Cruel death called Mob justice
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CRUEL DEATH: Incidents such as this continue to shock the country, with the latest incident reported in Mpumalanga this week. Photo: HALDEN KROG
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The most recent example of this kind of violence took place at Nkanini, Khayelitsha, where a 1 000-strong mob killed three men by necklacing them last week after a kangaroo court had found them guilty of stealing a generator. Two of the men died at the scene. The third died in hospital.
As communities take the law into their own hands, in a bid to tackle crimes ranging from petty theft to rape and murder, they do so out of a sense of desperation to live in peace. Recently Khayelitsha township in Western Cape and New Brighton in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape,experienced a spate of these attacks. link
It cannot be denyed that a lot needs to be done to improve our justice system but at the same time one wrong cannot correct another. The reality is that almost daily in our townships, residents predominantly young men are being injured or killed by mobs meting out “people’s justice”. .Mob justice is wrong and it only makes matters worse instead of solving them.It is a violent way of solving issues. We as South Africans what are we really teaching our children. Are we teaching them that violence is the right way of solving issues?
It cannot be denyed that a lot needs to be done to improve our justice system but at the same time one wrong cannot correct another. The reality is that almost daily in our townships, residents predominantly young men are being injured or killed by mobs meting out “people’s justice”. .Mob justice is wrong and it only makes matters worse instead of solving them.It is a violent way of solving issues. We as South Africans what are we really teaching our children. Are we teaching them that violence is the right way of solving issues?
It's wron 4 people 2 do incriminatin stuf in our townships bt,while it might discourage criminals 2 thnk twice in future,mob justice is nt da way 2 solve matters bcos,nt onli does it teach young kids dat violence is da way 2 solve problems,it mins takin da law in2 our own hands nd makes us murders.Prisons r made 4 criminals nd police r der 2 catch em so if we kil des ppl wat r prisons nd police de 4
ReplyDeleteThats a valid point. But it has been said that police do not do their work properly thats why community memebers take the law into their own hands
Deleteno violent is the language which people understand the most. as south african our when when they think of committing such thing they because they know that i am going to die like an animal, so violence is not the right was. South african police service must learn to take matters serious and as soon as posible.
ReplyDeleteThe South African Police must start taking matters seriously or mob justice will incease.
DeleteAt some point the government can push us to take such actions because of poor service delivery.However, as parents we should always follow the law so that coming generations can learn from us to handle situations of life.
ReplyDeleteI agree, violence is not the right way to solve any situation. Mob justice is violent and these community members do it infront of children. This has to stop
Deletenothing and no one is above the law, I feel strongly about mob justice because ive seen it happen right in front of me. the problem I think lay mostly with our justice system because a person can be convicted of a crime today and seeen walk the streets free the next day,this angers a lot of people hence we experience so many cases of mob justice in townships.people feel that if the law doesnt work for them they will take it into their own hands and make it work for them.sometimes I wonder if its a bad thing because it panishes those that punish others
ReplyDeleteMob justice is wrong on many levels. I think since the police are not doing their work properly , communities can come up with other alternatives to deal with the criminals and stop killing them.
DeleteThis is so ruthless hey...
ReplyDeleteIts very ruthless. How can people kill another other people?
Deleteit it way too wrong for people to kill others and call it a 'mob justice', this has gone too far and has to stop!
ReplyDeleteIt has to stop on a serious note, but what exatly can be implemented to stop this?
Deleteit reaaly is a wrong way of solving things but I think if the Police were doing their jobs properly then things would not reach such stages. The thing of the Police being ignorant and delaying peoples complains also leads to these circumstances, but we as South Africans must try to change because really what kind of example are we setting for the future generation.
ReplyDeleteI also put the blame on the South African police, if they did their work properly mob justice would not even exsist. But again communities cannot sit back and relax while criminals walk freely on our streets.
Deleteits so sad 2 see hw pipul r being killd this has 2 cum 2 an end nd let justice tyk its plc.yes thr those who commt crus crimes bt wat abt those who dd nothng mara end up being killd
ReplyDeleteIt does happen, the community sometime accuses people of things the did not do at all and end up killing wrong people.
DeleteI say criminals should be burnt to death! Atleast crime will decrease
ReplyDeleteCriminals should not be burnt, how are they gona feel the pain of being punished if they are dead?
ReplyDeleteBut then again if the community burns a person they will be cought for murder and to think that they did the police a favour by doing their job.
DeleteThats how it is in South Africa. They police should just do their job and all will be well.
DeleteBurning people is something else thats torture.
ReplyDeleteIts torture, and to those children who had to experience this, its really bad.
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