Seldom does it cross our minds that things can sometimes go wrong when we turn to police for help.
For one Durban family things did go awry - and horribly so, when police allegedly assaulted a drunk, troublesome relative to restrain him.
That their son subsequently landed in hospital with serious assault wounds and died is an unintended consequence that has left the family with a huge sense of guilt and bitterness at the police's alleged excess and brutality.
The family's confidence in the SA Police Service has been shattered by the tragedy - moreso for being the unwitting witnesses of unnecessary use of force in a petty case of domestic squabble.
When the police break the very law they are supposed to uphold, this demonstrates their own lack of confidence in the law to resolve a culture of impunity within their own ranks.
Unstable cops
Seldom does it cross our minds that things can sometimes go wrong when we turn to police for help.
For one Durban family things did go awry - and horribly so, when police allegedly assaulted a drunk, troublesome relative to restrain him.
That their son subsequently landed in hospital with serious assault wounds and died is an unintended consequence that has left the family with a huge sense of guilt and bitterness at the police's alleged excess and brutality.
The family's confidence in the SA Police Service has been shattered by the tragedy - moreso for being the unwitting witnesses of unnecessary use of force in a petty case of domestic squabble.
When the police break the very law they are supposed to uphold, this demonstrates their own lack of confidence in the law to resolve a culture of impunity within their own ranks.
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