Pramoedya Ananta Toer, in his novel Bumi Manusia, entrusts an eternal\nmessage through the character Jean Marais: \u201cAn educated person must act\njustly from within the mind, let alone in actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
For anyone who chooses the path of law as a profession, that sentence\nis not merely a literary quote. It is a mirror.<\/p>\n
That mirror feels relevant when in April 2026 a screenshot from a\nclosed conversation group spread to the public.<\/p>\n
The conversation came from a group of students from the Faculty of\nLaw at the University of Indonesia and contained language that demeaned\nwomen, including phrases implying sexual consent without confirmation\nand the use of legal terms for purposes contrary to their original\nmeaning.<\/p>\n
An ethics process is underway, and the presumption of innocence is a\nprinciple that must be upheld, including amid public opinion\npressure.<\/p>\n
What is more important to examine is the question behind this\nincident: why can such mindsets grow, and what needs to change?<\/p>\n
Psychologist Carl Jung explains that everyone wears a \u201cpersona\u201d, a\nsocial mask adjusted to environmental expectations.<\/p>\n
Law students at prestigious institutions usually display a\nprogressive and integrity-filled persona.<\/p>\n
However, Jung also reminds us that the more perfect the mask in\npublic, the greater the pressure from the hidden side of the self\nbeneath it.<\/p>\n
Closed conversation groups often become places where that mask is\nremoved. There, a person feels safe from oversight and the usual\nstandards applied in public spaces.<\/p>\n
This also explains the anger from many parties. Not merely because of\nthe conversation content, but because of the vast gap between the\ndisplayed image and what was revealed.<\/p>\n
An argument that often arises in such cases is that conversations in\nclosed groups are private matters, \u201cjust joking\u201d among fellow\nmembers.<\/p>\n
However, in the digital era, conversations are transmitted thoughts,\nrecorded, and leave traces. Those traces can become evidence.<\/p>\n
Legally, this is indeed a grey area that needs to be honestly\nacknowledged. Law No.\u00a012 of 2022 on Sexual Violence Crimes regulates\nElectronic-Based Sexual Violence in Article 14, which among other things\ntouches on the dissemination of sexually charged content.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sexual-harassment-on-campus-justice-that-fails-from-within-the-mind-1776577846", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }