There might be something wrong... Philippine hostage drama

I'm from Hong Kong. These hostages are from Hong Kong too. No offense, but Philippine's SWAT did badly this time. All they have to do is get a sniper and blast the bad guy's head away! And launch a swift attack! They kept using hammers to smash the windows. What for!! And they tried to pull that door with rope, which BROKE! Proper equipment? They attacked like snails, making the hostage taker go insane and start killing. Damn. I watched the whole process live on TV. I just can't help myself from fuming.

Twenty-four years ago, Mendoza was one of the most decorated cops of Manila. Today he killed 7 innocent people before he splattered his worthless brains on the floor of a bus. These things happen because there are evildoers out there who thinks killing people are justified because they are righteous in their indignations. They have no regards to other people's lives because in their mindset, as long they get what they want then nothing else matters. And the gold-turn-to-trash story of ex-cop Rolando Mendoza is nothing new. We always see good people turning bad in movies and in real life. What is it what the Dark Knight said? It's not what you are, it's what you do that defines you.

This is a real disaster. Today my colleagues are talking about this issue. We think the rescue is totally a failure. We don't understand what's wrong with the rescue team. At the beginning the hijack person still had a peaceful attitude, and actually his requirement was not that much. What's wrong with the negotiation? This person was not asking for millions of dollars. He just wanted to be back to work. And at the end the situation was out of control. The negotiation and the rescue are fatal failing. As to the hostage taker, now I wonder whether he is innocent. He did this because he had unfair judgment. He used the mistake to correct another mistake. At first his purpose was not to kill the innocent people. If he wanted, he could have killed more.

well, everything is wrong in this one, the police response and everything.

I totally agree kyss_smyle. I was also watching the coverage last night for almost three hours. I was really really really disappointed on how the hostage situation was handled. I mean, seeing those policemen and SWAT crowding outside the bus, their rifles pointing at the bus window, almost toppling over each other because they were in a duck position and were just too crowded. And then seeing them smashing the back window first, and then without even finishing yet they then proceeded to the door's glass, and then the windshield. It's like they have no direction whatsoever on what to do. And yes, the tear gas! I just don't understand why they didn't use it earlier on their first attack. And then one policeman even threw something inside the bus which the TV Patrol news anchor thought was a tear gas but apparently it wasn't. I'm really really frustrated. Obviously something is wrong. And their biggest mistake: forcefully taking the hostage-taker's brother! What a big mistake it was! It was actually the reason why Mendoza got agitated. I agree that the policemen violated some rights of his brother. I believe that if it weren't for them forcefully taking his brother like that then Mendoza wouldn't have shot the hostages. I think Mendoza, with his track records, was not really a hard man to deal with on their negotiations, I mean, he freed some of the tourists, freed the driver, and wasn't even able to take shots to the policemen while they were trying to capture him. I believe that he still had some conscience left while inside that bus that's why he wasn't able to kill all those tourists. And I do believe that he's just another victim here. I'm not saying that what he did was right, it was obviously wrong but the way the SWAT just handled the situation just placed the situation into a much worse, bloody carnage. It's really really sad...

Obviously there are failures in the recent hostage drama. If the negotiation between the hostage taker and the policemen was done properly, this incident might not ended tragically. It is so embarassing that our policemen were incapable of handling this kind of situation, they really lack in training and equipment. I feel pity also for the hostage taker who was a senior inspector, he wasted his honors and recognitions, most especially his life. And of course I feel pity for the lost of those innocent lives who just wanted to explore the Philippines.

This is the thing that we've discussed here; Are We sTupid? Who is to blame?; http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2383593.aspx

The problem is,why did some people need to use innocent people to draw attention. Granting that he hostage taker is an awardee and that he needs some justice,why do he needs to go that way. Now so much life were wasted becoz of his crazy moves. Ok i am not here to judge that man,but at least he should have think of his family. Who will gonna took care of his family now,and how this incident will ever affect his kids? (if only he had to think of a better way to fight whatever justice he is fighting for )