i was never one to pull rank. but yesterday, i was forced to.
an alleged CIDG officer arrogantly showed me his id, asking for my driver's license and citing me for a traffic violation. my first question was: did he have authority to cite traffic violations? i would admit anything that i did wrong. i was straddling lanes. i almost hit him but any form of apology i contemplated upon left my lips when the man in pambahay clothes and on board a motorcycle flashed an id card with huge red letters declaring CIDG with the most arrogant look on his face. so what if he was CIDG? when it came to traffic violations, we were equals. he was going too fast in his motorcycle and i was straddling lanes.
he was CIDG, he said over and over. he kept flashing the id with the big red letters and asked for my driver's license, which i refused to hand over since i had confirmed he had no authority to do so... until a point where i couldn't take his arrogance anymore. i kept asking if he had authority to ask for my license and he insisted "CIDG na nga ang kausap mo," not answering my valid question. exasperated, i pulled out my driver's license, which incidentally had my IBP id with it. then, all the arrogance went away.
he went away as quick as he came. yet, i still tried to get his name, practically shouting "anong pangalan mo, irereport kita?"
it's sad when you have to resort to trump cards (or rather ID cards) to put people in their places. there has to be some way to stop abusing the power of the ID card.
an alleged CIDG officer arrogantly showed me his id, asking for my driver's license and citing me for a traffic violation. my first question was: did he have authority to cite traffic violations? i would admit anything that i did wrong. i was straddling lanes. i almost hit him but any form of apology i contemplated upon left my lips when the man in pambahay clothes and on board a motorcycle flashed an id card with huge red letters declaring CIDG with the most arrogant look on his face. so what if he was CIDG? when it came to traffic violations, we were equals. he was going too fast in his motorcycle and i was straddling lanes.
he was CIDG, he said over and over. he kept flashing the id with the big red letters and asked for my driver's license, which i refused to hand over since i had confirmed he had no authority to do so... until a point where i couldn't take his arrogance anymore. i kept asking if he had authority to ask for my license and he insisted "CIDG na nga ang kausap mo," not answering my valid question. exasperated, i pulled out my driver's license, which incidentally had my IBP id with it. then, all the arrogance went away.
he went away as quick as he came. yet, i still tried to get his name, practically shouting "anong pangalan mo, irereport kita?"
it's sad when you have to resort to trump cards (or rather ID cards) to put people in their places. there has to be some way to stop abusing the power of the ID card.
Song of the Day: We Will Rock You (by Queen)
Buddy you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on your face
You big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
Buddy you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on your face
You big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
wahaha, people (family, friends) keep pushing me to show my ibp id when i get stopped for a traffic violation, but as much as i can, i avoid doing it, specially when i know i deserve the ticket.
ReplyDeletehowever, there are people who would like to test the sincerity of this oath, "avoid the use of the sacred ID." one good instance ung sayo! hehe, nakakita sya ng katapat, sayang lang at di mo nakuha ung name, sarap sanang pag trippan nun!