OPINIONS welcome: What do you guys think about the hostage situation in the Philippines today?check CNN first?

Question

Armed with 2 grenades and a gun, a Filipino named John Ducat hostaged 31 daycare pupils inside a bus. This guy who also owns the daycare,according to the parents, the teachers,neighbors and relatives is a decent, humble person.
He has 137 children in his daycare and not one of them pays a cent.He even provides the kids meals, school supplies, pays the teachers from his own pocket, and even has a voluntary program for livelihood for the poor families in his neighborhood. He was born poor, and he worked and studied his way to where he is right now. But he never forgot to GIVE.
His demands are simple: that the Philippine government provide these kids with scholarships so that they may continue their studies; that their families be given a source of income and/or jobs, and food for these poor people. He says that he deems his actions necessary to attract the attention of the President and the authorities for them to do something about the overwhelming poverty in the Philippines.

Answer 1

Endangering innocent children's lives is inexcusable, regardless of what the intentions might or might not be.

Answer 2

Sounds like he's desperate. I doubt he'll get his point across the way he anticipated. I also doubt that the government would give into his demands. If they do, than people all across the country will be doing the same thing to get what they want. His only chanceis if people OUTSIDE the government donate enough money to provide his pupils what he "demands" But I very highly doubt that this will fix his or his peoples situation and it won't have his desired affect. He'll probably be gunned down by a sniper.
Where is the government going to come up with these jobs and money? You can't give what's not there, but then that enters a whole new topic such as corruption etc.
Sad.

Answer 3

I doubt the best way to secure a better life for a group of children is to hold them hostage and put their lives at risk.

Answer 4

the phillipines has yet to reach an explosive peak.....John Ducat has just pointed that out......how sad children are exposed to guns and grenade instead of books and playgrounds......

Answer 5

every county has a dumb asss citizen