More bomb threats on horizon

More bomb threats on horizon

Is the idiom "Things could be worse" still valid? Luckily
nobody was hurt in the recent afternoon bomb explosion at
kilometer 85.5 between Cikampek and Tanjung Rasa railway stations
and only the schedules of 19 trains were disrupted.

Although no trains were damaged in the blast, the explosion
itself was devastating.

Just imagine the fear and concern of train passengers and
their families.

With a heavy heart, we ask the questions: Has the season of
bomb threats, bomb planting and bomb explosions arrived again? Is
violence becoming a distinctive feature of our lives to which we
should become accustomed?

But how can one get used to explosions, violent acts and
threats of violence? In reality, over the past few years we have
experienced bomb explosions, violent acts and threats of
violence, which not only upset and threaten lives and property,
they also shake up and undermine basic social and economic
foundations.

Local and foreign businesspeople all have the same concerns
about operating in this country.

Since the reform era and changes of presidents, the lack of
security and uncertainty faced by the people have reached
alarming levels, and the government should give the matter top
priority.

People become disheartened when aspirations are ignored and
shared responsibility is shunned. What can be seen and felt is
utter disorderliness for which there has been no attempt to
control.

We feel more discouraged as the tendencies are not decreasing,
but, on the contrary, are becoming more widespread.

The condition of Indonesia today is extremely limited when
viewed from available funds and capital.

If not addressed quickly, won't such a situation be responded
to with further violence and radical attitudes?

-- Kompas, Jakarta