One of a Kind Construction Equipment

Let me start this article with a question and I want you to think about it and reminisce. "Have you experienced passing by a construction site?"

I popped that question for obviously, this article's main concern is geared towards that. What you would expect to hear as you take your steps must be the following: pounding of hammers, grinding of drills, low to high pitched gnashing of saws, an engineer instructing the construction workers, and probably a bell signifying break. Those things must be expected.

But wait, I have been wondering ever since if what kind of construction equipment makes these sounds: "psssst", "sexy!", "weeetwiiiw!", "dalaga na si junior oh (Junior's a lady!)", "wow chicks! number beh? (Can I have your number?)" and the likes.

Are those noises made by a jackhammer? A compressor? Or could it be a backhoe? Naaa. Sorry for the word, but they are made by dumbass construction workers. Just to make it clear, I have high respect for construction workers (without the dumbass). I have high regards for those individuals who work their asses off almost the whole day and under the blazing heat of the sun just for a minimum or even below the minimum wage.

I haven't really experienced these things 1st hand, but I have witnessed these incidents a lot of times. Most of their "victims" are ladies and members of the 3rd party for they might think that these persons couldn't fight back. No one really fights back for no one knows how in the first place.   If only it would be as easy as kicking the base of the site and let all the dumbasses fall down. If only it would be as easy as in a child asking his/her mother to defend him/her from bullies. If only it would be as easy as reporting misbehaving students to the prefect of discipline. If only it is as easy as filing a case against them and bringing them down to jail.

Hold your horses for a second, lets go back. Yes, it is as easy as filing a case against them. I recently learned from our lecturer who happens to be an attorney and nurse by profession that yes, it is possible to file a complaint.

Vexation is defined as the act of annoying, irritating, or vexating. Ever heard of "unjust vexation?" In accordance to Senate Bill No. 3327 Article 287-A (Authored by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago), penalty for unjust vexation can be actualized to any person who commits a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such a person and serves no legitimate purpose shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor in its minimum period or a fine ranging from 500 pesos to 5000 pesos, or both.

Ha! Even their day's pay couldn't settle that and that might be the consequence that could shut their mouths up. I didn't publish this article to make fun of them and to think low of them. I published this to inform people regarding your weapon and what you could do to eventually halt this disturbing situations. So the next time that you face this circumstance, reach for your bag, grasp your copy of the Senate Bill, and flash it to them. And warn them that the next time they'd do it again, they would not be holding a paper alone, instead, they would be holding jail bars for some time.

Furnish yourselves copies of your weapon people, http://www.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/1176810353!.pdf and pass it on!