Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Hostage taking

Watching the almost 12-hour hostage-taking drama is even better than your run-of-the-mill soap opera. Full of tense moments, funny antics, and bungled procedures, the stand-off started as a non-event, almost unnoticed by the people. As time went by, the tension gradually rose, culminating in the shooting/hurting of the hostages and the comedic storming of the bus.   
If the hostage-taker just happened to drop his grenade on the bus front, there will be lots of dead policemen  (Photo from Reuters)

Obviously, all's not well when something bad like eight dead tourists happens. Here's what we can do to make the best out of a very bad situation:

1. Make THAT bus a tourist attraction. Surely there are thousands out there who'll want to see the bus in all its gory mess. Who wouldn't want to have his photo taken in such a historic and renowned relic. 

2. Fire from PNP the policemen and officers who were on the scene AND rehire them as crew and guides in the tourist bus, to re-enact the scene over and over till they get it right.

3. Make a comprehensive manual on what NOT to do during hostage situations.
Don't use a small sledgehammer to smash fiber-coated windows (Photo from Reuters)

4. The Hongkong government's travel advisory is well-intentioned but may not be effective considering that most travelers to the Philippines from the territory are OFW's coming home. A better deal would be to ask HK authorities to vent their anger on SOME high-profile Filipinos awaiting trial in the colony.

1 comment:

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