Some thoughts on statements by persons occupying the recent news:
1. "Son if you are guilty, please surrender." - Marlene Aguilar's request to her son Jason Ivler. (source)
Of course, the ideal request would be "Son, guilty or not, please surrender." Now I will lower the expectations a bit. I will work on the assumption that every parent does not want their child to go jail (as much as possible). So if she believes that Jason is innocent, as she claims, shouldn't her statement be, "Son, if you are NOT guilty, please surrender to clear your name"? My logic class tells me that her statement is equivalent to "If you do not surrender, then you are not guilty." Illogical. Right?
2. "...we're being fired at" and "I have a little memento... This [spent shell] is my personal souvenir"- Jesus Dureza on his claim that their chopper was fired upon from the ground (source)
Why do i smell sensationalism? The shell doesn't prove they were fired upon. It proves the firing came from their end or simply he was given a spent shell. Anyone not carefully reading the article will be deceived by this seeming proof when there is none. The police even denied such claim (source)
3. "There is no truth to that" - Andal Ampatuan Jr. on his inosens (source)
I just can't seem to write the correct spelling of innocence so near this brutal killer. The fact that some of his private army went into hiding after the event is proof enough for me. His private army taking orders from someone else? I don't think so.
1. "Son if you are guilty, please surrender." - Marlene Aguilar's request to her son Jason Ivler. (source)
Of course, the ideal request would be "Son, guilty or not, please surrender." Now I will lower the expectations a bit. I will work on the assumption that every parent does not want their child to go jail (as much as possible). So if she believes that Jason is innocent, as she claims, shouldn't her statement be, "Son, if you are NOT guilty, please surrender to clear your name"? My logic class tells me that her statement is equivalent to "If you do not surrender, then you are not guilty." Illogical. Right?
2. "...we're being fired at" and "I have a little memento... This [spent shell] is my personal souvenir"- Jesus Dureza on his claim that their chopper was fired upon from the ground (source)
Why do i smell sensationalism? The shell doesn't prove they were fired upon. It proves the firing came from their end or simply he was given a spent shell. Anyone not carefully reading the article will be deceived by this seeming proof when there is none. The police even denied such claim (source)
3. "There is no truth to that" - Andal Ampatuan Jr. on his inosens (source)
I just can't seem to write the correct spelling of innocence so near this brutal killer. The fact that some of his private army went into hiding after the event is proof enough for me. His private army taking orders from someone else? I don't think so.
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