Serving and protecting whom?

Serving and protecting whom?

As we have seen over the last few years, somehow the police
seems to have difficulty catching those that do massive harm to
the people and to the name of the Indonesia.

These bombers are getting away time after time. Only their
abettors are being caught, not the main actors. The same seems to
be happening with drug crimes, only the couriers ... seldom the
boss. Why?

The question is: Are our police officers incompetent,
understaffed or not properly equipped with the proper,
sophisticated lab equipment needed to catch these devils?

It seems a little bit of each. But I do hope the new president
has the will to solve the problems; even if it would take a bit
of time. Maybe, first of all, reeducating the police force and
adding more qualified personnel would help.

On a personal note, it seems that the police cannot even catch
a small thief whose details were provided to them. For example,
in my case, I reported to the police the name of the person who
had stolen some of my personal items. And now, over two months
later, the police have apparently found nothing.

They claim they cannot find the culprit's home, because the
"thief" keeps moving from one place to another. Obviously, our
country needs a change. So hopefully our new administration will
be able to bring about change for the better.

D. CHAMPEL, Jakarta