The latest evidence of double standards in the Namibian justice system can be seen in the story of the magistrate, who shot a burglar and thief trying to escape from the scene of his crime.
Any normal person in the same circumstances, would immediately be detained to face a murder charge. Even though a murder case was opened according to police sources, the police withdrew the charges and made no arrest. In contrast to this, I personally know of a person who was charged and taken into custody for just detaining a burglar in his house until the police turned up and he is now facing a big court case.
It's going to be interesting to see if there is going to be a follow up to this episode or if this story just gets wiped under the table. If the latter is the case, we effectively live in a police state.
Judging from the comments in the first report
this incident is setting an example for others to follow suit, especially in the light of the high crime rate concerning burglaries in Namibia. People are fed up being robbed of their hard earned belongings and emotions are running high. If now nothing happens to the magistrate, the people will have a precedent to rely on for taking the law into their own hands and just shooting possible burglars.
I am appalled by what was said. There is no respect for life in this country and our Constitution is ignored by almost everybody.
Any normal person in the same circumstances, would immediately be detained to face a murder charge. Even though a murder case was opened according to police sources, the police withdrew the charges and made no arrest. In contrast to this, I personally know of a person who was charged and taken into custody for just detaining a burglar in his house until the police turned up and he is now facing a big court case.
It's going to be interesting to see if there is going to be a follow up to this episode or if this story just gets wiped under the table. If the latter is the case, we effectively live in a police state.
Judging from the comments in the first report
this incident is setting an example for others to follow suit, especially in the light of the high crime rate concerning burglaries in Namibia. People are fed up being robbed of their hard earned belongings and emotions are running high. If now nothing happens to the magistrate, the people will have a precedent to rely on for taking the law into their own hands and just shooting possible burglars.
I am appalled by what was said. There is no respect for life in this country and our Constitution is ignored by almost everybody.
WOW talk about exercising your 1st amendment rights. I don't know what rights your citizens are granted by your constitution, but I suspect they are not the equal to ours. Our 1st amendment rights are used all the time in defense. But aren't you waving a big red target over your head when you express yourself this way?? Please be careful.
ReplyDeleteBill, the whole point of living as a free human being is not to let ourselves be intimidated by those who try to control us. As long as I do no harm to and plan no harm against other humans beings, I am free to express my thoughts on things.
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