Legal Literacy - This article discusses how virality affects law enforcement in Indonesia. In the digital age, viral events on social media often accelerate and influence the legal process. From raising public awareness to influencing judges' decisions, virality has become a supremacy in the legal system. However, this article also highlights the risks, such as spreading false information and public pressure, that can affect justice. It discusses the balance between social media's role in civic engagement and the need for fair and objective law enforcement.

Virality: A Crutch for Law Enforcement

In today's world, virality is one of the instant methods to get justice. With modern technology, everything can be uploaded and tracked on social media. Everyone can find out what is happening worldwide wherever, whenever, whatever the situation. Technology has also penetrated the legal process in Indonesia. This is proven by the fact that something viral can create a one-set legal process and even collective awareness for law enforcement. The power of the "principle of virality" in the legal process led to the emergence of the hashtag "no viral, no justice" on one of the social media platforms. It seems that viral is cutting the compass for victims to embrace their rights.

Of course, to achieve a specific goal, an organizer is needed, as is the law. The law cannot work automatically, even though a norm enshrined in Article 1 Paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution states that Indonesia is a state of law. Law enforcement must still be involved in the process. Unfortunately, law enforcers are the main actors that subvert the law. For this reason, the principle of virality is present as a critic and a helper for law enforcers in carrying out their duties. It can also be said to be a form of public distrust created by the legal apparatus.

Virality can be categorized as the highest rule of law in the current legal situation. Worse, virality is more trusted by the public in processing a case than reporting to the authorities. So, if this continues to happen in the process of strengthening legal culture, what impact will it have on law enforcement?