Re: Make sure you tend your lawn in the land of the free
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Originally Posted by currywurry
I'm sure there were more serious things he could have been doing, such as going after real criminals, rather than little old ladies who are unable to water their lawns.
Actually around here they have water inspectors... you get fined for watering your lawns.
Re: Make sure you tend your lawn in the land of the free
I saw a lot of policemen with submachine guns on the beach in Durban when I was there, something like two guys every fifty to one hundred meters plus some on quads, but they never did anything bad to me, actually made me feel secure since every bad guy should be swiss cheese within seconds.:laugh4:
Apart from that I only heard the tales about taxi drivers shooting eachother over who gets a passenger but never witnessed anything criminal in the country, except if you count mosquitos and other insects.:sweatdrop:
Re: Make sure you tend your lawn in the land of the free
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Originally Posted by Husar
I saw a lot of policemen with submachine guns on the beach in Durban when I was there, something like two guys every fifty to one hundred meters plus some on quads, but they never did anything bad to me, actually made me feel secure since every bad guy should be swiss cheese within seconds.:laugh4:
Apart from that I only heard the tales about taxi drivers shooting eachother over who gets a passenger but never witnessed anything criminal in the country, except if you count mosquitos and other insects.:sweatdrop:
As a white tourist you will not likely be confronted with police abuse in South Africa simply because you are white and tourism is a money-maker for the local economy. South Africans from all walks of life can tell you different stories. So does Amnesty in its 2007 report on the country:
Torture of detainees by police and misuse of lethal force continued to be reported. A Commission of Inquiry found that corruption and maladministration were institutionalized in South Africa's prisons and that sexual violence was rife. Asylum-seekers continued to have difficulty accessing asylum determination procedures and hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants were detained beyond the legal time limit.
Torture and misuse of lethal force against crime suspects continued to be reported, in a context of high levels of violent crime and police fatalities. Corroborated cases involved members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), particularly from the Serious and Violent Crime Units (SVCU), torturing suspects with suffocation and electric shock devices, as well as kicking and beating suspects. Several detainees died as a result. Interrogation sessions sometimes took place in informal locations. Torture equipment was found on the premises of the Vanderbijlpark SVCU after a court-ordered search.
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Re: Make sure you tend your lawn in the land of the free
It is the natural tendency of free peoples to question the intent of authority in cases like this. Don't jump to the conclusion that this little old lady was simply assaulted by a power whore. Similarly, let's not turn a blind eye either.
Proper oversight of authority is essential in a free society.
Re: Make sure you tend your lawn in the land of the free
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Originally Posted by Adrian II
As a white tourist you will not likely be confronted with police abuse in South Africa simply because you are white and tourism is a money-maker for the local economy. South Africans from all walks of life can tell you different stories. So does Amnesty in its 2007 report on the country:
That's very convincing, never actually thought about that.:stupido2:
