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Probe into Hillcrest woman’s ‘racist’ status post
The South African Human Rights Commission is expected to investigate a racial comment that was posted by a Hillcrest woman yesterday.
A HILLCREST woman’s ‘racist’ status on Facebook, which she posted yesterday after she was allegedly almost knocked off her scooter by a taxi, will be investigated.
According to media reports, the woman, who has since deactivated her Facebook account, said in her post: “I just want to say f**k those f**kers… F**k the colour of their skin, f**k the idiocy in their mindset. Every taxi I see will be vandalised by me, but until then I pray every single one of them f**king crashes and the driver is burned alive in the f**king taxi.”
The above quote is an extract from the post, which went on to express her anger at minibus taxi drivers. The South African Human Rights Commission spokesman, Isaac Mangena, was quoted in media reports and said, although they have not received a formal complaint about the status, they will be investigating the issue further. Mangena also mentioned that the commission deals with many cases relating to racism that stem from social media.
The woman has since retracted her post and, in another post, apologised to those she may have offended.
