I know SE Asia’s culture and politics well (my extended family are from Malaysia which is next door to Indonesia) and TBH don’t feel in the slightest bit sorry for them..
Putting aside the beliefs in mystics/ghosts/spirits (something which exists mostly in rural areas of these nations, the urban areas are more high tech than the UK!) these scum were applying for “jobs” what would have involved spying on their own people and reporting back to the Indonesian security forces
this could easily result in the village being stormed by cops/soldiers on “suspicion” of drug dealing/smuggling etc
when this happens it isn’t like the politically correct West where people are put on bail and the worst what may happen is they got evicted or ASBOs
when the village is stormed the menfolk (other than the spy/grass) are separated and executed – if they are lucky they are just shot, if not they are tortured – the women are used for the sex industry/forced breeeding (i.e rape) the children are sold to rich families and the money taken by the govt/soldiers
then the houses are bulldozed or lit on fire and the area cleared for logging or palm oil plantations (the govt/soldiers/cops families get the building jobs etc) this happens all across SE Asia and is rarely reported other than by activist groups and is covered up by the West as its how we get our cheap furniture and “green” biodiesel
This wasn’t a joke, it was a way of weeding out grasses / untrustworthy scum, and to deter people from taking these “jobs”
