Detonating bombs near residential areas? WTF?

Yesterday, around 11 am, there was a huge explosion like I have never heard in my country. Without any warning, the blast seemed to come from the sky and rocked the roof of my house hard enough to get me worried about its sturdiness. In a small island country like mine, with oil and given the state of the world right now, I was certain we were under attack!

Thankfully, that was not the case. However, the reality is not much better I don't think. The explosion was caused by the military division of my country, detonating 'old explosives'. I suppose that's fine, but what isn't fine is where they decided to do so. They choose a location that was close enough to residential areas to cause a lot of panic in the residents.

The red circle shows the area of the blast, as you can see, it's pretty close to residential areas.

I don't think any government should show this much disregard for its citizens. That blast was totally uncool and many people are still shaken. Granted, there was a press release, explaining the blast, this only made me more suspicious. There should have been a warning issued before the explosion not after, if they were simply, "getting rid of old stock"

They also stated that they "Did not expect the blast to be so big" Like wtf? Are these the capable hands that I entrust heavy weaponry purchased with my taxed dollars to? They didn't know that blast would be that big, like wow. What a fucking retarded excuse. Makes me even more suspicious that shit was going down. The army should have experts on this shit, not a bunch of blundering noobs. Jeeze, I sure feel safe now.

The fact that a report was hurriedly prepared only after the blast makes me wonder if it was under their control at all, or if it was the result of poor handling of sensitive shit, by poorly trained personnel. Or even worse, what if there was an attack and our army had to retaliate? I mean, that's a far-fetched idea, but it's not unlikely. The fact that we were not warned beforehand makes me wonder.

It really sucks when the government of your country doesn't care about the citizens and this goes not only for my country. There are many countries around the world where the leaders simply don't care enough about the populace to conduct itself in an acceptable manner. Instead, what we see is that as soon as a government acquires power, they simply forget all the promises made during election campaigns and set about taking care of their own needs.

The blast yesterday may have been a new thing for many Trinis, but it's not the first violation of our rights and it probably won't be the last. I'm fed up of shit happening and then simply having to accept the half arsed explanation delivered by our leaders after. Like a child being told to go to bed at 8 otherwise, their eyes would fall off and the boogeyman will come and eat them.

It just sucks to feel powerless, disrespected and unacknowledged. I pray for the day I could live in a world where my governments will explain things to me and I wouldn't have to wonder if they just pulling shit out their asses. I wish for a leader that has real solutions that actually improve life for us all and not just their family and themselves.

I wish for a government I can trust, though, I suppose being honest in politics could hinder your chances of success. Lovely world we live in...

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Thanks for reading, have a nice day!!