Police watch stops student brawls

Police watch stops student brawls

From Pos Kota

Fights involving students from senior high schools, those of the vocational high school on Jl. Tubagus Angke and in the neighborhood of Genit Bridge in West Jakarta take place almost every day, and have even led to the death of a student. As parents, we are terrified when we see the students behaving brutally like this.

Since Aug. 15, 2000, the Cengkareng Police have stationed their officers in those locations. Gang fights have not occurred since, because proactive steps taken by the police officers are effective enough to prevent student fights from breaking out in places where students from different schools used to gather.

Those of us who live near these locations feel safe because during the sensitive hours when the students come into contact, some policemen are stationed there.

NURAHMAD

Jakarta