Your Say: The many sides of the #Amalayer issue

The guards in LRT/MRT have the right na magsungit sa mga hindi sumunod sa safety regulation. Safety ng hundreds of thousands of passengers ang responsibility nila. It's a matter of public security. So sa mga lumabag sa regulations at nabastusan sa guards, be reminded that not following regulations in mass transportation is best apprehended immediately. Who knows, in another world peg lang ni Amalayer magsungit pero may bomb pala yung handbag nya. Better be safe than sorry.

 

Thus, kahit nagtaas ng boses si Casinas, Amalayer has no right to rampage. Hindi sumunod, pagalitan. Do that in another country, kulong abot nyang si Amalayer

Mas gugustuhin ko pang tirahin yung nagpost ng video sa social networking site. Ang dapat na lang nyang ginawa eh binigay yung video sa authority ng MRT for "Investigation"! inuna pa kasi yung pagbida ng Video para sumikat. The girl wouldn't have reacted that way for no reason. May nangyari din sigurado. Kaya nga nag "sorry" yung guard eh. Tingin nyo ba talaga may taong sobrang lakas ng trip eh may nakasalubong lang na guard eh sisigawan at mamaliitin? [redacted] hindi ko gagawin yun ng walang rason! Atin munang alamin kung ANO ANG RASON! Mababaw man o malalim RASON pa din. At tama na ang public humiliation at public jury! Walang kwenta. Mas mabaho pa sa pinagsasabi ng babae mga nababasa ko sa FB at napapanood sa youtube eh. Kala mo sinong mga tigas at napakabait maghihirit.

There but for the grace of God go I.

 

How many times have we had run-ins with security guards who were too rough, or not sufficiently courteous according to how we think we should be treated? Not just at LRT/MRT stations, but also at department stores, airports, office buildings, and the like. 

 

Going around Metro Manila is already so stressful, and not just because of the chaotic public transport system, the snail-pace traffic, undisciplined drivers, not to mention the garbage and filth and choking air pollution; added to that is the rudeness and the "walang pakialam" behavior of many people--from fellow passengers, fellow motorists, and, yes, security guards.

Things are so bad that the only way to survive is to retreat to an unfeeling shell, where you allow yourself to put up with these petty indignities--petty, yes, but they all add up.

 

What this poor girl went through is an LRT rider's version of "road rage," and any commuter--whether by metro rail, bus, jeepney, FX, etc.--will tell you of witnessing similar such incidents. The only trouble with this incident is that it got on YouTube, where one person's temporary meltdown became the object of scorn of thousands who self-righteously believe themselves to be immune to such bad behavior. 

 

But the truth is,the only reason why most Filipinos don't act that way is not breeding or courtesy, it's the high tolerance level for the crap that surrounds us all and that we as a people are willing to put up with; and as a result things don't change and will never change.

We may not always be able to control what we feel, but we can always control how we react to such feelings. If you are angry, you can have an outburst or breathe slowly first before talking calmly. Ms. Salvosa chose the first and she has to face the consequences of her actions. Ms. Casinas chose to keep her voice down instead of shouting back. I think we know who the bigger woman is. This should teach us to think first before doing anything, and to be ready for the consequences of our actions.

 If it was caught by a media person then fine I guess that might be what passes for news but a private individual videoing another private individual even if it is a public place and posting it in a public forum is creating scandal. There was no violence done, it was a spate between two people, that's it! If I were that woman, I would file some kind of invasion of privacy violation against that person. Having a cellphone or camera on hand is not permission to film private individuals even in public places.

The best thing to do here is to prevent the video from being available online. Make a request to YouTube etc. for the removal. Everyone makes a mistake. And there's no reason at all to publicize it more or to laugh at it. I think that she already learned her lessons. That is good and fair enough. Do you want your life's mistake to be publicize? To be laugh at?

basta para sakin, sana hinayaan na natin yung dalawang tao na mag away, at hindi sana sumawsaw itong kumuha ng video. kung mabuti syang tao, sana umawat na lang sya o tumawag ng awtoridad para mapag usapan ng maayos, hindi yung unahin ang pansariling motibo.

 

mga kapwa ko, mas maraming mahahalaga at importanteng pagtuunan ng pansin kesa manghimasok sa ganitong away na sa tingin, parehas silang biktima ng hindi tamang pagkakaunawaan. sana maging maluwag din sana ang ating pagtanggap at pang unawa.

Naisip ko lang...ang dali nating magsalita na "Bakit kasi ganito ginawa...e kaya pala......" o kaya naman "Ganyan talaga mapapala mo...kasi..." o mga katulad na mga kataga. Pero kung sa atin kaya mangyari ang ganuon, masasabi pa kaya natin ang mga ganuong sentimyento? Maaaring maisip natin, "Hindi mangyayari sa akin yun!", pero sino nga ba ang makakapagsabi? Malamang na may mga araw na nauubos rin ang ating pasensya, sinuswerte lang siguro tayo at hindi tuluyang sumasabog ang init ng ulo at naaaktuhang makunan ng kamera. Buti na lang! Pero pano kung meron?! Ay,...ewan ko....

 

Ano nga kaya ang mangyayari kung ganuon? Sana ay maging kasanayan sa atin ang malaya at obhektibong pagmumuni-muni sa mga bagay-bagay bago tayo magsalita. ^.^ Para na rin yun sa sarili nating pag-unlad. ^.^

So far 618 comments all about a minor argument that just happened to have been partially recorded.

 

That just proves how shallow Filipinos are. When we consider people are going to bed hungry, huddled under a bridge in a tin shack with 4 crying kids without slippers we all decide to chat about this! Nice one.

Hindi basta basta mag-upload ng video kung ang layunin lang naman ay magpakalat lalo na't ikaw kumakatawan bilang isang citizen journalist.

Si Mr. Uploader ay nagsubmit sa BMPM at YouScoop ng isang hindi kompleto at one sided na report.

Ay video na ipinakalat ay parte lang at hindi ang buong katotohanan.

Ang citizen journalism, pagbabalita ay dapat patas, hindi one sided, hindi kulang.

Mali po si AMALAYER. At dapat mayroon siyang matutunan

Subalit may pananagutan rin ang uploader ng video dahil sa kanyang pag-upload ng video na one sided, hindi kompleto at iresponsable.

Sinabi pa ng uploader ng video na "“.I don’t care how this incident started”"Isang indikasyon sa kanyang tunay na layunin.

Do you think Salvosa observe privacy when she did that? She could have settle it with the officers in charge in a private place and in a professional way. People are just being vigilant especially if someone like salvosa is stepping on others integrity. Posting videos like this is not a matter of catching attention or getting famous. But being vigilant and helping people to become humble in all level of situations.

We really don't know what the true story is or how it got started. definitely there was a lapse on the part of the girl for being too scandalous and "maybe" (because we have not seen the first part) the lady guard got too arrogant also (maraming ganyang guard sa public places) that prompted her to fight back. the thing is, if we witnessed a commotion we have to get the whole story first before posting videos like this. if you haven't recorded the full scenario better not to upload it, remember there are two sides to a coin. We have to be responsible enough on our actions, we could ruin someone's life with just a click. We are against cyber crime law and yet we are not too responsible using the net.