(08-23-2010, 09:27 PM)Sforza Wrote: Police training:

(08-23-2010, 09:02 PM)Sforza Wrote:

(08-23-2010, 08:59 PM)arch_angel Wrote: I mean, pnp, ever heard of the word SNIPER? when it still wasn't raining, a clear shot wouldve been so much more possible from a myriad of angles as the bus was in the freaking middle of a wide open area.

Er. Heavy curtains and he knew there were snipers around the bus so he had an idea where they could shoot from. He even demanded that snipers be removed earlier.

Quote:The Red Cross said four hostages had survived

Quote:At least four of the 15 hostages were killed, and one was critically wounded,

Godfather;812952 Wrote:Hindsight is 20-20.

Everyone's a critic.

And every spectator is an expert.

Yes the police looked inept, incapable and poorly trained, seemingly reluctant to engage the enemy. But if you were being paid poor wages, with your benefits always hanging in the balance, would you be so quick to risk your life? Even if you do not fear for your own life, what about your family? Who will feed them?

I think we should take it a little easier on the cops. Who's to say that if they had handled the situation differently, even more hostages or perhaps all hostages wouldn't have been killed?

Being a policeman in the Philippines is NOT a career. It is merely a way to earn a living, no different from all of us employees. There is no sense of honor or civic responsibility, it is hard to afford such things when your children are hungry. And you see your superiors with mansions and mistresses. It is hard not to get dirty or stinky when you work in a pigsty.

I agree with Rockophoria's comments above. Until the police as an institution is professionalized, and the ranks made more honorable, we will continue to have these glorified rent-a-cops.

But in the meantime, let's not demonize these brave few who had M-16 rounds whiz pass their heads, while ALL OF US were just watching them got shot at on TV, in the comfort and safety of our homes.