Police Killing in Philippines Stirs Outrage

Critics say a cop’s murder of a woman tells a larger, depressing tale

The image is horrific. A wobbling, drunken male later identified as an off-duty police sergeant, staggers down an ally late at night on May 31 to confront a middle-aged woman. After a desultory conversation in Tagalog, he suddenly grabs her by the hair, pulls her to him, then shoots her in the chest. She cries out, then falls down dead. He strolls away …