The murders of a woman and her son at their home in Paniqui town, Tarlac province have lit up an online petition demanding the death penalty for the policeman who was caught on video shooting the two victims, Senior Msgt Jonel Nuezca.
The petition, onChange.org, may have found a supporter in Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, an advocate of reviving capital punishment.
“If you ask me, the punishment for that suspect should be cremation, not hanging. You know how cremation is. He should be burned alive,” Alvarez said in a phone interview.
Pressed to clarify, Alvarez said: “I think the suspect should be punished by sending him straight to cremation. Cremate him immediately. Look at…
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