Stop the violence

Stop the violence

From Republika

The people of Indonesia are increasingly saddened to see the problems that have beset their country. The mass media report daily on the nation's disintegration, conflicts among the political elite, pornography, drugs and murders.

Some time ago, a grandmother was murdered by her grandchild because she had warned the latter about the dangers of casual sex.

How much longer will the nation's children use violence as a shortcut to solve their problems? Should conscience and logic be discarded because some problems cannot be resolved quickly? Of course they must not.

Therefore, we call on distinguished figures, elderly clerics, leaders and all components of the nation to say "No" to violence. It is appropriate to have different aspirations but there should be no violence.

ARI DWIASTUTI Justice for Women Association

East Java