Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Disgusting former congressman

A few months back this former congressman was accused of killing his best friend and employee. During the ensuing trials, he would be caught by the TV cameras holding a well-worn Bible. I thought then, "What a farce!"

Last night, he was videoed upon his release on bail. The TV cameras followed him to his residence where holding a wine glass which he swirled, he said, "Ummmmmmm." He was about to take a sip of the cognac.

What really peeved or even angered me, however, were his comments to the effect that he had been longer with the man he had killed than the latter's family was. So pray tell, does such "privilege" give one the license to kill? Even more galling was his statement that the family of the victim had a lot of "utang na loob" (debt of gratitude) from (to?) him. Again, is that reason to kill another? What kind of logic does this man have? Has he gone bonkers? is he deranged? The nerve. Is the life of a man in someone else's hand just because he has given the man's family a lot of favors? Is that enough reason to justify murder?

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