STUPIDITY

Yeah I know this was waaaaaay old but I want to blog this topic since I felt so ashamed of my countrymen.

Yes, the infamous Hostage of I-don't-know-what's-his-name of a bus full of Hong Kong Tourists.

It was morning when I am inside the office struggling to find coffee in the pantry since nothing was there except tea bags which I extremely abhor. I greeted one of my Nepali officemates with a big smile.

Me: Namaskar.

Durga: Hey, Paul. Have you seen the news? There was this hostage in the Philippines.

Me: Oh, yeah. I've heard that. Err... I have to go upstairs. See ya.

Panting going upstairs, I googled about it and lo and behold, it was true. The incident really happened. One ex-soldier hostage a bus full of Chinese citizens tourists. Finally, I knew that 7 were killed and a lot were injured. One main reason is that the Police are too slow in doing the rescue operation. I don't know what happened. They are supposed to be the protectors of the people from the evil deeds of villains (wow, kinda like the Justice League) but all they did was duck and hid behind their cars. Yes, it's a must to hide but not all the times. And I also saw one police threw a tear gas going inside the bus but it didn't go inside, so it returned to them and they were the ones who got inflicted by the putrid smell and taste of the gas.

Heroism? No. Stupidity? Totally.

I don't really know what happened during the entire incident but all I know for sure is that the police aren't really that prepared when it comes to events like those. I mean, there were a lot of casualties and it can be prevented with proper training and paraphernalia. What they wore were just plain caps and permeable shields and worn-out bulletproof vests. They couldn't even lie down on the floor very well because of their humongous stomachs. And worse of all, the president was nowhere to be found - no negotiations, no something - was done by him.

After I closed the article I read, I felt sorry for the families of the people who passed away. God bless them. I think until now, the Philippines is banned to travel in Hong Kong now. No Disneyland for Filipinos anymore.

Not proud,

Paul