Van Breda case shows racial bias, says Twitter
Is the way the Van Breda case was handled evidence of racial bias in South Africa's justice system? Some Twitter users think so.
Henri van Breda listening to judgment being handed down in his murder trial. Picture: ANA
Reacting to the postponement of the convicted axe murderer’s sentencing as well as the fact that he has been kept in the hospital section of Pollsmoor prison, a significant number of people on Twitter have claimed that Van Breda’s race has led to him being treated more leniently than he would be if he were black.
This is not the first high-profile murder case in which race has been mentioned as a factor. In 2016, Ranjeni Munusamy called Oscar Pistorius’s six-year prison sentence “an homage to celebrity and white privilege”.
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Money talks, skin color talks, convenient illnesses discovered after the MASSACRE talks. #vanbreda
— Writing while bipolar (@SuzieBronkhorst) June 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Riccardo_Elle/status/1003960966852349952
That's just messed up. It's as if they're condone his act. House arrest & community service those are for people who do shoplifting, not #VanBreda
— Prince Of Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 (@KK_Hlatshwayo) June 5, 2018
The judge is clearly biased!! There was absolutely no need for another postponent. The defence is hopeless as well because they were defending the indefensible.#VanBreda will probably get a slap on the wrist and tablets to drink for his "mental condition".
— It's Vuyo. He/Him. (@OhFlipItsVuyo) June 5, 2018
I wonder if this judge was going to be willing to be give out mercy like this if this #VanBreda boy was black. He's literally forcing the lawyers to say something to him for him to feel better about giving mercy.
Send that demented fuckface to pollmorr for life!— It's Vuyo. He/Him. (@OhFlipItsVuyo) June 5, 2018
