But how do ordinary people take care of themselves in what is supposed to be their place of rest and refuge? The reality is that nobody holds the certainty of safety in any place at any time. The amok reportedly carried a gun, and Pasay City police said he had also been using drugs. Let not such deranged minds be left unhinged when they launch their violent rampage against unsuspecting victims in supposedly safe places, and allow these killings to pile up statistics unchecked. As the nation adapts itself to an increasingly integrating regional community of civilized societies, priding itself with the goodwill and happy disposition of its people as they sincerely bid one another “take care,” there should be no room for collateral damage in non-war-zone areas, much less in the vicinity of one’s own dwelling place.

Source: Manila Times September 01, 2017 16:30 UTC