There’s no law, only disorder
IS IT not absurd that the law in this country cannot be trusted? Reading about crooked magistrates and cops (Sunday Tribune, April 22) made me feel nothing but disgust for the law.
Can you imagine rhino poachers, murderers and rapists escaping justice? How more pathetic can our law become?
Since the inception of democracy 24 years ago, there haven’t been many ministers of police who completed his or her term without being removed for dishonesty (corruption, fraud, etc).
Investigative processes into these alleged corruptions are being dragged on indefinitely. Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey assured the public that the delay in justice being served on these matters was not a cover up. If it’s not a cover up, then what is it Mr Jeffrey? Could it be incompetency in the justice departments?
Poor and shoddy work by detectives into investigative processes are leading to tens of thousands, (if not hundreds of thousands) of criminal cases being unresolved. In my opinion, for every one case solved, a thousand go unresolved.
I have personally been a victim of a house break-in and robbery. I have also been a victim of street robbery by con men in the presence of CCTV cameras. Evidence with this information has been presented to detectives at the police station.
From what I gather, these matters must have been shelved as I have not heard further from the police. My follow-ups on these matters were unsuccessful.
I guess for similar reasons people have lost confidence in the police and, as a result, many cases go unreported.
Over the weekend, destructive, good-for-nothing mobs of unruly spectators went on a rampage destroying property at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Police were unable to get the situation under control. The biggest laugh was when one man out of hundreds of the mobsters, was arrested. What a bunch of losers.
On Monday, an unruly crowd went on a destructive rampage, burning tyres on the N19. There were police present but did absolutely nothing to defuse the situation.
These were never occurrences of the past. Police, with the army, had these situations under control.
Unfortunately, we are lacking this in today’s policing, resulting in the swift progress of crime. Criminals go on happily with their business while the citizens of our country have to stay behind locked doors at all times, which has now become their fortress.
REGGIE CHELLAN
Brookdale