The Construct

This Jason Ivler thing is just plain messed up. The whole psychology of road rage is actually complex (I know some pretty calm people turn to monsters behind the wheel) so people murdering just because some unwanted two-lane tango isn’t really news.

Thing is, Ivler has allegedly been involved in several cases of road rage which resulted in people dying. And the report on how he was apprehended, who did he think he is? Rambo? We’ve probably all got messed up childhoods but this guy’s really something.

The situation just reflects the many ills of our society. Upbringing. Road courtesy. Gun control. The growing sense of invincibility of the upper class.

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It has been more than a month since those Hayden Kho scandal videos rose into national consciousness, thanks mostly to Katrina Halili crying foul. A few days since Flesh Asia Daily author JB Lazarte (writing under nom de plume “Mike Changco”) gave his full disclosure on the matter after having been picked up by the NBI for allegedly being the first one to distribute the videos.

I’m no lawyer or a student of law. For a legal discussion, I’d point you to Jester’s post. I’d rather stick to what I know and that’s critical discourse. And here’s how I view it.

All of these issues are linked together by the web of politics. Personally, I find the issue a waste of media time and space and the inquiry, a waste of my taxpayer pesos. Pseudo-moralist politicos seeking terms for re-election have rode on the juiciest of topics. What does drive a Filipino more than sex? Sex in show business? The better. Pity Hayden Kho didn’t get to sleep with a PBA player since that would have hit the trifecta.
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Take a load of this news bit from the Inquirer – NBI seizes ‘pirated’ fish sauce.

First thoughts – patis?!? CDs? Okay. DVDs? Sure. But patis?

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