ARIFINTO did the right thing to resign his seat in the House of Representatives (DPR). The Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) legislator was caught surreptitiously watching a pornographic video during a DPR plenary session two weeks ago. In procedural terms, this unseemly act was more embarrassing than falling asleep in the chamber or being absent.

Nevertheless, what is important is that amidst all the fuss and condemnation (and defense) of Arif