South
African police are fat and sick: 76 percent of 53,000+ tested police members
were fat and sick Polmed
Besides being 'fat and sick' other failures of the
South African police also are increasingly noted by foreign diplomats.
For instance, the US State
Department 's advice to diplomats noted that the South African Police Service
often fail to intervene during the socalled “service delivery protests” --
which frequently spiral into looting of small, foreign-owned shops. Migrants,
refugees, and asylum seekers who are perceived to be competing for jobs with
South Africans are the primary targets of these attacks. Human rights groups
note a strong ethnic and religious undertone to the attacks. Somalis,
conspicuously Muslim in a majority Christian country, are frequently targeted.
These attacks were increasingly violent and mainly occurred in South Africa’s
largest townships. The government attributes the attacks to high unemployment;
the official rate is 24 percent, but experts believe it is closer to 40
percent. Local law enforcement has shown hesitance in preventing looting and
have been captured on video standing idly as shops are looted. As a result,
foreigners working and living in urban areas feel helpless and are prone to
resolve matters on their own, leading to further conflict and violence.
"For example, in May 2013, a mob beat a Somali shop owner to death in Port
Elizabeth. The act was caught on camera and posted to YouTube, showing the helpless
man in the street as he was pelted with rocks. Eleven arrests were made, but
not one was prosecuted successfully.
"For residential and
commercial properties in affluent neighborhoods, the use of private security
companies has become the norm for first response to a crime in progress. These
private companies generally have one to two armed officers in response vehicles
and are seen patrolling the neighborhoods throughout the day.
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