THE eradication of the street violence that is again terrorizing the people of Yogyakarta must be the top priority for the regional government. Pure security and judicial approaches have proved unable to stop the violence by groups of youths, which is known as klitih.

The klitih phenomenon generated considerable discussion on social media following the death of a student named Daffa Adzin Albasith in Gedong Kuning, Yogyakarta