Public pluck needed

Public pluck needed

From Bisnis Indonesia

We should feel grateful conditions in Jakarta have returned to normal. Nevertheless, people should not let down their guard.

To anticipate unwanted situations, it is highly necessary to inject the people with courage to ward off and even to fight rioters and pillagers.

Night-watch groups are only one means to prevent rioting and looting. I think another effective way would be to inject people with courage. This could be done by religious dignitaries, prominent citizens and Armed Forces leaders.

If the people showed enough pluck, rioters and looters would not act violently and arbitrarily.

AMIR KARAMOY

Jakarta