Sergeant Norman : The Most Popular Cop In Indonesia

Sergeant Briptu Normanan indonesian cop has suddenly become a popular celebrity after his lipsync of a indian song video in YouTube. 

Actually, that is an ordinary video that come to YouTube alot, but what makes people dazzled is that he is a police officer, and such action is weird if it’s done by a police. The official said that Briptu Norman will get punishment for his inappropriate action. On the contrary, he gets supports from many social networking users.

Actually, that is an ordinary video that come to YouTube alot, but what makes people dazzled is that he is a police officer, and such action is weird if it’s done by a police. The official said that Briptu Norman will get punishment for his inappropriate action. On the contrary, he gets supports from many social networking users.

In the controversial video, Briptu Norman is wearing police uniform, lip syncing and dancing to “Chaiyya-Chaiyya” by Indian movie star Sahrukh Khan song, while sitting at his post. More than 164,000 people has viewed the video entitled “Gorontalo Police Goes Crazy” only in six days.

Even Gorontalo Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Wilson Damanik said the police would investigate why Norman had uploaded the video on YouTube and would impose administrative sanctions on him, the viewers of the video keep boosting Norman for “showing his human side” and voiced that “Police are also human.” Moreover, Norman confess that he only wanted to cheer up his friend who also a cop with that video.

A supportive comment was voiced by Cantona, who said that Norman should be a celebrity because he could help the police fix their tarnished image.

“It’s OK for a policeman to have a sense of humor. Besides he did that to get rid of boredom, don’t punish him. I even hope he will be on TV and dance, it will be good for police image,” Cantona wrote.

The plan to punish Norman has sparked outcry from social media users, with the Facebook page “Support First. Brig. Norman Kamaru Express Himself” being created and Twitter users defending him under the hash tag BriptuNorman.

Blogger and comic @radityadika wrote, “Briptu Norman has shown us that inside every person there is a desire to dance to Indian songs,” while @helen_irawati wrote, “If Briptu Norman enjoys dancing in his uniform, it means he’s happy being a cop. Don’t you get it?”

The director of the Gajahmada University’s Anti Corruption Study Center (Pukat UGM), Zainal Arifin Muchtar, has advised the police against punishing Norman because he has not violated any ethics.

Before the video of Bribtu Norman Kamaru reveals on the internet, there are Sinta and Jojo lip syncing and dancing to dangdut song “Keong Racun,” and then Udin Sedunia that make Indonesian YouTube sensation. Those people become suddenly famous entertainers in their home country because of YouTube.