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Edward Kenneth A. Dragas 2015-46053 BA-Political Science

Alia not her real na!e" was once a ha##$ and cheer%&l $o&th li'ing in (odrig&e)* (i)al* %ar

awa$ %ro! the +&)) o% the !etro#olitan ,&e)on it$. She told !e that she was &st +&$ing 'inegar %or

her grand#arents to &se %or coo/ing when s&ddenl$ a tall !an #res&!a+l$ handed to her a +&nch o% #ills

she has not enco&ntered +e%ore. t was +ig * she said in an an io&s 'oice. he !an s&ddenl$ ran awa$

%ro! her. Be%ore she co&ld e'er react* se'eral #olice o%%icers s&rro&nded her and acc&sed her o% +eing a

dr&g co&rier. She was +ro&ght to the nearest #olice station that da$. t was one o% the worst e #eriences

o% !$ li%e * she ad!itted. She sta$ed %or one whole da$ there* &st sitting* waiting %or the #olice to iss&e

orders. D&ring the ne t da$* she was trans%erred to the ola'e o&th 7o!es. %elt a great sense o% #it$

%or her and anger %or the !an who8'e done this to her and to the #olice o%%icers who did not treat her

well. also %elt connected to her stor$ and was a!a)ed that she8d ha'e to co&rage to tell this all to !e*

e'en i% we ha'e &st /nown each other.

Beca&se o% her stor$* ha'e learned !&ch in%or!ation a+o&t the c&rrent cri!inal &stice s$ste!

o&r co&ntr$ c&rrentl$ has and how s$ndicates e #loit children and +la!e the! %or all the dirt$ things

the$ ha'e done. he #olice o%%icers sho&ld /now +etter that what the$ are dealing are $o&ng #eo#le* and

is #rone to tra&!a. reall$ thin/ we sho&ld re%or! o&r c&rrent #olice s$ste! and re#lace the! with an

en'iron!ent were #eo#le* whether $o&8re $o&ng or old will +e gi'en the right to d&e #rocess. t !a/es

!e wor/ hard as a #olitical science st&dent* so can hel# the !an$ 'icti!s who s&%%er the sa!e %ate

s&ch as Alia. wanted their 'oice to +e heard +$ the go'ern!ent and de!and the! an a##ro#riateres#onse %or the ste#s that the$ wo&ld ta/e to !a/e s&re this wo&ld ne'er ha##en again. a! glad that

8! a #art o% this co!!&nit$ i!!ersion e #erience. learned !an$ insights and stories that will /ee#

close to !$ heart as +attle on with li%e* and re!e!+ering the words that de%ine 9P that sho&ld alwa$s

e!+od$* Pagling/&ran ang sa!+a$anang Pili#ino: .