'Helpless victims in an evil game'<\/p>\n
The bomb that exploded outside the Australian Embassy on Jl.
\nRasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta last Thursday, killed nine
\nIndonesians and injured 182 others. The terror attack also scared
\nmany Jakartans, just when a sense of security had been restored
\nafter last year's bomb blast at JW Marriott Hotel. The Jakarta
\nPost noted the reactions of some Jakartans to the bomb blast.<\/p>\n
Ivan Sudirman, 27, is a marketing staff of an IT consulting
\nfirm in Tomang, West Jakarta. He lives with his wife and son in
\nPondok Gede, East Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I think justice would be done for the victims, if the
\nperpetrators of the bombing were immediately captured, tried and
\nsentenced to death, considering the large number of people
\nkilled. What's worst is that most of the victims were just
\nordinary people.<\/p>\n
But then, we should not be too carried away in seeking
\nrevenge, but have to introspect as well.<\/p>\n
We have to remember that such acts of terrorism are partly
\nlinked to the fact that several Western countries have applied
\nunjust policies against other nations.<\/p>\n
Slamet, 30, is a vegetable vendor at Palmerah market, Central
\nJakarta. He lives nearby with his family:<\/p>\n
What makes me feel anguished by the recent bombing is that all
\nthe victims were ordinary people, just like us. What grieves us
\neven more is that even if the perpetrators are caught and
\npunished, it would do no good.<\/p>\n
Such tragedies -- whether bombings or riots -- will always
\ncontinue to happen because it is part of a game played by those
\nfighting for power at our expense. As long as they keep on
\nfighting each other, more and more ordinary people will continue
\nto suffer and die.<\/p>\n
I'm sure the authorities already knew about the bombing, but
\ndid nothing about it because, perhaps, they would benefit from
\nit. I'm sure the perpetrators knew that many people would die,
\nbut what do they care?<\/p>\n
What can we do now? Nothing. We can only feel sad, angry,
\nscared, but it's no use. We will forever be helpless victims in
\nthis evil game.<\/p>\n
-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/helpless-victims-in-an-evil-game-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }