“Just Human”: Tourist’s Response To Being Caught On Camera Stealing A Bikini Triggers Heated Reactions

Her critics, however, believed those claims appeared to conflict with both her initial admission and a public comment she later posted.

“I was under the influence (not an excuse) and made a silly mistake, I know it was wrong,” she wrote.

“I apologized immediately and offered to return the item as well as pay for it. They [shop owner] tried to say I had to pay $1500 or 18 million [IDR] and I said I was not paying that for a pair of swimmers but I wanted to make it right.”