Too Much Familiarity Breeds Abuse Leading to Loss of Respect
Posted on Thursday, 26 January 2017
TOO MUCH FAMILIARITY BREEDS ABUSE
LEADING TO LOSS OF RESPECT
By Apolinario Villalobos
If a person opens himself up with
overconfidence, thereby, exposing his weaknesses, he is bound to be abused and
disrespected. He should not expect understanding from ALL the people with whom
he deals. In any community or group where a person circulates, detractors and
covert enemies are always present who will not hesitate to grab every
opportunity from the unguarded moments of the overconfident person.
This is the situation of the president
Rodrigo Duterte and PNP Chief, Rolando de la Rosa. Their tough personality and
honest character have no match to the traitor’s selfish and evil intention.
This happened to Cesar of Rome and Jesus Christ….they are lessons to be learned.
Duterte and de la Rosa should at this time,
distance themselves a little bit from their “trusted friends”. Duterte should
remember that he is in the tumultuous arena of Philippine politics where
players easily change color to suit their needs. On the other hand, the Manila
guys that the two are dealing with as regards the checking of illegal drugs,
are not dumb not to understand that they are being used. And, being toughened
in their kind of enterprising job, these “wise” guys will definitely not allow this
happen without earning clandestinely.
The too much camaraderie that Duterte and
de la Rosa show to their supposedly trusted people is what the latter exploit
to go on with their well-entrenched designs long before they (Duterte and de la
Rosa) took office.
The “signs” that can be perceived as
regards the abuse being committed against Duterte and de la Rosa are the
continued proliferation of police shenanigans, using the “tokhang” as another
alibi. Shamefully, the already known “hulidap” has assumed another
name….”tokhang”. How can authorities deny this when the concerned agents of
authority use dubious documents which for the ordinary victims look authentic?
To let the police feel that he is serious
in his intentions, Duterte should stop mouthing his support to them, as it is
already implied or understood. Emphasizing such “support” in speeches that he
deliver, just emboldens the “bad eggs” in the ranks of the police. All he
should do is just instruct them to do their best if they want to keep their job….and
for the sake of the “good eggs”. Another best act that he can do is give
instruction to de la Rosa to immediately fire the erring police. On the other
hand, de la Rosa should act with dispatch.
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