Mass Jailbreak Near Tourist Center
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Police on Bali were hunting for scores of prisoners still on the run Monday after 289 inmates broke out of a jail near one of the Indonesian island's most popular tourist areas, the Jakarta Post said. The newspaper said 104 escapees had been recaptured by Sunday evening but the rest remained on the run after overpowering the 14 wardens on duty at Krobokan Penitentiary near Kuta. Some hijacked cars and motorbikes outside the jail, it said. ``Since the inmates do not wear uniforms, people were told to call the police if they saw any males who were sweaty, barefoot and possessed no identity card," the Jakarta Post said. Kuta, on the southwest coast of Bali, is one of the main tourist areas on the island which is visited by more than a million tourists a year.My Sardonic Thoughts
- OK, if you're in this warm climate, with a very poor economy, and you see someone sweating with no shoes, ask them if they have identification.
- Come on. No uniforms? You've got to be kidding, 185 men are running around a city of millions, where a large percentage of the population don't where shoes and THAT is the method of identifying a prisoner?
- I'm surprised they haven't had this come up before.
- Can you imagine a similar situation in another country, say the U.S. ... "If you see someone wearing nike's and jeans, then please report them to the police"
