The Indonesian Police Force must be so proud of themselves for bringing the bunch of boys below to justice. The boys had been illegally shining shoes and begging at the airport.
Children prayer: Ten children, who were arrested for allegedly gambling at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, wear masks as they pray before standing trial at Tangerang District Court on Monday. The children have been in police custody for over a month. JP/Multa Fidrus (via The Jakarta Post)
Such zeal in enforcing the law and bringing the bad guys to justice, however, do not extend to other suspected criminals such as Joko Tjandra, who was last seen boarding a private plane for Papua.
A case of the Police harvesting low hanging fruit?
Yeah.. I was suprised and sad when reading about the case in Kompas this morning. Tangerang.. oh.. Tangerang..
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Is it cheaper to have them or keep them in juvenile detention rather than helping out their parents in order that these youngsters stay in school?
Sad, very sad!
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