A little bit too late, I thought, seeing all the earlier defiant comments he addressed to other users who disagree with him. And who knows if he really believes the revised paradigm of mutual codependent between Polri and society.. probably his boss made him write it, but it’s certainly necessary to put this controversy to an end.
3. High School Pupils Insulting Their Teacher on Facebook
The newest case about the online insult I read in Kompas.com was about four pupils from SMA 4 Tanjung Pinang. On January 2010, they wrote harsh and humiliating words in their Facebook account about their vocational teacher named Mrs Yunita. The teacher said it was probably because they didn’t like the assignments she gave them. Following the consultation between the school board and Tanjung Pinand Education Official, the four pupils were finally expelled from the school. The dismissal were regretted by their friends, hoping they could be given second chance and the teacher should’ve introspected herself on why the pupils can made such disdainful comments about her. I have to say that I’m agree with their friends.
An old Indonesian proverb said “Mulutmu Harimaumu” (Your mouth is your tiger). And as we saw from those above cases, it’s indeed so true and applicable as well in cyber world, especially for the young people. The vulnerable thin line is to differentiate which one is an accountable expression of mind from that of being offensive and defamatory. But it shouldn’t stop you from expressing your opinion. Just need to do it responsibly, I suppose.
Oh, and don’t forget to pray for Indonesian state prosecutors and judges be bestowed wisdom and justice when deciding on sensible cases of freedom of speech, now that the UU ITE has been finally legitimated…
