The people and especially the white minority group of South
Africa have the right to take whatever steps necessary to protect themselves
from crime. Here is the story of a farm
murder and the brave five-year-old who saved
his three-year-old sister during a farm
attack. It is a story that raises awareness of the brutal farm attacks
happening in South Africa. Farm murders
in South Africa always end with the life
of one person or an entire family being wiped out. Farm murders are a reality, and the brutality and torture innocent
people during attacks are gruesome. Farm murders occur all the time in South
Africa and have been a major concern for the safety of farmers.
The story of the 5-year-old
is a story of how a brave a young boy took action to save his little sister of
three. This incident occurred during
2012 during a cold winter night. The child was playing and heard a gunshot, he ran inside and saw a black man
wearing a balaclava holding a gun. The boy
saw his dead mother on the bed and ran away. He grabbed his little sister and
fled the house. The two children walked almost two kilometers towards the
safety of their grandparents home and to get help for their mother.
The boy, fortunately,
knew the road to his grandparents home,
and although the children were cold, traumatized
and in pain, they endured to a long walk. An elderly couple
traveling down the road saw the
children and stopped to help. Once the children were safe, the police and
ambulance were alerted. The father said the investigation
revealed that his wife was beaten
but not raped. It was a cold-blooded murder, and the offender did not take possessions in the house.
South Africa has an
extremely high crime rate and observed as a dangerous place. Farm murders are
the cause of attacks against farmers and
their land. Are farm murders a tactical
action to scare farmers off the land and leave the country or racially motivate?
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
stated that farm attacks were not motivated by race but rather by greed. The
South African Police say there is no evidence of organized assaults against farmers. Based on this finding
it would then appear that farm attacks are not planned and not race related but
are ordinary murders.
It is not so, the brutality and torture farmers endure
before being killed, is no ordinary crime.
Farm attacks are not without horrendous attacks and often woman are raped,
children are burnt, and men are tortured. The murdering hooligans who
attack farmers are dangerous, and most farmers
that are killed are white. Therefore, it can be accounted that race
is motivation.
At all times, the white minority needs to remain aware of
the criminal elements lurking around. South Africa is a dangerous place and
crime is increasing. Greed can be factor
and unemployment is another factor. There are the disillusioned millions who are convinced
that the white minority stole the land and will take it back by force. The story
of the five-year-old is an awareness
story that the minority must not forget
the dangers that lurk everywhere.
The Video was recorded
in Afrikaans with English subtitles.
Laura Oneale - published on South Africa Today – South Africa News
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