Lunch quells violent crowd

Lunch quells violent crowd

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho
Djajoesman won over a mob by appealing to their stomachs over the
weekend.

When hundreds of people began to burn Golkar flags at Senen
market in Central Jakarta over the weekend, Noegroho, clad in
civilian clothes and accompanied by several plainclothes
officers, approached the crowd.

He asked the mob why they were burning the flags and what they
wanted. "Meals, Sir. We are starving," came the reply.

Noegroho assured them meals were no problem as long as they
calmed down, Antara reported.

He honored his promise the next day, bringing 1,500 lunches to
street children and beggars gathered at Senen sports stadium.