Crime in South Africa !!

[ignat]

No doubt not jailing people for minor drug offences helps.

Interesting: - "Dutch incarceration philosophy stresses the need to minimize the hardships on the prisoner.[44] This philosophy emphasizes maximizing prisoner contacts with family and the preservation of community ties.[44] Prisoners are able to enjoy many of the benefits of life on the outside. For example, inmates can receive visitors once a week, talk on the phone, and participate in sports."

 

[Shayne]

I think the underlying answer is "community" or in most cases the lack of it . Coming myself from a small Island it is very apparent to me how communities are for the most part self governing . When everyone knows your name you have no choice but to walk the line , anything else is social suicide . In Africa and even London a largely transient population means no lasting consequence of your actions , so unless caught nobody will ever know what you did .

Wow Ignat you posted while i was still typing ironic don't you think .

 

[Crispin]

For example, inmates can ... and participate in sports."

I wonder if sprinting and high jump are promoted?

 

[Julian T]

More on SA, there are some interesting sites out there, these for example....

http://www.censorbugbear.org/genoci...to-xenophobic-attacks-by-black-south-africans

http://bmarksa.org/nuus/elderly-roodepoort-resident-bludgeoned-to-death-gauteng/

and for light entertainment let us not forget this chap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4lz78uoOeo

I have nothing to add, except that I no longer feel like South Africa is safe.