Mauling and the Expressway.
Bambee de la Paz's pic in her blogsite
The original link to Bambee de la Paz’s blog about his father and brother’s alleged mauling may be found on this link.
I am not one who makes judgments who is right or wrong in this incident. I am interested to know what conclusions the investigations will yield.
I pray for Bambee’s family though. I hope she and her loved ones get the justice they deserve. Let me link the incident to my experience of traffic in the streets:
- Government vehicles tend to always be driven as if their passengers are constantly hurrying
- Government vehicles are marked by the person who gave it, not the taxpayers who foot the bill
- There is no coding for government vehicles
- Most of the elected and appointed officials I see on the road will never experience traffic because a good number of them have police escorts
- Government vehicles can actually break traffic rules and the driver may not get cited for violations
- Not all ambulances that travel along South Luzon expressway carry a patient; the ambulances are used because cars give way to them
- The body guards are there to protect their masters; right or wrong , they will see resistance from civilians as a threat to their master’s well-being.
Not everyone in government is abusive. But not everyone in government plays fair either. Not everyone in government sees himself as a public servant. But you have examples of public servants who are careful in preserving their good names too. Not everyone worries about our welfare. But not everyone thinks about their personal interests too.
If a public position is a public trust, then you know that anyone who occupies it must have our best interests at heart. Perhaps along with that trust is the expectation of mutual respect, whether you are in power or just a “common” voter. Worse, you may not actually have voted for the guy. Thus, there is really no “relationship” between you and the politician.
I don’t see why the golf course should be an exception. It is still like the streets and highways of Metro Manila, only the traffic is lesser.
The politician still must pass through. His need to get ahead, perhaps, is more “important” than ours.
Mutual respect, perhaps, put on hold.
I hope the investigations will show who forgot to exercise it.