All ‘bout the Money

I was shocked when I read today’s newspaper. The headline said that 3 policemen and 1 military personnel died during demonstration in Abepura, Papua. The news was horrifying, I read that the policemen was trying to open up the barricade in front of Cendrawasih Univ. The demonstrators were protesting about FreeportIndonesia. Freeport Indonesia has been there since 1967 and till now Papua can be considered as one of Indonesia region that still underdeveloped. The bountiful mineral resources that Papua have don’t contribute much to its development. I guess this is the dominant factor that really hurts Papuan. How can they experience famine (the most prominent was Yahukimo case) with all the natural resources they have? But this doesn’t allow them take it up by beating up policemen till they dead. I don’t know what‘s really going on there at the time, but seeing the picture at Kompas and reading the news made me very sad.

The policemen were only 50, while the demonstrators were 500 something. They threw large rocks and other stuffs to the policemen and because they police was outnumbered they ran, trying to save themselves from the raging mass. Unfortunately for those three officers, they tripped and fell down. The mass stomped them, kicked them and eventually threw human head sized rock to their head, while they lied helplessly from the beating n kicking. It’s very brutal. What was it all about? The policemen were just trying to do their job; I think the victims were innocent. When policemen are killed in this kind of incident, few (maybe none) people appeal for human rights violation, but when the demonstrators are injured or killed, they start complaining about human rights. What about human rights for those policemen? They’re human too. I guess I can conclude that this is all about the money. The money from the resources that Papuan should get for their province development. It’s sad, but it’s happened….and may still happens….

I can only offer my sympathy, my deep condolences for the family they left behind..God bless their souls and give strength to their family.

Meja - All 'Bout The Money

Sometimes I find another world
inside my mind
when I realise
the crazy things we do
It makes me feel ashamed to be alive
It makes me wanna run away and hide

chorus:
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum.......
And I don't think It's funny
to see us fade away
It's all 'bout the money
It's all 'bout the dum dum...
and I think we got it all wrong anyway

We find strange ways of showing
them how much we really care
when in fact
we just don't seem to care at all
This pretty world
is getting out of hand
So tell me how we fail to understand?

chorus

Cause it's all 'bout the money

chorus (twice)