In too many areas, violence towards people has become the way of life. Bullying, intimidation, armed robbery, the mafia-style outlook in which decent people feel fear even in their own homes, are all examples of how cheap life has become. The 30 years of terrorism has given way to a new culture of 'respectable violence'. People talk to me of being afraid to tell what they know or what they have seen, of the consequences of speaking up. This is a situation which should and must be challenged.
Fear can never be the basis for building a just society.