Why are criminals in uniform not in jail?

I was reading your news about a policeman who shot two security guards in a restaurant in Pasay City (“Drunken shooter in resto a PO1 from Parañaque,” 12/14/17). According to the report, the said policeman also has a pending case in Cavite for illegally discharging his firearm and may have been jailed for discriminate shooting in Manila.

Then there is the case of the two policemen charged for the murder of an anticrime crusader in Mindoro but are now back on the job (“2 Mindoro cops in slay of crime crusader back on duty,” 11/7/2017).

How about the killers of Jee Ick-joo, the Korean businessman murdered in Camp Crame? Are they all back on the job and promoted as well? This is a very alarming trend. These perpetrators are out and out criminals and terrorists. Why are they not in jail?

In fact we have to hold policemen to a higher standard because they were specifically hired to keep peace and order. If our culture is to reward or enable criminal behavior, then what have we become? Do we now plunge ourselves into deeper chaos? Are these law enforcers serving the people or are they involved in organized crimes that victimize and keep the country down?

JOSE SANTAMARIA, [email protected]