FLORENCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Florence, a student university of UGM is now becoming
notorious because of her case towards offensive posting in Path social media.
It started when Florence Sihombing tried to cut a long queue of people buying
subsidized fuel in gasoline station. Because of her action, people jeered this
law faculty student. After being upset, she vented her frustration by writing
“Jogja is poor, stupid, and uncultured. Friends in Jakarta and Bandung don’t
stay in Jogja”. In responds to the
posting, a group of Jogja citizens reported to the police so that Flo can be
detained. Pro and cont towards this case are increasingly discussed in
Indonesia. This paper will argue that Flo’s status is very human therefore it
should not be exaggerated.
It is
stated that Flo perpetrates cyber crime by posting such offensive statements on
social media that people Angry and unpleased. This is regulated in Indonesia’s
law about ITE. Some People insist the law enforcement so that Flo can regret
with her act and never do it anymore. Moreover, it will educate people mainly
the users of social media to be more careful to post information on social
media in the next time.
However,
some people think that it is too over to respond Flo’s case. It is not
necessary to bring this case to the police. It is only common cases that always
happen when people are upset then share their feeling via Facebook, twitter or
any other media. Moreover, Flo has apologized to all people in order for her to
be free. She regrets for her mistaken. Another argument is that Flo is only a
victim of government’s regulation to dwindle the supply of subsidized fuel that
cause long queue in every station in Indonesia.
In
conclusion, it is true that Flo is so offensive that people are angry but it is
not necessary to respond this case over. Meanwhile, there are bigger fishes to
fry such us corruption, poverty, and legal system.
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