The integrity of our country's police force has always been questionable over the years, but here's another toast to them.

My brother-in-law's dad was rushed to a hospital last friday due to numerous cuts, bruises, and wounds. He had multiple lacerations on his face, his ear was disfigured beyond recognition, and he has a burn on his forearm due to it being in contact with a freshly fired gun.

Apparently he went into a restaurant to get some grub, when a frustrated cop (who had been arguing with his woman/wife/girlfriend) pointed a gun at him. He may have tried to wrestle the gun away from the cop - since in his own words "babarilin na nya ako", and the rest was a blur. The cop fired, but fortunately did not hit. The victim blacked out, and from the looks of his wounds, the copper used the gun as a club to mangle him as he lay unconscious.

At some point, the cop ran away due to the arrival of another pair of policemen.

It doesn't end there, though. Another couple of cops (who apparently are chums with the culprit) show up as well. Amazingly, the bullet and the empty cartridge are never found (though there's an ominous bullet hole on the floor, and the aforementioned burn mark, as well as witnesses claiming to have heard a gunshot), and everything is written off as a drunken brawl - in a place where liquor is NOT served.

The said cop is still at large.

bravo, PNP. bravo.