Don't Tell Me Law-Abiding Policemen Assaulted By Protestors Aren't Human Rights Victims?

I haven't heard any word yet from Chito Gascon as of late but here's a bit of reminder to the Commission on Human Rights office. They should side with the policemen who were victimized by the rallyists and not with the rallyists. No, I'm no longer advocating for CHR's abolition but instead to have it cleaned up and get a better chairperson to replace Gascon.

One of the most misleading propaganda by the Dilawan is how CHR works or how it should work. What does CHR mean? Commission on HUMAN Rights which it should help monitor human rights. The Dilawan logic is that CHR should only move on abusive soldiers and policemen but not on regular crimes. That logic is screwed up for this reason - anybody who is a victim of crime is a victim of human rights violation. Policemen and soldiers who commit crimes should be dismissed and treated as criminals should be treated. Plus, shouldn't the people report abusive policemen and soldiers to their respective offices? CHR should investigate and do record keeping to make sure that nobody is wrongfully dismissed and that human rights victims of any kind are being protected.

The rallyists themselves are human rights violators. They are violating people's rights to go to work, the right of people for a peaceful and secure society and they are misusing and abusing their freedom of speech. Should we mention that if ever a policeman had to even shoot one of them out of self-defense it's not a human rights violation? Here's something that the Philippine law says about policemen's RIGHT to self-defense:

A police officer, in the performance of his duty, must stand his ground and cannot, like a private individual, take refuge in flight; his duty requires him to overcome his opponent. The force which he may exert therefore differs somewhat from that which may ordinarily be offered in self-defense. Bearing this in mind, we do not think that the appellant in using his revolver against the deceased can be said to have employed unnecessary force. The deceased attacked him with a deadly weapon; he might, perhaps, have saved himself by running away, but this his duty forbade. Was he to allow himself to be stabbed before using his arms? It may, perhaps, be argued that the appellant might have used his club, but a policeman's club is not a very effective weapon as against a drawn knife and a police officer is not required to afford a person attacking him the opportunity for a fair and equal struggle. (State vs. Phillips, 119 Iowa, 652; 67 L.R.A. 292; North Carolina vs. Gosnell, 74 Fed., 734; Boykin vs. People, 22 Colo., 496; 45 Pac., 419; Adams vs. State, 72 Ga., 85.) And if it was necessary for the appellant to use his revolver, he could hardly, under the circumstances, be expected to take deliberate and careful aim so as to strike a point less vulnerable than the body of his adversary. (U.S. vs. Mack 8 Phil., 701; U.S. v. Domen 37 Phil., 57.) [Id., p. 787].

In short, policemen have their right to defend themselves and the duty to defend others. They have their guns and batons for the reason to defend themselves and others. It's like the Rolando Mendoza incident. Shooting down a mad gunman to save a bus full of tourists should have been done. Sometimes, you need to kill someone to save someone. If the person is using a knife the policeman has the right to shoot the person without second thoughts. If a person is about to be brutally murdered or being tortured a policeman should by all means shoot the criminals if need be. This of course needs to be documented and proven as to avoid wrongfully dismissing policemen who killed out of self-defense and to avoid policemen from abusing their power.

If CHR wants to get involved, they should investigate the misdeeds of the rallyists. Policemen themselves can also be victim of human rights. CHR shouldn't just stay silent about crimes unless policemen and soldiers did it. No, they should treat every crime as a violation of human rights. That's why it's important to get rid of the Dilawans at CHR so it can perform its function properly.