During the hostage drama in Manila, when I learned that the unfolding scenes, that every move by the police were being being monitored by the hostage taker, it came to my mind that this was already a choice between the lives of the hostages or the live coverage of the media. Yes, everybody was updated on the “blow-by-blow” account of the hostage taking. But wouldn’t it have helped had the media coverage suspended during the crisis, or the power of the bus disabled? Remember, what matters most are lives.
I hope these thoughts could help concerned authorities on what to do in the future, in addition to forming a payer brigade. Acknowledge the immense power of God.
I think, police officers did their human best, putting their lives on the ine to protect the
lives of the hostages.Admittedly. Nine years of rule versus less than three months under President Noynoy, we expect too much.
This is a very good lesson for the Philippines as well as the international community.
This only showed that the Philippines have not risen totally yet from the effects of the nine-year rule of the past administration.
Below is the news on the angered media of HK on the proposed media curtail in the Philippines.
HK journalists to Aquino: Don’t use tragedy to curtail media
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100827/tph-hk-journalists-to-aquino-don-t-use-t-ac8c905.html
View the image of Rolando Mendoza when he was boarding the tour bus at:
http://www.listown.com/group/image-rolando-mendoza-hostage-picture-14058
