'Where are the night foot patrols?'
NO USE of those CCTV cameras during this
pandemic. The wearing of face masks and other covers to protect us from the
deadly coronavirus helps the criminals commit all wicked acts all the more with
impunity these days. Crimes therefore exacerbate if no effective
countermeasures are being done on the part of our law enforcement agencies,
especially from the police.
The recent broad-day heist that occurred inside
a marketing firm at Morning Breeze in Barangay Tugbungan could be only its tip
of the iceberg in our hapless La Bella Zamboanga - considered for decades as
the “melting pot” in the whole region of Western Mindanao.
Its viral video footage clearly depicted the
manner by which the perpetrators carried out their movie-like sting. They came
first on board their single motorcycles, pretending to serve a search warrant,
as one of them even presented a copy of an alleged warrant to the firm’s
security. Then, suddenly, all hell broke loose, as they hogtied the guard, and
forcibly entered the office, looking for its cashier. Stunned office workers
readily yielded to their demand, and their unwary female cashier who got
terrified, as well, and just withered at their sight, obliged to what they were
mainly after for - robbed its firm of money. They managed to flee from the
scene with P200,000 cash stashed from the firm, as they hurriedly boarded their getaway
motorbikes, with all their faces well concealed.
Can our authorities figure out their identities,
so hard to find out who they are, up to now, albeit the installed CCTV cameras
on our streets?
“Best way to prevent crimes is still round-the-clock
foot-patrolling, Sir Jun. We don’t have them anymore Sir,” reacted a concerned
folk in the area.
Yes, sirs, where are our foot patrols that we
saw in the past, huh?
“Todo lang quiere man patrol de motorcycle.
Bueno man se, but don’t ever deny the public of its effective round-the-clock
foot patrolling on our streets that are prone to crimes,” another concerned
citizen commented.
“We urge our local gov’t to encourage the use of
the foot-patrol system also. Don’t just focus on donating expensive motor
vehicles to our local police forces. We want our taxpayers’ money put in good
use,” still another disgruntled local resident expressed a similar dismay.
Along our main thoroughfares of Climaco Avenue, formerly
Guardia Nacional, the street urchins are among the city’s known felons, yet
they’re seen freely roaming around even before the very noses of our police
enforcers. How many robbery incidents are committed on stores along that busy
street right in our downtown section as reported to our police blotters, yet,
most, if not all, have remained unresolved, even up to now and why? Well, it
all boils down to the absence of our round-the-clock foot patrols on the
streets. That’s exactly why we have all these crimes going on unabated.
Poor us, taxpayers. The police are well paid and
compensated by taxpayers’ money, yet unfairly not well protected. Where’s your
conscience? Trabaho lang este, nohay personalan.
Enlightenment: Passage of the Day
Question: Many doubters still don’t believe that
Jesus rose from death, so what’s the proof, or evidence then that he indeed
rose from the dead?
Answer: The words of God said: “The Lord died
for our sins, He was buried and He was raised from the dead on the third day He
was seen by Peter and then by the other apostles.” (1 corinthians 15:3-5) (jayfeliciano2@yahoo.com)
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