Who is to blame in the hostage drama

It was an alarming event not only in our country but entire world because of the hostage taking happened in August23, 2010 at Rizal Park, Manila. A former senior inspector Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tour bus carrying 25 tourist from Hongkong in an attempt to get his job back. The hostage taking last for 11 hours which has a tragic end to death of eight hostages and nine other people were injured. Mendoza also died after the police shoot him. The big issue now is that who is to blame in the hostage drama. The media, ombudsman, PNP and swat team or the president?

PNP and swat team
Many people would say they have no planned tactic despite the fact that they are too many. Just think of the equipment they used in rescuing particularly the nylon rope in opening the door of the bus. They have wasted their time instead they must use a chain, much better. Why did they also throw and throw tear gas, don’t they think of life of people inside the bus? What they did is assume that all people inside are dead. Maybe their mind is focused on the hostage taker but he has complete equipment. The PNP has no unity, they just depend on what they know to do. Some also of the police think of their popularity in media, imagine you would see few of them seems acting. Why did they kill the hostage taker, if that’s their plan they should did it earlier for no life sacrificed. Who will take or pay now the crime?

Media
First they air the arresting of the hostage takers brother which made him get angry. Some would say that it shouldn’t have been Mendoza’s plan but because of what he witness on the TV inside the tour bus it went wrong and much worst. They cover also the crime from the beginning until the end, haven’t they thought that there is TV inside the bus where the hostage taker can see? They also blame media for it became the source why the hostage taking was known in the whole world. Yes duty is duty, to provide information for the people to know what’s happening but it becomes the source of conflict.

Ombudsman
He disallowed Mendoza’s demand to be reinstated in the police. Mendoza was stripped of retirement benefits and worst is he was disqualified from holding any position in the government. This is what the hostage taker is complaining, he was summarily dismissed without the opportunity to defend himself and no proper study of the case against him. He wants also fear hairing because as you can see the case is not well reviewed. This is what the ombudsman failed to do, no proper decision.

The president
Some say he didn’t do any move to stop the crime and seems doesn’t care for lives of innocent people. He put his trust to the PNP and seems neglected what’s happening. Yes he used his power as president but just to command and command without doing also his job. After the crime what did he do? Apology, theres already a dirt mark on Filipinos being hospitable. His mistake also is blaming the media knowing the fact that it is under his control.
For you, who is to bame?