Law and order are for sale

When the Electoral Court of South Africa made the ruling on the ANC’s bid to deregister the uMkhonto weSizwe party, many of us wondered about the integrity of the judgment. The legal system seems to have fallen prey to the political meddling that is prominent in modern-day SA. It is easy to believe that there is no longer any faith in the South African justice system.

The legal system seems to have fallen prey to the political meddling that is prominent in modern-day SA.That a child molester can be scared off with a mere R2 000 bail warning – and a reminder that he must report to a police station within his jurisdiction every Monday – is nothing but laughable. That a murderer who butchers cash-in-transit security personnel with not even a thought for the value of life can be granted bail and considered a community leader, that 24 and 26 year olds can brazenly kill security guards who are in the area to serve and protect – these are all signs that we are living in a vacuum of law and order.The police say that they bring the criminals to book and that it is the courts which then release them.

The courts claim the quality of policing is so shoddy that legally there is no evidence to keep perpetrators locked up.There should be no special treatment for the affluent, or sympathy for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.Once we realise this and conduct ourselves in an orderly fashion, we will be able to uphold the law, regardless of who the perpetrator may be.Government and legal officials need to stop contributing to the crime statistics.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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