Why should we pay with the blood of election officials?

Indonesia election: More than 270 election staff die counting votes

When the promise of a pound of flesh

cut right from the chest of a debtor-merchant

was made, Shylock was overjoyed

In Shakespeare words, Shylock was excited

at the prospect of seeing some blood, as he quipped

"What a righteous judge"!

But the blood of 270 election officials

Literally cut off from close to their hearts

while conducting an election

Oh! our world cannot see more evil

In a world where

voters could be accredited electronically

Votes cast through a varied of electronic means

And collation and counting done using technology

With humans reserved as the final arbiter, in case of doubt

The blood of election officials is a sacrifice