Secure the courts well

A few yrs ago at RTC 199 Las Pinas, MM, a seaman, facing a marriage annulment suit, shot dead his estranged wife and her lady lawyer inside the courtroom before the hearing started. The recent similar incident in the Cebu hall of justice revives the issue of hopelessness of litigants, who, due to the poor performance of the criminal justice system, are forced to take the law into their own hands. Even as we call for judicial/legal reforms, we urge the Supreme Court to install X-ray machines and metal detectors in all halls of justice and to create and adequately fund a Special Judicial Security Force that is truly professional, well-trained and competent, following the model security system of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.