The shooting of a family by police officers at Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra, was a brutal act. The police ignored the procedures governing the use of firearms, killed a mother, and traumatized the rest of the family.

It all began last Tuesday, when officers from the Lubuklinggau Police precinct were carrying out a routine traffic operation. In many places, these kinds of roadblocks involve officers demanding bribes from drivers. The sedan contain