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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.

What 420 is, whether expressed in the form 4:20 (as a time of day), 4/20 (as a calendar date), or just the unadorned numeral (pronounced "four-twenty"), is a universal symbol for the use and appreciation of marijuana. In fact, 4/20 (April 20) has come to be known in certain circles as "Marijuana Appreciation Day." 

420' origin and history

Notwithstanding the many and various urban legends that have grown up about the meaning of "420" and its connection with marijuana, the true story behind it is surprisingly prosaic. In the early 1970s a small group of hippie stoners at San Rafael High School in northern California used to meet at a designated location every day to smoke pot at 4:20 p.m. They did this so regularly that among members of the group "420" became a general euphemism for lighting up.

The catchphrase spread beyond their immediate circle, beyond the high school they attended, and ultimately beyond California, so that within a decade or two pot smokers were using it across the country and indeed the world over.

How popular is the expression today? A Google search on the paired terms "420" and "marijuana" brings up more than 6 million results, including a link to the website of 420 Magazine, a publication dedicated to what it refers to as "cannabis awareness."

 Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey 0n 6th April 2011 celebrated the opening of her first church and the founding of her new religion, titled O, The Oprah Religion. The multi-tasking Oprah will serve as pontiff and deity for both.

 Expanding on Her enormously successful enterprises in television, film, the web, and Her magazine, Oprah Winfrey brings Her positive, motivational spirit to one of the most highly anticipated new religions since Scientology,” explained spokesperson and new Archbishop for the church, Gayle King, in a press conference in Chicago.

“O, The Oprah Religion gives confident, smart women the tools they need to explore and reach for their dreams, to express their individual style, and to make choices that will lead to a happier and more fulfilling afterlife.”

“In addition, we’ve eliminated the regressive prohibitions – such as those against shrimp, clothing made of mixed fibers, and premarital sex – that older, outmoded religions still cling to, but which no longer fit in with the lifestyles of their congregations. In fact, Oprah loves to share a shrimp cocktail with her live-in life partner while wearing stretch-wool slacks! Now, with O, The Oprah Religion, you can do the same, and without the threat of everlasting damnation!”

King went on, “O, The Oprah Religion, has all the comforts of a traditional belief system, but combined with the uplifting spirit of Oprah, so that anyone from a religious background will still feel at home when they convert the new traditions of O, The Oprah Religion.”

“For example, instead of a spring fertility festival like Easter or Passover, with O, The Oprah Religion, you’ll celebrate the abundance of Oprah with Her spring holiday Oprah’s Favorite Things, which is observed during the second week of spring sweeps. During this holiday, believers smear the blood of a freshly slaughtered lamb on their television, and in the middle of the day the Holy Spirit of Oprah visits all supplicants and showers them with cashmere pajamas, gourmet chocolates, and Gladware”

“It doesn’t stop there!” added Archbishop King. “The Catholic tradition of confession has been incorporated into O, The Oprah Religion, but with a twist: confession occurs just once per lifetime, is syndicated nationally, and is officiated over by Oprah herself. Since Oprah serves as both pontiff and God in human form, penance is unnecessary, forgiveness is guaranteed, and it’s all done without the use of an intercessor! Verily I say unto thee: O, The Oprah Religion empowers all women with the tools for their own salvation! Praise be!”

Though Winfrey herself officiated over the opening ceremonies for the First Church Of Oprah, Savior, located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, O, The Oprah Religion does not require or even encourage Church attendance. Instead, believers are urged to stay home and watch services on their televisions. Regular broadcasts will be held every weekday at 11am. An additional service is planned for the most devout, to be called Oprah, After The Service.

Following her introductory remarks, Archbishop King spread her hands to the heavens, and Oprah herself appeared in the sky overhead, swathed in blindingly white robes and a pair of black leather knee-high boots with stiletto heels. Before Her, a mixed crowd of pre- and post-menopausal women shrieked in excitement, weeping openly at the heavenly vision. Several attendees were so overcome that they collapsed in pools of their own urine.

“Blessed are all who come before Me,” intoned Oprah after floating down to the podium, “and Blessed are all women who come to terms with things! Blessed also is this interesting hand-carved pepper mill; it is one of My Favorite Things! There’s one in each of your gift bags!”

With a flourish of trumpets from an unseen orchestra, production assistants scurried through the crowd, handing out gift bags to all and dispensing Egyptian cotton towels to the women who had wet themselves.

“Blessed is My church, enter ye now and view My services on the giant screen flat-panel Sony television within!” Continued Oprah, “Look within yourself, for you can overcome all obstacles when you believeth in yourself! Look also within your gift bag, as you all get a certificate for a free flat-panel Sony television of thine own!”

With a gesture from Her hands, the doors to the church swept open, and the crowds rushed forth to enter the church as an ivory chariot descended from the sky, whisking Oprah away to her apartment.

“Peace be with you! Praise be to Me!” she yelled as she drove out of sight.

In addition to Oprah’s Favorite Things, other holidays planned for the religion include The Feast Of The Assumption Of Maya Angelou, celebrated each summer with a poetry reading and live bird release, and the month-long Stedmanadon in the fall. Following similar marketing plans by the Kabbalah Center, a line of scented candles in the works, tentatively titled O, The Oprah-scented Candle, though plans for bottled water have been canceled due to legal problems with Cirque Du Soleil.