Thu May 23 20:45:21 SAST 2013

Protesters burn vehicles

Aug 16, 2012 | Sapa | 17 comments

Warning to motorists to avoid the area

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Thu May 23 20:45:21 SAST 2013 ::
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Aug 16, 2012

Voetzek

Problem of water has got nothing to do with Vehicle, mampara protesters are jelousy dont hate the player but hate the game
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Aug 16, 2012

golezwa

but our people (BLACK PEOPLE) are stupid, why damage cars of innocent people when toyi toying? after damaging those cars, are you going to get water?????
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Aug 16, 2012

Mellow

Im all up for protesting but hell when ppl start vandalising property or doing crazy stupid things like this makes me wanna say WTF? Why burn the cars how is destroying going to make anyone listen or act or deliver fast and its stupid they just cause more problem eish
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Aug 16, 2012

luh87

so what?
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Aug 16, 2012

PiPi-Liyasha!

i also support protesting, but not this kind of protesting where cars and property are damaged.
another kind of protesting i dont get is when protesters vandalise their own area.......eg their own streets, throwing rubbish all over the road etc. Some, who after the protest are the ones who gonna come back and clean up (how does that make sense?)
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Aug 16, 2012

MommaC

LOL
This is like those pathetic signs that say 'Hijacking Hotspot". Why warn motorists? We aren't the ones who are breaking the law. Just go arrest the buggers.
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Aug 16, 2012

Thebuster

All the above comments are so true(Only small minded express their anger is this fashion)
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Aug 16, 2012

Ngwedane

Stupid @ssholes, destroying won't solve the problem.
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Aug 16, 2012

OLDLADY4

MommaC, oooooohhhhh. I always thought those signs meant you are allowed to hi-jack there, you know, like the 60 kmp/h roadsigns means that's the speed you're allowed to drive there. You think maybe others got it wrong too, that's why we have so many hijackings there?
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Aug 16, 2012

Mas-culin

Who will pay back those cars?

Masculinnkosi_gmail
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Aug 16, 2012

MommaC

OLDLADY4

The 60 signs are for the speed you are allowed to drive? I though it was for the number of seconds you had to jack a car before the cops arrived :)



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Aug 16, 2012

OLDLADY4

MommaC, I checked your question with some much younger co workers. They say you're right with the 60 seconds, but not till the cops arrive. Apparently it is 60 seconds before a rival carjacking syndicate shows up to try and take the loot. At least I know I'm right with those signs on the highways showing the little cameras. I've stopped and taken many beautiful pictures at those photo taking spots already.
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Aug 16, 2012

MommaC

OLDLADY4

True hey. 60 days for the cops to arrive would be more realistic.

Its all the times that you have to stop, get out of your car, find some kid a and walk across the road that tires me out.
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Aug 16, 2012

MamaNeo

What does those cars have to do with their protest? Haai mara batho!
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Aug 16, 2012

Tsatsatsa

Protesting and burning cars omahlalela ababanjwe iWhoonga....
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Aug 16, 2012

Buka

How many more r to come
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Aug 16, 2012

sgubhusenkwishi

Vandalism is an undesired behaviour when you link it, to its consequences, but having said so. Protest is an expresion of violence and anger, because no happy person can protest.
Vandalism is one of the factors that indicate violence to justify anger . The happy person cannot act violently than dancing and smiling/loughing. So if you support protests , you automatically support violence and anger that is likely to be expressed in an act of vandalism.
The question is than , why should people protest, when they can negotiate their issues? If the second person is not prepared for negotiation, his expectation than is obvious.
I am therefore feeling betrayed here in this forum ,by people that I trust as inteligent people, conflicting their statements.
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