls-lecturing-on-criminal-law-after-term-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte mulls lecturing on criminal law after term ends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on January 7, 2020. ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night said he may devote his time giving lectures on criminal law and other procedures to police officers after his term ends in 2022.<\/p>\n

Speaking before public safety officer graduates in Davao City, Duterte, a former prosecutor, recalled the time he lectured about criminal law before he was elected Davao City mayor.<\/p>\n

He said he wanted to lecture them on criminal law so they could do their job effectively but admitted that he was pressed for time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a very clear and concise language, I can convey to you what criminal law, criminal procedure, and criminal evidence is,\u201d Duterte said in his speech.<\/p>\n

However, he said he may consider resuming his career as a lecturer once he steps down as the country\u2019s top government official.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe in a few days,\u00a0kung hindi na ako\u2026lalo na hindi na ako Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(when I am no longer President), but two years from now I could devote my time lecturing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said he really wanted to lecture them because it would serve as a \u201cguide\u201d to becoming better police officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cGusto ko talaga magturo sainyo. Hindi ko sinabi na pinaka<\/em>\u00a0bright\u00a0ako pero pag nakuha mo \u2018to,<\/em>\u00a0good\u00a0ka na. \u2018Yun na ang<\/em>\u00a0guide\u00a0mo pagka pulis mo habang-buhay, hanggang sa kamatayan<\/em>\u00a0(I really want to teach you. I\u2019m not saying I\u2019m the brightest, but if you get this, you\u2019re good. That will be your guide to being a cop in this lifetime, until death) I hope that I\u2019d have the time to\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In November 2018, Duterte also offered to teach cops criminal law so that they would be able to improve their performance of duty.<\/p>\n

He vowed to protect police officers who may face legal problems in the performance of their duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cLahat ng pulis na nagkakaso<\/em>\u00a0(All police officers who may face cases) in the performance of duty,\u00a0tinulungan ko. Protektado kayo sa\u2019kin<\/em>\u00a0(I help. I will protect you),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, he warned them from committing police abuses and telling lies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWag mo lang ako bigyan ng sinungaling na istorya. Ang gusto ko sabihin mo ang totoo. \u2018Wag mo ako bigyan ng istorya na baluktot<\/em>\u00a0(Just don\u2019t give me stories based on lies. I want you to tell me the truth. Don\u2019t give me crooked stories),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also took a swipe at human rights groups and former Senator Antonio \u201cSonny\u201d Trillanes IV for criticizing his aggressive crackdown on illegal drugs and urged the public to avoid politicians who engaged in \u201cgrandstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYung mga ganun, iwasan ninyo<\/em>\u00a0(People like that, avoid them). Stay clear.\u00a0Sisirain tayo<\/em>\u00a0(They will destroy us),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trillanes, who returned to the country after speaking engagements abroad, posted bail for one count of conspiracy to commit sedition before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) Branch 138.<\/p>\n

Life partners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Duterte also said he found it \u201cproblematic\u201d that police officers to have a tendency to select life partners among their colleagues, stressing that it was unfair for their children.<\/p>\n

He said he personally knew about three or four couples who were both police officers.<\/p>\n

Children who grew up without their parents, he said, were at higher risk of being a \u201cdysfunctional\u201d family: \u201cYun ang ayaw ko dun (That\u2019s what I dislike about it).\u201d<\/p>\n

As much as possible, he said he wanted female cops to be stationed near their homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe embrace of a father and mother,\u00a0hindi mabayaran \u2018yan kahit isang milyon<\/em>\u00a0(cannot be replaced even by a million pesos),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He, however, admitted that it was difficult to \u201cprevent love to blossom between a man and a woman\u201d especially if they saw each other every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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