Police in Batam, Riau Islands province, began trawling the city's malls Thursday looking for women wearing revealing clothes.
Policewomen deployed as part of the campaign have stopped women in at least five shopping centers in the city and warned them against dressing provocatively.
Said a bigwig Brown Shit – sorry – Brown Shirt "This is part of our efforts to reduce crimes against women. We hope to continue the operation, though it is now being evaluated following protests," said the oficer, declining to provide statistics on the number or types of crimes against women in the city.
However, some residents have complained about the operation, which they say was introduced without first informing the public, has no legal basis and is nothing more than an attempt by the police to prepare the people of Batam for life under the new pornography law currently being debated by the House of Representatives.
Officials acknowledged the police operation was launched at the same time the House was deliberating the pornography bill, but said the timing was coincidence.
"We are not only warning women for wearing sexy outfits, but we also are calling on stores to stop selling such outfits,". Batam based “Victorias Secret” declined to offer figures on the declining sales of Crotchless Panties and Push Up Bra’s
Santi, a shop attendant at Mega Mall Center in Batam, said the operation had upset both female shoppers, perverts, cross dressers and the people who work in the shops.
"We don't know which outfits are sexy and which aren't. My boss is afraid to sell women's clothes, fearing it might be against the law," she said.
Regional officials stated that the morality of the populace was at stake. An investigator at one of the trendier malls said yesterday that protruding nipples, flashed wisp’s of pubic hair and Caesarean Section scars were sadly absent after the announcement of the campaign.
One of the indigenous lechers said there was nothing wrong with women wearing sexy clothes, which were claimed to be fashionable. "Besides, the weather in Batam is very hot. If a top that is open in the back is considered pornographic, what chance do we have of getting our jollies off?"
The head of the Batam office of the Indonesian Tour Guides Association, is concerned the police operation could harm tourism to the city.
"Lots of Koreans visit Batam every day. You see how they dress. If they're warned by the police, they might not come back to Batam. Hopefully, this is only a trial operation," he said. He did not however mention that the majority of Koreans were Transvestite Sex Tourists looking for a bit of “Banci” (lady boy) action on day trips from Singapore where you are allowed to show flesh, but Fellatio is illegal.
However, the operation has won the backing of some residents, including the chairman of the Batam branch of the We Are Anti Everything Fundamentalist Council.
"I thank a higher being for the operation, because exposing one's body is not part of our culture, and we want to restrict this behaviour so we may return to the days of becoming aroused at the sight of naked ankles.
Goats with shaved udders were reportedly looking sceptically at the situation as they felt that there would be no impact on their situation and that they would continue to welcome those Australian and Kiwi visitors that enjoyed the woolly stuff.
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