What did Carabuena do that made netizens angry?

• Describe the acts of cyber bullying that the netizens did to Carabuena. Do you think their

actions are justifiable? Defend your answer.

• How did the incident affect Carabuena’s life?

• Do you think technology and the Internet has made bullying easier?

• Give one suggestion to avoid cyber bullying. Give one suggestion to avoid being a cyber

What did Carabuena do that made netizens angry

Answer. The emergence of a 27-second video manifesting an altercation and a one-

sided case of assault between the motorist Robert Blair Carabuena and MMDA Traffic
Enforcer Saturnino Fabros had sparked an outrage among the netizens through social
media. The demeaning actions wrought upon the traffic enforcer resulted to Carabuena
receiving grave repercussions due to the multitude of online criticisms caused by angry
citizens who had seen the video.

Answer. The portrayal of degradation through the use of negative and demeaning
words to ruin the image and reputation of Robert Blair Carabuena subjects him to
unwarranted humiliation and ignominy. It is a fact that the Filipino citizens are blessed
to live in a country with freedom of speech and expression. However, it still did not
warrant such social ostracization and verbal abuse to the point that it has negatively
impacted someone’s mental and physical health. Patronizing a similar mindset will not
resolve nor fix the situation, it will only bring unnecessary occurrences or outcome that
could be settled through legal and practical actions.

or parading him in Facebook town to show how bad he is and how good we are.

We’ve become so unreasonable and stubborn we ostracize or attack those who This is a
convergence that directly links individuals, through social and traditional
media, to broader efforts to achieve social change.”
Yes, we are blessed to live in a country with freedom of speech and expression.
Clearly depicting his elitist arrogance in this video, it can be surmised that no matter the
fault or mistake of MMDA Traffic Enforcer Saturnino Fabros, it still did not warrant such
physical abuse. Hence, the continued online criticism that Carabuena has received.

Let this serve as a lesson to those who wield such power that abuse would no longer be
tolerated in the Philippines.