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| Journos should carry pepper spray 24/7. www.sabcnews.nl |
Away from Lenasia for the past eight months, has just been
shocking to hear what has happened to two of my colleagues and friends this
week. I was expecting to hear crime has decreased in my hometown, but only to
get shocking and barbaric news that Zaakirah Vadi and Shenaaz Jamal from my
former office nearly got mugged in the CBD on Rose Avenue.
A natural to know people would not bother to help out, but
just sickening to know that many of those passer-by are people who were or are
victims of been mugged within the CBD. The community seems to not care what is
happening, as it seems to be a daily fashion show going on in the CBD and its
surroundings.
But honestly this was not the first time Vadi and Jamal have
experienced mugging, first week in January, in Ext 9, Shenaaz’s necklace was
grabbed, leaving her bruised on
her neck.
The question I ask myself is, what are the community and
police doing in Lenasia to fight crime?
Fighting crime cannot happen alone by the police, but they
need help from the community, as the community can identify criminals who have
attacked them.
Yes, I am not saying that all cops are honest, there are
tons of corrupt police officers who get away with murder, but that doesn’t mean
the community need to stop fighting crime.
Journalist, life’s are at risk 24/7, looks like they might
have to carry pepper spray with them, so it teachers these criminals that
messing with a journalist will cause them harm. And the police will arrest them,
as journos are attentive and remember faces of criminals easily despite being
shaken up when they are involved in a criminal incident.
But good job. these two idiots who tried mugging Vadi and Jamal
were arrested after Jamal identified them despite being shaken up.
Being in India, I said to Zaakirah, I don't want to come home. That is how embarrassed and disgusted I am by what is happening in my hometown
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