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Protesters throw a bench from a balcony following an apparent suicide by a college freshman at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila on March 18.
Protesting students at the Polytechnic University of Philippines created a bonfire of furniture to mourn a freshman who apparently committed suicide last week after she was forced to suspend her studies because of her inability to pay her tuition. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, classes were canceled on Monday to mourn 16-year-old Kristel Tejada and student organizations vowed to continue protests against school policies on tuition fees.
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Chairs and tables are burned by student protesters.
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Student protesters throw a chair.
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Pilar Pangalinan, 75, holds pictures of her late granddaughter Kristel Tejada during a wake in Manila on March 18.
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Burning furniture will not pay her bill. I get why the kids are upset and I also get the group mentality that goes with these kinds of protests, but vandalizing property helps nothing.
Correct...
I thought protests were mostly meant to "prevent" something up and coming....
They've got their priorities backwards over there....
Hey dumbass, what are you going to sit on tonite to watch TV? Or did you throw the TV over the balcony, too?
Wow. This is an expression of grief as well as a protest to "prevent" further persecution from the school's policy. Something tells me that having their voices heard is more important to these students than watching tv and something else tells me that they wont be watching tv on school furniture anyway. Maybe it's common sense, I don't know what to call it anymore. Her bill obviously does not need to be paid anymore, she's dead.
When pushed to extremes and after being ignored time after time, there comes a time when people who are suffering must make their oppinion known through any means necessary. Tell me when you visit the campus and find the suggestion box for the students to voice their concerns.