Police take tough action against student brawlers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police have taken stern action
\nagainst disobedient high school students in a bid to counter the
\nrising death toll from interschool brawls this year.<\/p>\n
Lt. Col. Rismawan, the head of North Jakarta Police, admitted
\nthat the precinct was prone to brawls, especially among technical
\nhigh school students.<\/p>\n
\"I can no longer call it mere juvenile delinquency,\" he said.
\n\"It has become student brutality.\"<\/p>\n
He said police deal directly with students involved in brawls
\nand those caught with sharp weapons during school hours. They
\nare usually questioned, a dossiers prepared and all information
\nis then passed on to prosecutors for further action.<\/p>\n
\"It's already a crime, we can't tolerate it,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"I have listed STM Bahariwan in Kelapa Gading as the most
\nproblematic school. Its students are aggressive,\" he said, adding
\nthat students from the school were involved in most brawls.<\/p>\n
He said police had been working with teachers and school staff
\ntoward a joint approach for reducing the intensity of brawls.<\/p>\n
\"We're actually looking forward to organizing a meeting with
\nparents to let them know,\" he said. \"They are ignorant about
\nwhether their children are either endangered or dangerous.<\/p>\n
\"After questioning students, I invite their parents to come to
\nmy office. But not all of them are informed about my invitation
\nand somebody else represents them instead.\"<\/p>\n
As part of the precinct's preventive action, police officers
\nattend schools on Mondays to join the flag-hoisting ceremony.
\nOccasionally, police become the ceremony leader.<\/p>\n
\"Every day police patrol the streets at certain hours, before
\nand after school, and we also make a surreptitious inspection of
\ntheir belongings,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He admitted that street brawling was a difficult issue to
\nhandle because it was linked with other social problems. He
\npointed to the economic level of those living in North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"Most of the students, who are detained for possessing sharp
\nweapons or caught in brawls, come from less fortunate families,\"
\nhe said. \"How can I solve this problem alone?\"<\/p>\n
He said police had identified the danger spots and
\nplainclothes officers were patrolling these area.<\/p>\n
The three black spots in North Jakarta are Jl. Perintis
\nKemerdekaan, Jl. Cakung-Cilincing and the Plumpang bus stop on
\nJl. Yos Sudarso.<\/p>\n
This year, three students from privately run technical high
\nschools in North Jakarta have been killed during street brawls. A
\ntotal of nine students have been killed in Greater Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The latest victim was Ade Rukmana, 17, a student from STM
\nBahariwan technical school, who was attacked and fatally stabbed
\nin the chest in September.<\/p>\n
Another STM Bahariwan student, 17-year-old Mujiono, was
\nstabbed in the chest while boarding a bus from school in August.<\/p>\n
In the same month, Irwanto, 16, a student from STM Ristek in
\nEast Jakarta, who lived on Jl. Kalibaru, was beaten to death on
\nJl. Cakung-Cilincing in North Jakarta. (04)<\/p>",
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