Cock fighting in Bali

Here is some evidence of the passions that surround cock fighting. Hard core gamblers incited the recalcitrant village head honchos in Menanga, Karangasem (East Bali) to sound the kul-kul bell to bring out folk to protest the arrest of villagers for cock fighting. It led to a melee of 1500 people 50 of whom were arrested, and, get this, the torching of the police station.

Indcoup's characteristically excellent post on the phenomenon is here.

Thanks for the photo go to a bloke from Oregon Flickring under the moniker Paddysat. I like it a lot. Bali