a memoir of murder in my country Evangelista, Patricia creator author text bibliography biography nyu 2023 monographic eng

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xvi, 428 pages ; 20 cm. "My job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don't wait very long.' Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte. Some People Need Killing is Evangelista's meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines' drug war and Duterte's assault on the country's struggling democracy. For six years, Evangelista had the distinctive beat of chronicling the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte's war on drugs - a war that has led to the slaughter of thousands - immersing herself in the world of killers and survivors and capturing the atmosphere of fear created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others" Positive -- The Surviving Majority -- Mascot for Hope -- The Rise of the Punisher -- Defend the Mayor -- Salvation -- How to Identify an Addict -- How to Kill an Addict -- My Friend Domingo -- Some People Need Killing -- Djastin with a 'D' -- My Father is a Policeman -- Epilogue : We Are Duterte. Patricia Evangelista. Includes acknowledgements and notes. 10 Best Books of 2023 | The New York Times | Book Review a-ph--- Duterte, Rodrigo Roa 1945- Extrajudicial executions Philippines Drug control Philippines Drug dealers Violence against Philippines Drug addicts Violence against Philippines Police brutality Philippines Vigilantes Philippines Philippines Politics and government 21st century DS686.616.D88 E93 2023 SHS FIL 364.40 Ev92s 2023 Evangelista, Patricia. New York : Random House, 2023. (DLC) 2023019109 978593133149 2023019108 NIC/DLC 230602 20260803094257.0 23168717 eng