In this country, there are two kinds of person. We have that whose life is as poverish as that of a rat and, that whose life is within the limits of fame and fortune. It has been long an issue that this two opposing sectors have struggled to exist over the other. More often than not, the upper hand is claimed by those who have the capacity to trade for it. Due to these situations, the powerless are left unguarded and are bombarded by the realities while those above them watch in laughter.
Since early morning, everybody I have met has been discussing with me their idea of the Ted Failon case. Did he kill his wife or was it actually a suicide? What has been the problem that could have probably caused the death of this individual? Were the evidence substantial enough or was everything a set-up? I am probably in no position to answer the following questions. All I have is my queries regarding the situation and I would usually end a conversation as I jokingly suggest that it's probably a conspiracy plan between Korina and Ted so that they may live happily ever after. (For those that does not know the context... Korina Sanchez is a close friend of Ted...)
But, rather than trying to give assertions to something I have no idea of, what caught my eyes was how the reality presented in my first paragraph was enacted by everyone regarding the Ted Failon case. Would people sensationalize the event if it was only experienced in a fisherman's hut? Would it be televised and discussed by everyone if it was only related to a garbageman? Would the top powers of PNP, NBI and DOJ be reacting much if the issue only came from a farmer's family?
There are other cases which are equal or even more complicated than the Failon case, but they are simply left in the side line because there is no name to which people can attribute it. It is actually weird to find heads of the police district calling for press and being the one to announce a simple paraffin test. Police would go on doing investigations quickly and even take multiple times to survey into the site of the crime. Teams and teams of investigators are released to check and re-check evidences that may present a conclusion. Justice and guilt seems fast paced when officials and sectors can gain popularity from a certain crime case.
Watching this, I feel shame for the system that we are in. Justice in this country is more of a commodity that we would need to trade for than a privilege that we should be given.
Since early morning, everybody I have met has been discussing with me their idea of the Ted Failon case. Did he kill his wife or was it actually a suicide? What has been the problem that could have probably caused the death of this individual? Were the evidence substantial enough or was everything a set-up? I am probably in no position to answer the following questions. All I have is my queries regarding the situation and I would usually end a conversation as I jokingly suggest that it's probably a conspiracy plan between Korina and Ted so that they may live happily ever after. (For those that does not know the context... Korina Sanchez is a close friend of Ted...)
But, rather than trying to give assertions to something I have no idea of, what caught my eyes was how the reality presented in my first paragraph was enacted by everyone regarding the Ted Failon case. Would people sensationalize the event if it was only experienced in a fisherman's hut? Would it be televised and discussed by everyone if it was only related to a garbageman? Would the top powers of PNP, NBI and DOJ be reacting much if the issue only came from a farmer's family?
There are other cases which are equal or even more complicated than the Failon case, but they are simply left in the side line because there is no name to which people can attribute it. It is actually weird to find heads of the police district calling for press and being the one to announce a simple paraffin test. Police would go on doing investigations quickly and even take multiple times to survey into the site of the crime. Teams and teams of investigators are released to check and re-check evidences that may present a conclusion. Justice and guilt seems fast paced when officials and sectors can gain popularity from a certain crime case.
Watching this, I feel shame for the system that we are in. Justice in this country is more of a commodity that we would need to trade for than a privilege that we should be given.
