Last week in Sumatra it appears that hundreds of people rallied and burned down tens of houses in a red light district in Pelalawan, as part of a vigilante style anti-vice campaign ahead of Ramadan.
Police apparently stood by and stated that they could not stop the crowd from damaging the properties.
The Jakarta Globe reported…
Earlier, residents living around the red light district had demanded its closure, but their request was ignored, which led them to take the law into their own hands.
Initially, people were only vandalizing property in the area, but then some began setting fire to the dwellings. The fire spread quickly as most of the homes were made of wood.
The tenants in the houses attempted to extinguish the blaze and limit the damage to property, but it was too large.
“The people have long warned red light district operators to stop their activities but the warnings were ignored. This is the result of their arrogance,” said the third chairman of the local chapter of the Council of Ulema. (Pardon me but the use of the word arrogance is questionable here)
He said the red light activities in the area had been going on for decades and its presence had made the local community feel uncomfortable. It was also hurting the morality of the younger generation, he added.
Bit heavy handed but it seems that if you are moral enough, mob rule overcomes Law and Order.
All it amounts to is that the former customers will be deprived off (see photo below) for a while…..
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