South Africa is swarming with criminals that attempt to rob,
attack and murder innocent victims daily. There is no solution to combat
crime and while the unemployment rate remains high crime increases.
When people are alerted to attacks, it could save a life and
possessions. Being vigilant and cautious can foil an attempted attack.
Practicing situation awareness and responding instinctively when an
imminent threat to your life is happening is the key to avoiding a
horrible situation.
Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown has been marked as a hotspot for vehicle
hijacking and last night another hijacking was foiled by the quick
thinking driver who stopped at a red light intersection. The driver was
approached by two men on either side of the vehicle who demanded he hand
over the cell phone and money and was threatened to be shot. When the
driver saw the suspect reach his arm inside his jacket, he accelerated
through the red light. It was dangerous to drive off through the red
light as accidents could have occurred, however in this instance, there
was none. If the driver had waited for the traffic light to change,
there was a possibility that he might have sustained serious injuries or
lost his life from another senseless shootout.
It is not only people in a vehicle who are threatened daily; it is
innocent people walking the streets of South Africa that are vulnerable
to attacks. A 35-year-old caretaker was stabbed to death by a group of
teenagers while walking down Phoenix Street, Durban, Kwazulu-Natal. The
man was stabbed in his chest by juveniles who say the caretaker
attempted to rob their friend and acted in self-defense.
Washing your car should be a harmless activity and yet in
Carltonville, without any warning five men surrounded a woman while she
was getting her car cleaned. The overpowering men beat the woman and
tied her up. The suspects fled in their vehicle and stole the just
cleaned new car of the victim.
There are the hit and run incidents happening all the time, and
another victim is suffering from intensive lacerations to his arms and
legs. The man in his forties was hooked by barbed wire hanging off the
side of the truck as it drove past him. The victim was dragged behind
the truck for almost 50 meters before he successfully detangled himself.
This incident happened in Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal.
Where are people safe these days, it is not in a vehicle, or while
walking and doing chores. Criminals have no sense of fear and attack
people randomly. It is indeed a concern; that innocent people do not
know who will be the next victim. South Africa is fearfully a country
scorned by the criminal activities of individuals who have no shame or
regret for the damage and trauma caused.
By Laura Oneale
South Africa Today – South Africa News
http://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/south-africa-criminal-attacks-rise/
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