Ideology plays a part in this as well as greed. While I'm certain there is financial motivation at the end of this path, there is a certain zeal to the killing of these poor addicts that speaks of a mission. This about cleaning things up. I can't even say this comes from a misguided place. But the process is all fucked up. You have to understand that anyone in the grips of addiction is a victim. And most dealers are addicts. Many people indeed "get high off their own supply". It's not so easy to make significant profits peddling drugs without drawing serious attention from law enforcement. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT SELL DRUGS DO SO TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN HABIT. So to be judge and executioner for people that are in such a fucked up state is likewise, pretty fucked up.
That's a wise enough post.
Duterte has his own drug, killing people under cover of law. He is addicted but also a dealer. We'll have to wait and see how that works out for him.
I disagree though with your use of the word 'victim'. An addict of drugs is subservient to their appetite, not a victim of it. Most people do not know how pleasant heroin is, for example, so they are not under it. If they tried it under the right circumstances any person would become an addict of illicit chemicals. Then a few lifetimes later, or before that if they are quick, the appetite is tempered.
