FLOWERS were scattered for the last time. The only things left were the grieving poetry among the wreaths in the entrance of the Asia-Africa Cultural Center building. This building located in Jalan Braga, around 200 meters from Bandung’s town square, was silent.

In this area, Saturday night two weeks ago, 11 teenage fans of the band Beside died. Their faces were mostly black and blue. A thousand teenagers in the so-called City of Flowers that