“Indonesia has been thrust into the spotlight after Gili officials forced two Western tourists into a walk of shame to punish them..” Every culture has its own perception of what’s right or not. Laws are quite sometimes disregarded due to diverse beliefs of various cultures. But come to think of it, how do we react on certain events like being punished in a different country where it is legal for them but contradicts your own law and crashes your dignity as well?
Conferring to a news from Express UK, distressing photos have appeared from Gili Trawangan Island of two people, a man and woman that are being enforced to go through a walk of shame. Each of them have signs dangled around their necks as they paraded along by Indonesian officers. On their cardboards, the signs are both read: “I am thief. Don’t do what I did…!!!” It’s alleged the tourists were being penalized for stealing a bike. However, this is not the first time the island has punished someone to a walk of shame. In actual fact, this is a ceremonial ritual that is habitually passed out as sentence for those that have committed crimes and misconducts.
The purpose behind such ritual made is that the island of Gili Trawangan as well as its fellow islands, the Gili Meno and Gili Air, are lacking of a lasting forces attendance. The scandalous photos have driven British tourists to question how secure it is to spend festive seasons in Indonesia.
In addition, according to BBC, it is quite vague whether there is any official lawful basis for the processions, but as the defendant generally evade more stern sanction, some spectators have proposed that humiliation and a ban from the islands is better to a law court battle and the opportunity of a good or worse. The island's apparently inexperienced procedure of righteousness has astonished some with its cautious absence of concern for the confidentiality of the accused, and clear lawful progression.
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