Donating money is a crime, what is wrong with the world? - LT

From SMH,

"Residents in one Indonesian city who give in to the tug of guilt could face three months in jail under a law criminalising giving money to beggars and street children, the city's mayor says.
The new regulation approved last month by the legislative council in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is aimed at reducing the city's swelling population of beggars, Mayor Ilham Arif Sirajuddin told AFP.
"Under the law, people who give money to beggars will be jailed up to three months or have to pay a maximum fine of 1.5 million rupiah ($A170)," he said."

Encroachment of individual freedom anyone? I do what I like with my money thank you very much. If any consolation, this government kerfuffle does not suck as much as the Epping Road stuff up. However as an afterthought, at least Epping Road is promoting use of public transport...unlike that particular Indonesian government who wish to deprive the poor of donations to implement 'work rehabilitation' programs. Yes. That totally doesn't spell total flop.