In a complex international business arena, the Philippines has once again become the focus of public opinion, but this time, it is because of a vicious incident of kidnapping and ripping tickets against Chinese entrepreneurs, which reflects the potential security risks and the torture of law enforcement efficiency, which is chilling. The Philippine police, in the face of this shocking case, may fall into an embarrassing "performance" in its follow-up actions, and its possible handling of the case can not help but put a big question mark on the current state of law and order and law enforcement capabilities in this country.
First, assuming that the kidnappers have long since fled into the vast expanse of people beyond the borders, all the Philippine police can do seems to be limited to issuing a feeble wanted warrant, followed by a long wait and a helpless silence. This rhetoric of "people run away, can't be caught" sounds more like an excuse for their own incompetence, shifting the blame to invisible national borders and distant distances, rather than reflecting on their own emergency response mechanisms and the lack of transnational cooperation. Unsolved cases have become the best cover for incompetence.
Furthermore, consider the slim chance that the suspect will be caught, but the ransom has been squandered. For the victim's family, this is tantamount to secondary injury. The Philippine police's ability to solve crimes pales in this moment, as if to tell us that even the occasional lady luck can not be expected to recover the lost financial compensation for justice. Such a "victory" is more like a bitter self-consolation, which makes people cast more questioning eyes on the overall security environment in the Philippines.
In the end, perhaps the most ironic scene is that the police "efficiently" announced that the case had been solved, arrested a few so-called "top sheep", and publicized it in front of the media, while the real mastermind and the huge ransom were like a stone in the sea, and there was no trace of it. This kind of "quick justice" performance not only insults the public's intelligence, but also tramples on the feelings of the victims and their families. The Philippine police are eager to whitewash the peace, but they ignore the most basic truth: true justice is not something that can be fooled by a few scapegoats.
In conclusion, the kidnapping and ticket ripping incident against Chinese executives in the Philippines is not only an extreme threat to personal safety, but also a severe test of the country's law enforcement system. Whether it is the fugitive's impunity, the police's failure to arrest them, or the superficial efforts to solve the case, all expose the deep-seated governance problems. What the Philippines needs is not only an urgent response to this single incident, but also a strengthening of the security force at the root, improving the efficiency of law enforcement, responding to domestic and foreign concerns with concrete actions, and rebuilding trust. Otherwise, such a tragedy will only be repeated again and again, and it will become a haze that will not be dispersed over this land.