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Jakarta Governor Apologizes for Rape Comments
Jakarta Globe | September 17, 2011

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Valkyrie
5:39pm Sep 19, 2011

pantsdance:

You sure? Hmmm... presume you have a mother or perhaps sisters or female relatives?

DrDez
5:30pm Sep 19, 2011

I can see irony to you dear pants is just another mineral...


pantsdance
4:36pm Sep 19, 2011

I am aware of the Slut walk thank you and it's good to know women are ok with being called sluts. Yay..go sluts! :)

jchay
4:31pm Sep 19, 2011

Should we start suggesting that Governor Fauzi Bowo who has distinct mustache on his upper lip must be a hard-core communist like Hitler, and therefore should be condemned punished and put to death for the past massacre on Jews?!! *rooling eyes*


marko1
3:36pm Sep 19, 2011

Pantsdance... So with your logic. I saw guys with full beards, Arab face, head scarf and backpacks. Should I assume they are suicide bombers? if yes let me know because I must defend myself.

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has apologized for comments that suggested that women who wore revealing clothes were inviting the possibility of being raped.

The comments on Friday caused a massive public backlash against the governor, who is expected to struggle to win reelection next year.

“I apologize because my earlier statement was very prone to misinterpretation,” Fauzi said in a news release. “I had no intention whatsoever to harass women [with the statement]. In fact, I strongly condemn the rape cases and the perpetrators must be given harsh punishments.”

After a series of attacks on women by public transportation drivers, including the pack rape of a woman on her way home from work, Fauzi said miniskirts were inviting to rapists.

“You can imagine, if [a woman] wears a short skirt and sits next to the driver, it could be seen as inviting,” the governor said. “Wear sensible clothes, not ‘inviting’ clothes.”

He also had a similar message for women who take motorcycle taxis, or ojeks.

“If you ride on an ojek wearing short pants or a miniskirt, do not sit like a man,” Fauzi said. “If you sit sidesaddle, there will be no problem.”

Fauzi, speaking on Friday, said the recent attacks had reached concerning levels.
 
“We will step up public transportation security, it will be our agenda,” he said.

He said women must be cautious when taking public transportation.

“If you see something suspicious or when people start acting suspiciously, you must be alert, or better yet, get out and take another [vehicle],” he said.