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Criminality unlimited VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 01/16/2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Criminality unlimited

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Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz
01/16/2011
Something is definitely wrong, disturbing and dangerous in the present Philippine society. And meantime, nothing decisive and convincing is being done by the government through its several agencies, precisely designed for and financed by the general public to keep them safe and in peace – as they go about in their day to day living. The social malediction is called “criminality.” Its pejorative qualification is unlimited. Translation: Crimes are thriving, rampant and unchecked!

Murders in broad daylight. Assassinations wherever and whenever convenient. Kidnappings. Rapes. Hold-ups. Stealing. Snatching. Name it and it is there – day and night, anytime and anywhere. Add to all these the finding of this and that dead fetus left by the roadside, thrown to the garbage – not to mention at least once left in an airplane. Conscience is dysfunctional. Morality is but a word. Evil has become the order of the day. The law is inutile. The law enforcers are without force. The victims of crimes are down and known. The criminals remain unidentified and free..... MORE

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