Bar exams violence

the recent violence that marred the bar exams was a tragedy to the families of the victims. My heart goes out to those who were injured and permanently physically damaged by the blast. I condemn the brazen act of the perpetrators and i agree with our chief justice that the perpetrators are 'without souls'. Indeed they are selfish bastards and they have no place in this profession.



i remember when i took the bar exams in 2003. All i thought about at that time was passing the bar and whether ill remember all that ive read and studied. Honestly, support groups were far from my mind. At the point when you enter la salle its just you and god. nobody else. the preparations are over. nobody can help you after. the only support group i needed was my mother and brother and the rest of my family. and they were all in the province. so i guess at that time it was just me and god. after the fourth sunday i felt calm and somehow i knew i was going to make it. of course my friends were there but then they have their own thing too and most of them were barristers too.. so i guess to each his own.



i think that the essence of the whole bruhaha during bar exams period is to celebrate the law student's succesfull transition from law school to that final moment of truth and the last sunday is the end of the agonizing haul that needs celebration. what did i do after the exam on that last sunday? i slept. i celebrated with a few friends. but i didnt really care about the whole celebration at the bar site.

the proposition to have the 'salubong' scrapped is okay with me. after all it only becomes an avenue for the warring fraternities to have their go at each other. its not even about the barristers anymore. its about the egotistical law frats that never fail to make sure they make news during the bar exams. and what about the loud bands hired to make some noise during that day. it doesnt help either. i remember i was silently cursing during the remedial law and legal ethics exams, simply because i could not hear my thoughts over the loud blaring of sound systems and i think parokya ni edgar and sex bomb dancers were on at that time. it was really distracting.