Ampatuans acquitted- now I'm really mad!

No kidding??? Wow...really wow!!! Is this justice? God! 57 people were brutally killed! I am not one of the family of the victims, but I cry whenever I remember that heinous crime. I am deeply hurt, and I am just another person. The whole world learned about how dirty our politics is, and this is what authorities are doing??? What the hell are the people thinking acquitting these people just like that? No single person is sane enough to be able to do all that killings. To the judge that acquitted them, were you thinking? What if it happens to you and your family? Or were you threatened? Just another crap and trash, that is what you are. I feel like there is no hope here in the Philippines. I am a proud Filipina, and a proud Asian, but these things make me lose hope. No justice at all.

What? What's the basis that they were acquitted? Isn't the bodies found enough evidences to point the clan as the murderers?

Yeah it seems that they are doing this in the heat of election fever where everyone is busy watching the election going on. They might be trying this to prevent further reaction from the public while they are distracted by the campaign. I think we should not let this pass on. I think there is something going on from the inside that they do not want to show to us.

i still believe there is justice in the philippines. and i guess we should not always think this way. in every case, there is the prosecution and the accused or the defense. and in every case, there is the judge who comes in between the two parties. each party has their own evidences and witnesses. and the judges is just there to balance the evidences, the witnesses sides. justice still prevails and let us not judge the judge. i am also for the prosecution of the culprits but not too exaggerating myself in the situation. come to think of it, we are not in the scene of the crime and not even in the court where the case are being heard.

Woah?! WOW! [b] RICHARD GORDON[/b] was right! and i mean he was right! I remember his interview with Mike Enriquez, that's when the last scene he blows a whistle of Villar's Hench men trying to buy him out. But before that he predicted that the Case against Ampatuans are very very weak! because The charge is supposed to be MURDER and not REBELLION, because the public didn't rose up against the government. seriously, who on earth predicted the out come besides Gordon? this is a huge mess. there's no way am voting for GIBO at all.

Akban and Zaldy Ampatuan were not acquitted. The charges against them were dropped because it was not proven that they conspired and so the Department of Justice believed their alibis and will recommend their release. The judge has to decide them. I read all the discussions under this topic, and everyone is outraged on the dismissal of charges. But the DOJ is not releasing Andal and Unsay Ampatuan. The crime is really heinous, my stomach turned when I saw the backhoe digging out the bodies, but we have to punish the right people, and not just everyone with the surname Ampatuan (that may well be several towns). Unsay was identified by witnesses, while Andal was heard talking to Unsay and giving orders when Unsay was in the massacre site. The witness testified that the 2 Ampatuans were there, and this was taken to be the evidence of conspiracy. But it seems that they were not there really, and so conspiracy could not be established. I still have hope (just a little)that justice will prevail in the case of the Ampatuans. I cannot imagine how anyone could just mow down people just because they want to exercise their right to run in an election. Until now, I cannot watch the video clip of the backhoe digging for bodies without my stomach churning.

This is horrible news indeed. I heard about this in the radio this morning and it was told that there's this certain judge (forgot his name) who just breezed through the proceedings of the case and just favored alibi over witness' testaments. There were prosecutors who were outraged and, even though their very lives are at stake, went out into the open and expressed their deep disappointment in our justice system. They also verified that a witness' testament is more powerful than alibi (sorry but I forgot the term they use for witness' testament). There's still hope left as there's one more judge who will decide if this will go on or not. Let's just hope and pray.

I agree. Sometimes I'm beginning to think 4 years in law school isn't worth it and will only be a waste since justice is rarely exercised in the country anyway, if not at all.

This is so frustrating.. But don't lose hope guys..the other camp would surely file motion for reconsideration. Let's hope and pray this case won't go down to waste. Justice will prevail..hopefully..

This is the news that I really don't want to hear. It's very sad to know that we do have a very poor justice system in our country. It seems that money is more precious than the lives of those who were massacred, more precious than the dignity of those judges who acquitted the two Ampatuans. It's unimaginable and we don't know what future does our new generation has with this type of people sucking and serving as leaders in our country.

It really shows how corrupt our system is already and poverty will get better and even will worsen. I hated to that they were acquitted. It is a shame that what really was the truth will be hid through the corrupt legal system in the Philippines. Money is really the only thing the matters to most people here. It is just shameful.

THIS IS ANNOYING! it's obvious that they are responsible for the killing. GOSH! they don't deserve their freedom. they killed 47 people. :|

I am mad too! See how this manipulator Gloria is! It's always personal matters over the common good and justice! I hate hate hate this president! She is the worst! I used to admire her when she was still senator but now I hate her more than ever. This present government is full of crap! People are so stupid if they would still support her in anyway! This just proves that the DOJ is just the president's dog's body! There is no more check and balance in this country. I could very well be in the U.S but be the one to orchestrate the massacre by hiring hitmen to do it for me. So can I not be held liable? Now Obama is lauding her! what a shame! Her name should be Shameless not Gloria because it's quite the opposite!

That's hardly surprising because they are not supposed to be charged for rebellion in the first place. But problem now is will those released be charged for murder. Massacre is murder not rebellion.

Yah I also heard about this news, but apparently still the Mayor Ampatuan still on the prisoner he just only transferred to other prison cell...

What? What's the basis that they were acquitted? Isn't the bodies found enough evidences to point the clan as the murderers?

This was horrible! I can't believe why this thing happened, I never heard the news yet, but it will surely cause a lot of debates among the filipino people. I can't really imagine why justice system here was tremendously poor. I feel sorry for all the filipino people specially the victims of Maguindanao massacre and its family. May God bless our dear country, let's all pray for our sick nation and some of our people.