Brawls Between Teenage Groups Often Start on Social Media, Police Will Increase Cyber Patrol

JAKARTA - The rise of brawls between groups of teenagers, which are dominated by the misuse of social media, has become homework for the National Police, especially the Central Jakarta Metro Police.

Therefore, the National Police said that the use of social media is very massive and needs to be controlled. Therefore, the Cyber Patrol often anticipates disturbances in the Kamtibmas brawl planned through social media.

"In controlling the use of social media, we will increase the Cyber Patrol. However, the Cyber Patrol is sometimes overlooked, especially when it is sudden or brief (brawl)," explained Central Jakarta Metro Police Deputy Chief Setyo Koes Heriyanto to VOI, Wednesday, October 20.

Short events, said Setyo, are difficult to detect because they occur very quickly. For example, challenges arise on social media, appointments and brawls occur. Even so, the National Police remains committed to conducting cyber patrols.

"Regarding social media engagements, it's true that the digital era 4.0 is moving towards 5.0, the phenomenon of using social media is very massive," he said.

In addition to increasing the Cyber Patrol, the police continue to forge a three-pillar synergy starting at the neighborhood units, Sub-district, and other levels.

"We synergize to make appeals and socialize the dangers of drugs to the community. Brawls are triggered then the perpetrators use drugs to be brave. We always take a sociological approach to people in areas prone to brawls," he said.

As previously reported, the Menteng Metro Police arrested two teenage brawlers that caused the death of MF (16), a resident of Menteng on Jalan Penataran, Pegangsaan Village, Menteng District, Central Jakarta.

The perpetrators were arrested by members of the Menteng Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit from their hiding place in the Bogor area, West Java.

Two suspects with the initials PP (17) and J (17) were arrested in Bogor, West Java. In addition to arresting the two perpetrators who are still teenagers, the police also confiscated sharp weapons such as spears and sickles as evidence. The two perpetrators also underwent a urine test and the results were positive for drugs.

"J and PP after being tested positive for methamphetamine in their urine. Before the brawl they used methamphetamine, took pills, and were influenced by alcohol. So the correlation between drug abuse and criminal acts that occurred at the Central Jakarta Metro Police is closely related," said Setyo.