Finding hilarity is the last thing we ought to find in the Quirino Grandstand tragedy. But unfortunately our policemen were put into embarrassing light as local and international media covered live the hostage taking. The coverage showed our policemen surrounding the bus looking inept and totally hilarious in their futile attempts to open the front door with the hammer, and loosing the hammer because the policeman was too scared to properly pound the door. The bloodshed and death of innocent lives should not have happened if our country's police force was more adept in handling situations that required not only the skill in shooting someone but also on calm negotiation. As they say, brandishing swords do not win a war but a battle.
Innocent lives wasted. Innocent people caught in the crossfire of a man's quest for justice denied to him. A decorated policeman pushed to his limits by the system. So sad that Capt Mendoza had to resort to criminal means just to get a slim chance of review of his case. I doubt if Ombudsman Gutierrez will follow through her promise to review Capt Mendoza's case. So sad that Capt Mendoza's family will suffer the consequences of his actions. By next week, everyone else would forget this tragedy and another tragedy will replace this and the cycle goes on.
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