Pinoys think many drug suspects didn’t fight back

More than half of Filipinos believe that many of those killed by law enforcers in the anti-drug campaign were not able to fight back, according to a special Social Weather Stations survey.

Fifty-four percent of Filipinos agreed that many of those killed by the police as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign did not fight back, 20 percent disagree, and 25 percent were undecided on the matter.

SWS particularly asked 1,200 respondents if they agree or disagree with the statement, “Marami sa mga pinatay ng mga pulis sa kampanya laban sa ilegal na droga ay hindi totoong nanlaban sa pulis.”

The nationwide survey was conducted last June 23-26.

Sixty-three percent of those in Metro Manila believe that many of those killed did not really fight back against the police.

It is slightly lower in the rest of Luzon at 56 percent, and in the Visayas and Mindanao, both at 49 percent.

Among those in the Class E or poorest, 58 percent agreed with the statement; 54 percent in Class D or the masa; and 40 percent in the upper-to-middle Class ABC.

Also in the survey, almost half or 49 percent of the respondents believe that many of those killed by the police are not really drug pushers.

The respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the statement, “Marami sa mga pinatay ng mga pulis sa kampanya laban sa illegal na droga ay hindi naman talaga mga nagtutulak ng droga o drug pusher.”