It was the third extrajudicial killing of suspected drug pushers that I covered on the graveyard shift last week. Around 1:30 a.m. on July 23, upon arriving on Edsa Taft-Pasay Rotunda from another crime scene, I could already see the picture. I knew this was different. In the middle of the police line in which photographers and bystanders are not allowed to cross was the lifeless body of suspected drug pusher Michael Siaron, cradled by partner Jennilyn Olayres. A cardboard sign that read “Drug pusher huwag tularan” (I am a drug pusher, don’t emulate) was left near the body. Read more: http://opinion.inquirer.net/96101/the-story-behind-the-viral-photo#ixzz4RawbsCpL Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
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