The Philippine Hostage Bus Drama - A failed Rescue Attempt
On Aug 23, 2010 a former Filipino police officer had held Hong Kong tourists hostage by hijacking their bus in Manila. Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists. a number of hostages have been rescued but 8 have been confirmed dead. Six hostages, including the children and elderly, were freed early, as were the Filipino photographers. The photographers shortly took the place of an aged lady as she needed the lavatory. Mendoza was gunned down by the sniper after almost 12 hours standoff.Mendoza was removed from the Police Force after extortion and drugs claims. His brother explained that 'his problem was he was unjustly removed from service. There was no due process, no hearing, and no complaint.' Both local government officials and his brother had tried to negotiate with him to release the hostages but failed.
Gunshots were heard inside the bus and Mendoza was shot down. The police rescued the hostages on the bus. The number of survivors totaled seven. Eight were confirmed dead http://hubpages.com/hub/bushotagedrama.
Opinion:
In my own opinion of what happen last august 23, 2010, Hostage Drama is a serious case to any force and it should be given appropriate attention as much as possible. If the hostage crisis involves foreigners and Government officials then it is a case that the Government must come to its attention and do something. It is very obvious that Hijackers would always look for media attention to relay their grievances and demands. One of the reasons why the hijacker started shooting the hostages was the media coverage of the arrest of his brother and relatives who wanted to do the negotiation but was not given permission. They should not arrest his brother because the hostage taker think that his demand is useless. The incharge of hostage taking is wrong to his decision, they should give what the hostage taker wants because the hostage taker wants omly to be back to his work, if those where happen ("sana kung pinagbigyan nila 'yong hiling ni Mendoza hindi sana aabot sa ganon.Pwede nman nila pag.usapan yon kung pinag.bigyan lng siya.Kahiya-hoya tuloy yong mga polis sa palpak nilang trabaho".
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