Comments on: Thursday Mutiny http://www.susanople.com/thursday-mutiny/ Blog of Susan "Toots" Ople, OFW and Labor Advocate in the Philippines Thu, 12 May 2011 08:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Boy Mejorada http://www.susanople.com/thursday-mutiny/comment-page-1/#comment-84428 Boy Mejorada Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:09:17 +0000 http://susanople.com/?p=271#comment-84428 The action taken by the police shows its lack of readiness and preparation to handle situations in which lives of innocent by-standers might be at risk. All it knows is use brute force to crush the perceived enemy even if the latter is defenseless against such armed might. This is the second time it has happened, the first being the Iloilo Capitol siege last January in which armed police commandos also stormed the province's seat of government, smashing doors and pointing armalite rifles at unarmed civilians. If this constitutes the rules of engagement for the police, then it's not remote innocent people will unnecessarily get killed in police operations. The action taken by the police shows its lack of readiness and preparation to handle situations in which lives of innocent by-standers might be at risk. All it knows is use brute force to crush the perceived enemy even if the latter is defenseless against such armed might. This is the second time it has happened, the first being the Iloilo Capitol siege last January in which armed police commandos also stormed the province’s seat of government, smashing doors and pointing armalite rifles at unarmed civilians. If this constitutes the rules of engagement for the police, then it’s not remote innocent people will unnecessarily get killed in police operations.

]]> By: Mr.Bigheart http://www.susanople.com/thursday-mutiny/comment-page-1/#comment-81395 Mr.Bigheart Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:35:09 +0000 http://susanople.com/?p=271#comment-81395 Not a comment, but an inquiry. your family name Ople, is that your hubby's? because I have a batchmate in USThighschool (sy1969-70) named RAUL OPLE. how are you related? i will appreciate if you will reply to this inquiry in private (as in personal email which I've registered here. Thanks! :) Not a comment, but an inquiry. your family name Ople, is that your hubby’s? because I have a batchmate in USThighschool (sy1969-70) named RAUL OPLE. how are you related? i will appreciate if you will reply to this inquiry in private (as in personal email which I’ve registered here. Thanks! :)

]]> By: benj http://www.susanople.com/thursday-mutiny/comment-page-1/#comment-79480 benj Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:00:11 +0000 http://susanople.com/?p=271#comment-79480 I don't really get why people say that the military overreacted. This hotel *chuckle* takeover is this group's second offense of a similar nature and I'm sure it was right for them to take a more aggressive stance this time around to ensure that it wouldn't escalate to something harder to control. They begged and pleaded with the media to leave the premises of the building but they chose to stay behind and risk their lives. And then they whine about being tear gassed?! It was brave of them to take that calculated risk in the name of journalism but once you bitch and cry about the consequences of your actions, you're just another idiot who didn't know what he/she was getting in to. As for the curfew, yeah, that was weird. I don’t really get why people say that the military overreacted. This hotel *chuckle* takeover is this group’s second offense of a similar nature and I’m sure it was right for them to take a more aggressive stance this time around to ensure that it wouldn’t escalate to something harder to control. They begged and pleaded with the media to leave the premises of the building but they chose to stay behind and risk their lives.

And then they whine about being tear gassed?! It was brave of them to take that calculated risk in the name of journalism but once you bitch and cry about the consequences of your actions, you’re just another idiot who didn’t know what he/she was getting in to.

As for the curfew, yeah, that was weird.

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