Baguio City, Philippines – The peace and order of the summer capital of the Philippines is yet again threatened by the resurgence of street gangs. The new breed of young generation populating Baguio City is the kind of junkies who are more daring, vicious, and disrespectful and war freak and unsurprisingly – belongs to the rich families.
It was in the 70’s and early 80’s when Baguio City was hounded by the daily troubles committed by street gangs. Killings, drug trafficking and addiction, robbery and other infractions are what the gangs are known for. But when the city has had enough, the chief of police then had started a campaign against criminality. Brutality and decisive police action were implemented and almost all the gangsters were eliminated one after the other. Human Rights Group was critical on the police action, but the community appreciated the authorities after the gangs were finally nailed to its coffin of extinction.
But after a short period of relative peace and calm, the summer capital is again back in turmoil. The 21st century gangsters are now prowling the city streets, establishments like; malls, schools, parks, disco and beer houses where they meet and conduct their illegal activities. These gangsters are composed of young men and women with the consent of some adults who have a say in the community, and of course uses them as fronts in illegal activities.
The gangsters are like bees because they have their own territory to protect, and anyone of them caught trespassing in others backyard, will lead to trouble and eventually killing each other to the max. These gangsters are invasive/deadly and they are defiant towards the authorities and constantly bring fear to the community. So, maybe police action is again needed in the style of Dirty Harry? And let these gangsters know that they’ve got to be stopped at any cost.
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