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Sunday, January 13, 2013

13 Dead in Checkpoint Shootout in Atimonan, Quezon.

     Thirteen people were killed in a Police and Military Checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon a few days ago. The victims were aboard 2 black sport Utility Vehicles when they were flagged down in a highway by a combined Philippine National Police (PNP) and Military Personnel conducting a spot check for illegal firearms but instead of stopping, the vehicles sped by and ignored the authorities. The 2 SUVs were later stopped when the road was blocked by law enforcement vehicles a few meters away.

     The Police told the passengers of the 2 SUVs to roll down their tinted windows which the occupants obeyed but after telling them that it was a checkpoint and that their vehicles have to be searched for illegal weapons, the occupants of the vehicles allegedly rolled up their windows and started opening fire at the cops. The Police and the Military had no choice but to fire back at the 2 cars to defend themselves. This was according to the story of the PNP team leader Superintendent Hansel Marantan and from the rest of the operatives manning the checkpoint.

     Sounds like a familiar and over used story? You bet your ass! The PNP always keep on saying that the suspects fired first and that they had no choice but to retaliate to defend themselves. IF YOU WERE SURROUNDED BY POLICE AND MILITARY PERSONNEL ARMED WITH ASSAULT RIFLES AND  WELL COVERED BY TREES AND THEIR VEHICLES, WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO SHOOT IT OUT WITH .45 PISTOLS WHILE YOU ARE INSIDE A STATIONARY AND UNARMORED VEHICLE? WOULD YOU RATHER DIE OR WOULD YOU SURRENDER PEACEFULLY?

     The SUVs were riddled with hundreds of bullets and the occupants were all mangled beyond recognition because of the high velocity slugs that hit them. Most of the weapons used by the cops and soldiers in that checkpoint were M16 and M14 assault rifles. According to ballistic experts, if a Caliber .223 bullet from an M16 rifle or a Caliber .308 bullet from an M14 rifle hits a human being; extreme tissue damage will be incurred.

     So all of the 13 victims inside the 2 SUVs suffered tremendous mutilation to their bodies. Most of their skulls were blown off and their brains were scattered all over the vehicle interiors. Their limbs and bodies as well as their internal organs were all mangled and damaged. Blood were all over the interiors, walls and floor of the automobiles. It was not a pretty sight, it's like a bloody horror movie! After examining the 2 vehicles, more than 200 bullet holes were found by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents. The cars were literally sprayed with hundreds of high velocity ammunition from M16s and M14s assault rifles!

     The NBI experts were assigned to handle the case since they are considered as the top investigating agency in this country but I can't help but notice that some if not most of the NBI agents examining the 2 SUVs were not wearing any gloves as they were TOUCHING AND PROBING THE VEHICLES!!! Haven't these so called  "Experts" watch any episodes of CSI (Crime Scene Investigators) on TV? Haven't they heard of "preserving the evidence and avoiding contaminating  the crime scene"? Hell, the 2 cars were even left exposed to the pouring rain! Who knows what important evidences were being washed away by the bad weather! I say, if the NBI is the best that we have in our country then everybody else must really suck!!! No wonder nothing gets solved in this nation because most if not all of our investigating agencies are manned by stupid and ignorant personnel!

     The 13 victims were allegedly jueteng (an illegal numbers game) operators, hired gunmen, drug dealers, gold and diamond traders from Laguna; this was according to the cops that riddled them with bullets. It later turned out that a certain Victor Siman, who was the leader of the group has been in the list of the PNPs order of battle.  The cops involved in the shootout said that all 13 victims were members of the notorious syndicate and that the PNP has been monitoring their activities for a long time and that the checkpoint was set up to arrest and neutralize their illegal activities.

     But the relatives and families of the victims denied all the accusations and said that the victims were all innocent and law-abiding citizens. Their families cried rub-out and said it was not a shootout! It also turned out that the Police Team Leader, Supt. Hansel Maranan has a brother that is also a jueteng operator in another province and that sparked the rub out.  It was all about jueteng territorial disputes, according to informants. Supt. Maranan has been involved in various controversies where innocent civilians were shot and killed in police operations that he has headed in the past. Unidentified witnesses even alleged that bags filled with money, gold and diamonds were stolen from the SUVs after the rub out....

     A Government inquiry is now being opened but like all Government investigations done long ago, rest assured that nothing good will ever come out of it. Remember the "Kuratong Baleleng Rub Out Case" and the "Dacer-Corbito Double Murder Case" ? These are still unsolved cases. Expect the Senate and the Congress to join the bandwagon and both Legislative Bodies will soon conduct their own separate "Investigations in aid of Legislation" bullshit! As usual, nothing useful will also happen after their inquiry. The Politicians will just use this horrific incident to make themselves look good to the voting public and just end up wasting all our time and taxpayers money. Remember, Election Day is just a few months away.....

     What's the moral lesson of this bloody massacre? Stay out of illegal activities, always be honest, avoid the company of dubious characters and most important of all....NEVER TRUST THOSE PIGS AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT!!! Our Government will never serve and protect us citizens, they will always screw, lie, cheat and steal, and then kill us all too. You can never trust the authorities anymore. They are all assholes, scumbags, thieves and murderers!!!

     Before I forget, stay away from the number 13 okay? Crap, it's 2013...we're all in deep shit!

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