Talk:Tanjung Priok massacre

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Crisco 1492 in topic WP: Death assessment commentary

WP: Death assessment commentary

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The article was rated Start-class, for lack of Supporting Material and lack of Coverage & Accuracy. Some issues that came to mind:

  • "Sergeant Hermanus ... reportedly entered the prayer area of the mosque without removing his shoes to do so."
    • Why is this important? Is it standard procedure for police/soldiers to remove their shoes?
      • Everyone is supposed to take their shoes off before entering a mosque. See the mosque article.
  • "At roughly 11 p.m. local time (UTC+7), the protestors surrounded the military command.[2] Military personnel... opened fire on the protestors."
    • What escalated the confrontation? Were there protesters throwing rocks and shouting threats, were they seated peacefully and singing songs?
      • See below.
    • What about the military: Did they open fire with warning or provocation, or did they ask /request /demand that the protesters disperse? Did they announce their intent to open fire?
      • See below.
    • What weapons did the military use? I would assume small calibre firearms, but they did have Air-Defence weaponry at their disposal. Did they try tear gas or other riot control measures? Boneyard90 (talk) 18:21, 5 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
      • Not in sources. As is probably evident from the fact that the case is nowhere near finished, what actually happened is still fairly steeped in mystery. Even contemporary sources were light at the time (considering the censorship imposed by the Suharto government, it's a small wonder)
      • Thanks for the review. Hopefully this makes it clearer. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:16, 10 January 2012 (UTC)Reply