Help (Not a chapter)

AN: Question below. Not about the story but I'd appreciate it if people helped

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Question time. (You can skip if you want since this isn't really part of the story. This is similar to the black thing in the US and HK issue). Still, If you have time, I would appreciate it if you read this.

There are readers from lots of countries here which is why I wanted to ask. It's also great that we don't know each other personally, this ensures that I have some level of safety. A bit too paranoid but you'll see why.

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A bit of background.

My country (PH) is going to have (probably already has by now) this anti-terror law that is making protesting illegal. I don't go out to protest because I'm lazy but I do share things on Fb that I know those in power wouldn't like. I'm sure the government can abuse the law against me one day. This post itself might even be used against me if they find out my identity.

Basically, the law passed makes it the HK CN thing and US police brutality child's play. You'd think it's the same but it's way worse here.

At least in HK, they still try to do things like arresting people. You still have to be arrested before going somewhere never to be seen again. In my country, the police kill on sight. They don't care at all even if someone is recording the whole thing.

Whether the suspect killed is innocent or not, the police have this killing protocol they would follow. It's not solid but it gives them time to give a reason.

Now that they have this Terror Law, they don't even need a warrant to do anything. They just need to have some level of suspicion (yep just suspicion) that you are a terrorist.

Since they could Arrest someone, they could also charge people for Resisting Arrest (nan-laban). With that reason, they could shoot you down and things are settled.

They don't even need to justify the shooting because the Terror Law can be exploited so that any social media post credible evidence.

Now, they can kill people and can use any social media post as evidence. The Terror bill can use any post, such as this, to justify the police's actions.

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Also, here is the script they use whenever they shoot someone dead.

1. Police plant a gun as evidence. (It's easy to notice since they the weapon found is always this particular revolver model that is also found in all other victims)

2. Say the suspect fought back.

3. Ignore people who protest and point out that the same revolver is used on all incidents.

4. Kill and Repeat.

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With this Terror Law, I can't even support the protest online.

That said, I may not be able to protest but I can stop supporting my government. I'm planning to go abroad. This way, I can stop giving my tax contribution that isn't used properly by the government.

I'm considering applying for a Masters's degree scholarship first because I'm not that confident that I would get a job in another country. Unfortunately, the embassy postings of scholarships I see all need job experience first and I don't have enough yet.

So, any suggestions?

PS. Thanks in advance

PPS: Sorry for the rant. I had to say this to someone who doesn't know me for my safety. I may look paranoid but I don't trust anyone in my country right now. It's come to the point where I'm even considering using cryptocurrency if I come to the point where I have to ask for donations.

PPPS. Seriously, what's with 2020. There's way too many things happening and it's still June.

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Update: My government has just blatantly broken a law that has been passed and respected for a long time now.

The law states that within the premises of a certain university in my country, the government isn't allowed to send any police or military presence. This was supposed to be a way to protect the freedom of speech inside the campus.

Last week, they decided to send police and military to catch the people who went to protest against the Terror Law. The university guards tried to stop them but the government went in by Force. The only reason the protesters weren't killed is because the protesters have been live-streaming to prove that it was a peaceful protest.

The police didn't kill the protesters because they couldn't risk the backlash. The university has a huge track record of peaceful protest and so they couldn't just place the Terrorist tag easily.

The law would allow the police to kill them just because they are suspected terrorists.

The people who cause violence are the police and the military.

This is one of the examples of why I don't trust my government. They don't even respect the law that was already passed. They couldn't be trusted with the Terror Law.

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