Look: 25-Year-Old Man Arrested Over A Bomb Joke At Cebu Bus Terminal

A Man Arrested At Cebu South Bus Terminal Over A  Bomb Joke

The 25-year-old Joel Guillena was arrested by the Cebu police over a bomb joke, saying his bag was allegedly containing 5 kilograms of an explosive device.

Joking isn’t bad at all, it was commonly used for fun and entertainment purposes but it should never be used on some serious matters because it might cause trouble or inconvenience for some people. Here is a kind of joke that you never do.

Joel Guillena from Miputak, Dipolog City arrived at the south bus terminal in Cebu. When the guard at the bus terminal was about to inspect his belongings he suddenly said that his bag is containing 5 kilograms of an explosive device.

Bomb Joke

Bomb Joke

The authorities immediately arrested the 25-year-old man over his bomb joke. When the police arrested him, he explained that he was only joking and he was the joker among his friends. But the authorities still arrested him because of his inappropriate joke.

Joel’s joke could cause fear, panic, trouble, or false alarm to the people and authorities. His inappropriate joke can put the innocent people’s lives at stake. Injuries and panic may occur because of his bad joke, so Cebu police decided to arrest him.

His action draws flak from netizens because of being irresponsible on his words, which can cause further and serious troubles. The Philippines is now on high-alert to secure public places from bomb threats and to avoid bombing incidents. This is due to the Davao blasts incident last 2016.

Bomb Joke

Joel’s action should serve a lesson for every one of us that inappropriate jokes should never be done in public or even in private places and jokes should be only used in proper places or situations.

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