Gang violence in Western Cape demands urgent strategies to combat rising death toll

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Solutions to quell the daily violence are literally a matter of life and death

Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.A Cape Town Metro Police officer conducts a police search operation in Hannover Park. , from March 29 to April 1, 94 people were killed in the province. The majority of these deaths were caused by gangsters.

The Western Cape needs its own local police force that caters to the local context and can focus on combatting gangsterism. A local police force will not only be closer to the ground and able to address issues quicker, but will also be more easily held accountable, as station commanders will be from these local areas and held responsible by residents.

Lighten firearm regulations so that already licensed, law abiding individuals can keep their guns in safe hands, without having to hand them over to police who may sell the once legal firearm to a gang.Gangs receive the bulk of their funding from the drug trade, using this lucrative illicit market to fund its violence. Without the money gangsters make from drugs, they would not be able to bribe cops to look the other way or afford to purchase firearms to wage their wars.

The biggest sin of the drug trade is what it funds. If legitimate businesses can shove gangs out of the market, then they will lose their cash cow, and their power will wane.Gangs are deeply entrenched in their communities. They are violent, secretive and opportunistic. But, ultimately, the majority of gangsters just want money. This makes them easy to turn. Police should be focusing on infiltrating gang hierarchies with armies of informants, turncoats, and undercover police.

Without jobs, more people will become desperate and turn towards crime. To remove this desperation, create jobs through a sustainable free market.

 

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