Zero Tollerance for Rioters ? Police to "Shoot-on-Site" !

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Zero Tollerance for Rioters ? Police to "Shoot-on-Site" !

I hate to see things come to these extremes but perhaps this is absolutely necessary to keep, maintain, and preserve an orderly society here in Jakarta. I reported here in a prior blog article my concerns over seeing clashes and "civil unrest" in certain parts of the city as daily or nightly TV news. It may take one or two being shot (or perhaps even killed) by the police sharpshooters for there to be a deterrent effect and for rioters to think twice about taking to the streets in a "smack down" brawl or mischievous mayhem hurting innocent bystanders and damaging property.

Recoil

Article in today's Jakarta Post:

The Jakarta Police have deployed 40 snipers on a daily basis to safeguard 12 areas in the city, which are prone to becoming battle field for conflicting parties, says the city police chief. Insp. Gen. Sutarman said that the snipers, members of the Brigade Mobile, had undergone special training for the task over the past few weeks. “We have trained them with shooting skill as well as basic procedures in handling chaotic situations with human rights perspective,” Sutarman said Tuesday night as quoted by Kompas.com. He said that the snipers were posted in connection with shoot-on-site rule, which allows officers to shoot rioters on site.

Deputy chairman of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Yosef Stanley Adi Praseryo welcomed the plan. [right on ! I welcome it too]

“There will be no democracy without orderliness. The police must be standing in the front row in order to avoid democracy to becoming anarchy,” he added. [right on once more !! I couldn't agree more]