Global warming has come to the center of public attention in recent years as its effects have caused many problems such as climate change and the rise of Earth temperature. Many efforts have been made to reduce the effect of global warming such as reducing the amount of carbon emission, planting more trees, reducing the use of electricity, etc. In addition, many ideas have come up as people seek other ways to help reduce the effect of global warming. One of the ideas concerning this is the requirement to an area to shut off the power for a certain period of time and in Semarang, two days in a month is the period to shut off the power. It seems to be a good idea, but in fact it has many disadvantages.
First, such obligation will only result in the distraction in many aspects. If it is applied on the weekdays, it will have negative impacts on economical, educational, and governmental activities. Economic activities will be affected since the light is off, people cannot make a phone call nor send an email concerning their business activity, and the production process stops due to the lack of electrical energy.
Educational activities will obviously be affected since the light in the class is off so that the learning and teaching activity cannot take place effectively. Furthermore, the lack of electricity will affect more advanced activity such as computer-related activities such as PowerPoint presentation, internet browsing, and typing, etc. Governmental activities will face negative effects as well, as government officers cannot do their duty such as making a decision concerning public policy and carrying out work programs.
In the other hand, should the idea be implemented on the weekend, problems will arise as well. It is true that less activities take place on the weekend as weekend is a time for many people refresh themselves from their exhausting, routine activities by going on vacation, shopping, and other relaxing activities, the idea that the city should shut off the power for two days each month seems to be unacceptable. Many people will not have a fully good time in refreshing spots while there is no electricity there
Secondly, the absence of power will lead to a higher crime rate. As darkness fills the nights, criminals will have more opportunity to commit a crime such as stealing, robbing, and murdering. As the lights in the entire city are off, it will be very difficult to find those who commit such crime. Furthermore, it will be very difficult for police to coordinate their efforts in chasing the criminals.
As economical, educational, and governmental activities play very important roles in the public life, any policy regarding these aspects must be carefully thought and considered. In the other hand, as public need to feel safe and secure, any policy challenging the feeling of safety and security must be avoided. Based on the considerations above, since the idea of shutting off the power to for two days each month in the entire Semarang have many disadvantages significant to the public life, therefore it must be replaced with a more accommodating one.
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Ndengerin lagu Sidho Rondho membuatku berpikir. Btw mungkin lagu itu ada kaitannya dengan film Kutunggu Jandamu yang dibintangi Dewi Persik, yang saat tulisan ini ditulis berstatus janda kembang. Lagu itu bercerita tentang seorang pria yang masih mau menerima seorang wanita meski si wanita berstatus janda dan beranak dua. Entahlah.

