Manila hostage taking. lets talk about it. Is mendoza has right to have a flag?
By bulastika
@bulastika (5966)
Philippines
August 27, 2010 9:24pm CST
I'm a filipino. And I'm ashame to the incompetence of our police force.
But I am a filipino. I hate to admit but at the end you will support your own blood. Your own country. Your fellow filipino.
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Yes Mendoza has killed 8 hostages.
But in his funeral I don't know who put a Philippine flag but when HK authorities / citizen saw this they out cry foul. For a filipino criminal has a Philippine flag on it.
Okay they have right to be mad. But for me they have no right to dictate also.
If I have a choice I will not removed the flag just to please them.
First criminal or not he is still a policeman. And for many years he serve.
Even a death convict is still a citizen of that country. What ever country you are.
Crimes and punishment does not removed your achievement. If you are a U.S. criminal and put to death you die as a U.S. citizen and same if your a filipino or what ever national you are. Mendoza died as a policeman. Bad, rotten, killer. What ever you want to call him. You will still say he is a bad police, or a murderer police. In short he is still a policeman. Honor funeral? Theirs no honor to what he do. But flag? I don't see anything wrong with it. He is not a hero but for me he also deserve a flag for being top 10 police in 1986.
What do you think I'm I wrong with my views?
7 responses
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Aug 10
Since when do criminals deserve a decent burial? And killing 8 innocent people would negate any good he did earlier in his life. Remember he was dismissed for committing a crime. He deserves no honor in my book. But I'm critical of all criminals including in my country. Sorry, no sympathy from me!
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
5 Sep 10
@1hopefulman
Our world is worse if we want it to be worse. Look at Israel and Palestine, Look at Middle East vs United Stage of America. The reason why theirs so much violence today is simply because we don't want to listen. We don't value what other feels, traditions and culture. Ignorance is what make this world more violence.
As long we don't try to understand others their will be more crime to happen. Look at the ex-policeman. Do you think he will hostage does people if he feel people listen to his explanation and plea? The reason why he did it is that he feel that no body bother to listen to his case.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
5 Sep 10
@hexeduser22
Well said my friend. Sometimes in order to differentiate being civilize is being civilize. As my father use to say. Always learn from our past mistakes to build a better future. But sometimes hate clouded our mind that instead of trying to make the wrong things to happen again we fuel it more.
@formidexo (1351)
• Canada
7 Sep 10
No my friend hexeduser22! One has to earn a decent burial and not everyone deserves one. That is the problem, we glorify criminals and we make life too easy for them. Let them earn things like the rest of us decent people.
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
Putting a flag on the coffin is a sign of respect for him. The meaning is above all the good that his done on his position,even he had done something tragically, he is still respected on the league of police. No matter how good or bad he is, he is still a policeman. Even if a murderer have the right to be buried with respect. On the other side, lets just understand the HK Authorities of feeling that way as they are hurt for what had happened and for them that is a wrong move to have the flag on his coffin, but i do not agree that they have to interfere with it as that is our process. They are just showing what they feel I respect that, but to interfere with our process is what I do not appreciate.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
he does not deserved a flag at all. i think that draping of flag on the casket is given to heroes who have served their countries. he is no hero at all. he did put our country into shame. though i feel for his family, but deserves a decent burial but without a flag. despite what he did, i feel sorry that a life was lost even if he was a hostage taker. how i wished that he changed his mind and just gave up to the authorities and lived a new life.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
5 Sep 10
Okay I have a question. If you are a police or a member of arm forces. After you retire or even in active duty you been caught with a crime. Does it means all your record as a police or a member of an arm force be removed in your file?
The flag represent that you are once a public servant. As I said again once.
That what the flag represent. That once he serve the country. It does not means he is a hero. It just means that he once serve his country.
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But what he did I really condemn. I even believe that when he fired a warning shot the swat has right angle and I wish at that moment the swat just shot him. Once a swat sniper see that mendoza is already tense it means its time to act. Too bad theirs no one who want to take that call.
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@Danzylop (1120)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
Ofcourse NOT.
Why the hell that kind of person be given the honor to have the flag on his casket?
The Flag symbolizes Heroism and bravery.
That Mendoza guy is not brave. He is not a HERO. He is one of those corrupt Policeman that is why he got expelled from the service. He is not a good person. He lost the honor of a policeman because of an inhumane act and now he tried to regain it through inhumane means.
I am sad about what happened and my opinion can never turn back lives but I Really condemn it and I dont want to see this ever happen again.
That Menduza guy goes to HELL.
@christinachow (40)
• China
28 Aug 10
Sorry, I truly think Mendoza doesn't deserve a flag. In the past, maybe he was a good policeman, but later in his life, he has changed completely. He would harm anyone innocent, even people in your own country, only for his inproper demands cannot be met. To be honest, i feel sad for the incompetence of your police force. Anyway, the government should be a responsible one no matter to its own people but also to the outer world involved. We all wanna live in a peaceful world. God bless us all.
@secrekept (42)
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28 Aug 10
I feel ashamed too because I am also a filipino.
Now I am afraid of going to HongKong because of this.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
hahaha Me too. I been in Hong Kong three times already and I love the place every thing is in order. I think what Philippines need it competency test.
If I'm a president of the philippines. I will recruit 500,000 police. We have right now 150,000 police force more or less. Plus 500,000 police that will be 650,000 police. Then I will issue a competency test. From rank in files to generals.
All kind of rigid test. Enough to trim down to 300,000 police. I'm sure the original 150,000 police force is lucky if theirs 50,000 police force left. The rest will be a new breed.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
It's not really incompetence the Manila Police showed. It's flat out stupidity. They could've negotiated more with the hostage taker but no, they rushed it and arresting his brother added up to his aggression is also stupidity if you ask me.
