Simphiwe Sibeko writes:
My home was broken into yesterday (January 31) and by grace the culprit was found by the community.
When he was found he was dragged into my yard and beaten to a pulp. I had to intervene as I couldn’t bear hearing his taunting screams.
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Eventually, his girlfriend came to the scene holding their three-month-old baby. It killed my soul.
She just stood there helpless and so detached.
I wasn’t brought up in such conditions so to me this was beyond scary and sad.
I managed to break the mob up and called the police.
I got an earful from a police officer this morning who called just to shout at me and ask me, “why I told the community to let him go and if they had killed him minus one problem for them, one less criminal to deal with”.
The same system that will then arrest me for having a man killed on my premises!
I’m writing you this email because I feel that it’s time we hold our system accountable for all the areas that they are failing us in.
Why should communities have to take the law into their own hands when state provides police services?
I want to ask members, churches, businesses, and psychologists, and hospitals private and government for help!
Let’s clean up our streets in the right way for long-term results. Please help me with this mission!
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