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Raestloz:
There was a running joke between Indonesians that says the Angels complained how come the region named Indonesia is so beautiful, and God answers: "Wait 'til you see the idiots I put in their government"

The joke becomes reality in an actual case in Indonesia: basically, there's a case against a gadget merchant who sold the iPad because surprise, it doesn't come with a printed manual in Indonesian. The charge? Anything that doesn't come with Indonesian manual can potentially fool the buyer.

So the government calls TWO people, Aman and Subagyo, as an expert in this case to help the judge determine just what is this iPad they're talking about (old people are not known as tech geeks, especially judges)

So one of these so-called "experts" (Subagyo) have a great title: "Expert Staff of General Directorate of Postal for Ministry of Communication and Information". It's pretty long because Indonesians like abbreviations. Anyway, bearing a title with the words "expert", "communication" and "information" combined in one single sentence should make you at least knowledgeable about this whole "gadget" stuff. Goddangit, it should be a requirement

Turns out the title is merely a title: those "experts" have never even touched an iPad, let alone operating them. The guy with that extra long title above even said these points:

1. iPad can be used to make calls, natively. Why? Because it has a slot to insert a SIM Card, that's why
2. There are many kinds of iPad.
3. Samsung makes an iPad too, it uses Android as its Operating System
4. Samsung originates from China
5. iPad uses Apple as its Operating System



Here's an excerpt of the experts' conversation with the suspects' lawyer in court:

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Lawyer: Ever seen an iPad before?

Aman : Yeah, but I never used one. I've seen my niece use it, though

Lawyer: Ever used your niece's iPad?

Aman: No

Lawyer: Did you know that there's an option to change the language to Indonesian in iPad?

Aman: I don't know, because I never used one. I know what it can do, though. It has calculator, camera, and games. And you can watch TV on it since it has a TV tuner. You can also make a call with it, it has a SIM Card slot.

Lawyer: Did you know, that there's a digital manual in Indonesian that you can print into something like this? (shows a printed manual 209 pages thick)

Aman: No, that's news to me.
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And Subagyo got his share of humiliation too:

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Lawyer: Ever seen an iPad used to make a call?

Subagyo: Yeah, A friend of mine called using it. Forgot his name, though. I've seen him use the call function. It has a SIM Card slot, after all

Lawyer: Ever since it first came out, can an iPad be used to make a call?

Subagyo: If it has communication capabilities, yes. It has 3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, after all

Lawyer: Do you know the features of an iPad?

Subagyo: No. I've never bought one.
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It doesn't stop there, folks


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Judge: Samsung released a touchscreen gadget too, what was it called?

Subagyo: I'm not an engineer, I know only iPad

Judge: Yeah, but Samsung also released a touchscreen gadget, right?

Subagyo: Everyone can make touchscreen gadgets. There are many kinds of iPad. The Chinese ones, like Samsung's, use Android. iPad, on the other hand, uses Apple.
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This is not, in fact, a mere joke. This is an actual case with actual embarrassing experts working for the government. I know that not everybody is perfect, but if you have a title with the words "expert" and "information" in it, you better make sure you don't get caught being clueless in public.


Oh, and the case about the iPad has no Indonesian manual with it? Turns out the government doesn't really enforce that. And the lawyer can show a letter signed directly by the Directorate General herself

And the awesome stuff? The prosecutor himself have never used an iPad. It's like arguing with a Fate fan that Saber is a guy, while never seeing an episode yourself.

Scotty:
Poor men. I understand their confusion. While the iPad can accept SIM cards, it can't make calls with it. It can still call landlines and mobile phones though. They just thought it was because of the SIM card...

Guess you just gotta accept the fact that if you're in government, you're old. And if you're old, you're clueless.

RoninatorMarx:
I don't know whether to curl into fetal position because of the stupidity of some people, or roll on the floor at how funny this is.

.....Hmm.... I think I'll do them in that order.

mastersteve89:
This is so funny it actually makes me feel bad for them. ;D

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