Thread: Violent crime in Bali a threat to tourism

Originally Posted by Rangi

To be fair though kuta isnt really where the armed robberys are happening because of the constant poilci presence there but its more the people in their own homes out of kuta in which they talking about. . Of coarse there is always the risk of drunks getting into fights but i wouldnt exactly say kuta is where the "violent crimes" are happening although i am aware that the pickpocketing also happens in that area though .
I agree with kiwi aswell the goldcoast is experiencing far worse problems with arm robberies and violent crime than bali .

I agree with Rangi on this one. Ive lived in Legian for the last 10 years, and my house has never been broken into, nor has a pembantu or worker ever stolen anything from me.

People associate the south the scumbags, which is in part true due to the transient nature of the toursits and hangers on there, but theres another side to it too. Theres plenty of nice people in the area once you settle in.

You have a motorbike accident in Legian and the locals wont come out with sticks and beat the crap out of the ambulance and throw the driver from his seat until theyve ripped every cent from him and the severely injured bule victim in the back..........switch this scenario to some out of the way villages in the middle of bali and this does very well happen (actually did happen - and not the bule's fault either). The Banjars dont attack and kill each other in the south either as opposed to the more isolated parts of Bali.

Most criminals are smart and opportunistic. They carefully weigh the prospect of the reward versus the risk.

The risk of getting away with a home invasion in a built up area is pretty remote.

There's plenty of people who've tried to take to village life away from the vile nd horrible south who've had the very people they surround themsleves with end up making their lives miserable.

Pastikas claim that bali is "oversensitive" to such crimes gives a fair indication of his attitude to foreigners in general.

I wouldnt kid myslef into thinking that the south is far more prone to voilence or nastiness than anywhere else in Bali. All it takes is one desperate person who may need nothing more than food for his family and you can be the answer to that problem one way or another.

Dress down head down doesnt really work when your the only expat living in a local community miles from anywhere.

While l agree with Adam to a point. The attitude that westeners have no right to be here is toally wrong. Hey, my wife is Balinese and my kids were born here. When a tourist or a local says you have no right being here , yes l do.We are a family and have every right to be living together.
As for the robberies, a friend of mine had his house and 3 others broken into last week. It was never reported in the papers.The good thing for him, his wife's brother is really high up in the police force, so the case is getting special attention

Originally Posted by matf

agree with you to a point but isnt it better to have all these people,scammers,whores,tourists,bintang singlet wearing bogans only confined to just the kuta area?

it means if we dont go near kuta we dont need to deal with them.

Hahaha what a joke - only confined to Kuta - dream on ,dream on

“I was forced to do it because my pay from the police wasn’t enough to feed my family,” he told the court.

Sounds like police is not earning much in Bali

Originally Posted by matsaleh

I was told last week the starting salary is Rp500.000 per month for police. They then have to repay the Rp100 juta or so that they borrowed from the family to secure the position in the first place.

And that's why they try to earn on the side including asking cash for traffic violations and those studip police escorts for VIP's where everyone gets pushed to the side of the road.

Originally Posted by matsaleh

I was told last week the starting salary is Rp500.000 per month for police. They then have to repay the Rp100 juta or so that they borrowed from the family to secure the position in the first place.

Really ? ? Thats crazy . Im not saying its not true but i find it hard to believe . I know they are also supllied housing from the government i have been to where all the poilci live the housing is pretty good by bali standards . .