From mass murder to one act of rebellion
From Thoughts Brewed 24/7
Okay. I really don’t find the declaration of martial law as a good step to solve the Ampatuan Massacre. After all, the Constitution only states that there are two situations where a martial law can be proclaimed, either if the state is under invasion or rebellion. Obviously, the situation goes to the latter. Rebellion.
The Ampatuan massacre killed as much as 57 lives, 31 of which are journalists. Only Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan is under the hands of the government. He was charged with 25 counts of murder. All witnesses point him as the mastermind of the killings. Weeks have passed and until now, no one is convicted for the criminal act. This led to the declaration of the much-feared martial law.
If the state is inflicting countless murder to its people, will you consider it a rebellion? Or if it is the state which started the whole disorder, is it a rebellion? Let us not forget that this is a crime done by those in position. Those people who belong to the offices of the state are the ones being accused of such crime.
Kuya Efren is the man in the mirror
- And then a hero comes along. Kuya Efren deserves to win the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year Award.
” …I see the kids in the street
With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind
Pretending not to see their needs…
…I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change…”
(excerpts from Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson)
