Bus driver tinangging kasabwat ni Mendoza
Nakauwi na sa kanyang pamilya ang bus driver ng tourist bus na nakaligtas noong Lunes gabi sa kalagitnaan ng mainit na hostage drama.
Ipinaliwanag niya kung bakit napasigaw siya na patay na ang lahat ng mga tao sa bus at ikinuwento kung paano talaga siya nakatakas.
Naghihina pa rin daw siya sa pagod, puyat at naranasang trauma.
Simula Lunes ng gabi, hindi pa siya natutulog dahil hindi niya makalimutan ang trahedya.
Ayon kay Lubang, mabait naman at mahinahon si dating Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza noong una.
Kinakausap sila at ipinapaliwanag ang mga hinaing na naging dahilan ng pangho-hostage.
Pinosasan umano ni Mendoza ang kanyang kaliwang kamay.
Bandang alas-7 ng gabi, pinabuksan daw ni Mendoza ang TV na nasa loob ng bus.
Pilit pang pinigilan ni Lubang pero wala na siyang nagawa dahil sa takot.
Nang makita raw ng dating pulis ang ginawa sa kanyang kapatid na inaresto ng mga pulis, doon na ito nagwala.
Ayon kay Lubang, nagmakaawa na siyang pakawalan siya pero tila hindi na nakikinig sa kanya si Mendoza.
Gamit ang dulo ng nailcutter na kinakabitan ng kanyang susi sa bus sinimulan niyang buksan ang posas hanggang sa makatakas.
Ang una niyang sigaw, patay na raw lahat ng mga hostage. Ipinaliwanag ni Lubang na nakita niyang binaril ni Mendoza ang lahat ng mga hostages kaya inakala niyang patay lahat ang kanyang mga sakay.
Agad dinala si Lubang sa Luneta Police Community Precinct saka inilipat sa Manila Police District headquarters.
Buong gabi umano siyang kinausap at tinanong ng napakaraming tao kaya ramdam niya ang namumuong pagdududa ng mga pulis.
Ayon kay Lubang, handa siyang patunayan na wala siyang kinalaman sa hostage taking at gaya ng mga turista ay isa rin siyang biktima. – Zen Hernandez, Patrol ng Pilipino
08/24/2010 11:31 PM
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hindi yun ang usapin sa ngayon ...
Ok…
kasabwat man ang driver or not eh “it is out of the question muna.” binabaling lang nila ang attention sa tunay na usapin.
Most probably naman eh hindi sya kasabwat kasi sa tindi ng pinapakita nyang trauma…. talagang he is in real shock.
Pero kung sakali mang may usapan sila or “kasabwat” sya ng hostage taker, malamang na nalinlang sya. Eh police yun at sanay sa mga police tactics. Sa panlilinlang at pananakot.
PULIS AT MEDIA KUPAL!!!
SILA ANG PUMATAY SA MGA HOSTAGES....TAPOS PATI YUNG DRIVER NG BUS IDIDIIN PA...NAGHAHANAP PA NG SISISIHIN ANG MGA GAGONG PULIS....KITANG KITA NAMAN SA VIDEO NA HALOS MAPA-IHI SA TAKOT YUNG MGA SWAT, E IISA NAMAN ANG KALABAN....SUSMARYOSEP....MGA BOBONG PULIS!!!!
Therapy Sessions
I feel sorry for the bus driver. Sana man lang may i-provide na professional therapist ang gobyerno dito kay Lubang. Napaka-traumatic ng naranasan nya at kung hindi gaanong strong ang psychological foundations nya, this incident could hunt him for the rest of his life if not provided proper psychological assistance.
Hostages killer.....
the cops.
Big Chaos!
For the escaping driver/victim.
It’s a standard procedure to DETAIN anyone who comes out in the area where the hostage situation is taking place for two reasons:
#1. to ensure the escaping individual is not working
with the suspect(s)
#2. to gather information (how many suspects?, types and
how many weapons the suspect(s) have, what is the
suspect(s) doing inside the bus – wiring the bus for
bombs? etc. Detain is different from arrest. Don’t take it personal.
The discrepancy was --- a man in a civilian clothes with a white bandana wrapped around his head (look like RAMBO) took the escaping driver by his neck, followed by many -- media, other plain clothes peace officers, bystanders, cigarette vendors, street sweepers, who knows who else.
What should happened is ---
1- ONLY ONE UNIFORMED PEACE OFFICER will make the
contact with the escaping driver(Contact and Cover)
2- Order the driver in the DAPA position -- facing ground
3- Search for contraband/weapon, secure and handcuff
from behind
4- Collect intell
The rest of the PNP’s gun-slinging cowboys will act only as covers and crowd control. “If this escaping driver had a bomb and exploded killing everyone within 50 feet, what do you think will happened next?
The other big issue is – was there a Chief Negotiator? There is a man wearing an orange shirt with no identification, another man wearing a white polo shirt and a man wearing a short pant (suspect's brother) talking with the suspect.
Who is in-charged? What if the suspect starts shooting anyone who comes near the bus? – then you’ll have 3 dead dumb fucks instead of 1 from the Philippines finest. Just my 2 cents.
Lesson learned? Yes. Room for improvement?
Absolutely.
Stay Safe!
Police trigger happy again?
There had already been a lot of instances where police had been so trigger happy in dealing with criminals. The government should institute a change in this deplorable police culture.
The Filipino people should
The Filipino people should ask for an immediate inquiry into police action, as it appeared from the video footage of the stand-off that the police handled the situation recklessly and without any regard for innocent human lives.