HOGGING the news and well carried in social media are the rather unbelievable…un-called for…mentally disturbing utterances of VP Sarah…that she will exhume the remains of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. and cast it on the restless and troubled South China Sea…and upon her death, she has already hired someone to kill President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his spouse Liza, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Martin Romualdez. …and further emphasizes that this is not “joking-joking” only. So, she proclaims to the Filipino people.
This has raised the hackles of opposing quarters not particularly sitted on her side of the fence and has opened the VP to calls for impeachment due to culpable violation of the Constitution and acts inimical to public service; criminal prosecution for Grave Threats as the act threatened to be done is multiple murders, and Disbarment for violation of the Canons of Professional Conduct in the open and blatant display of disrespect and defiance to the law and lessening confidence in our judicial system.
Because she is the Vice President and holds the second highest position in the land, the shocking words reverberated all over the globe and have made the headlines in 50 nations of the world. It is interesting reading on how the rest of mankind responds to the words of a woman screwed…I mean, scorned.
The words of a woman are wild as the wind; shaky as a leaf caught in the turbulence of a typhoon; tossed upon stormy seas. But well, let her have the last word…I mean, words.
But the VP has stalwart believers who came to her defense in view of the mounting criticisms. Senator Stone wisely counselled the public not to be unduly alarmed nor take offense, as the words are not a crime but merely…a “conditional threat”. That is… if she is not dead, then the hired hit man who got partial payment will not kill the trio alluded to. Let us pray for the long, long life of the VP for the sake of everybody.
This seems to be a new substantive legal definition not covered up by the recent M.C.L.E. conducted for lawyers. Basically, crimes are either Attempted, Frustrated or Consummated. Indeed, this “conditional threat” bruited by Senator Stone requires an insane…I mean, intimate study.
This doctrine was put to test in a recent rape case of an old man who undressed a minor chick…but was unable to consummate the act for lack of cooperation…I mean, erection.
The accused cited the ruling in Senator Stone that no crime has been committed because it is “conditional rape” – rape which can only be committed on condition that he has an erection. There being none, it is an impossible crime. The accused is represented by Atty. Dick Kupos./PN
