Crime and Slime in the SAPS (South African Police Service) Part I
Last night I was sitting at a local soccer club, chatting to some friends and watching a game of local footy. After the game I went to the bar, ordered a cold drink and started reading a copy of The Citizen (a South African newspaper). In the newspaper I came across a really disturbing article about Ekurhuleni metro chief Robert McBride. For those of you who do not know where Ekurhuleni is, its the name someone gave to a large part of the Eastern side of Johannesburg (South Africa`s largest city).*1
The story in The Citizen explain how Robert McBride who was intoxicated out of his tree with alcohol rolled his car and had an accident. This by itself would not have caused me much distress, until I read on and found out the following:
1) No breathalyzer test was done of Robert McBride. This should have been standard police procedure (emphasis on the word "should"), however in the case of Robert McBride it was not done. Apparently the police chief in the area has different rules to everyone else. If you have a look at the following quote from the Mail & Guardian:
"Days after the accident in December, investigating officer Inspector Quentin Smith could not confirm whether McBride's blood-alcohol levels had been measured at the scene, and did not know if this was done at the hospital. Smith was unavailable for comment on Thursday as he was on leave." *1
How convenient for Inspector Quentin Smith to all of a sudden need to take "leave" after not being able to comment about Robert McBribe (*cough* Sorry.) Robert Mcbride's blood alcohol level.
According to witnesses Robert McBride was blind drunk:
"According to reports, witnesses who went to help him said he was “blind drunk” and “smelt of booze”. They also said police “whisked him away from the scene” before paramedics could examine him" *2
2) Robert McBride told the investigating officer that he was "rushing to an emergency in Eden Park". This has come has come out to be false and a lie. I will quote from The Citizen to fill you in on the relevant information:
"There was no need for Robert McBride to have rushed to a so-called “emergency” in Eden Park on the day of his car accident, it is claimed.
More questions have been asked about the incident in which the controversial Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department chief rolled his car on the R511 near Centurion on December 21.
While it remains to be seen whether a charge of drunken driving, as alleged by several witnesses, will be brought against McBride, new questions have been raised about the reason why McBride was “racing like the devil” to an emergency it now appears never was." *3
In a nutshell, Robert McBride lied to investigating officers. Guess that's legal if you are high up in the Metro police force. A whole lot of different rules seem to openly come into play.
3) This is the part that disturbed me the most. The metro police officers who arrived on the scene not only bundled Robert McBride into a vechile and raced him away (before the paramedics arrived on the scene!) without a blood test. They also threatened to shoot the witnesses, and a female witness on the scene. I will quote from the Mail & Guardian so you can get a better idea of what happened:
"Metro police officers travelling the same route on the R511 as McBride were the first to arrive at the scene. It was reported in daily newspaper Beeld that witnesses accused the officers of assaulting people on the scene and threatening to shoot them.
The officers had apparently hit a woman when she tried to take photographs of the scene with her cellphone and threatened to shoot another witness when he took the keys to their vehicle and told them not to remove McBride from the scene until the police arrived." *4
Wow. I live in South Africa in 2007, and this type of caveman Nazi rubbish goes on!? Must have been a very very small cop to beat a woman like that and threaten to shoot another witness. To the cop who did that. F*ck you coward.
So whats the conclusion to this story?
A) Robert McBride was racing to an emergency in Eden Park (after a New Years party), and accidentally rolled his car, and all the witnesses are lying.
or
B) Robert McBride is lying, and he was drunk and citizens were assaulted by police to try cover up the fact.
Before I ask you to make up your mind about what you are reading here, I would like to draw your attention to a couple of other pieces of information in regards to our dear Robert McBride.
1) He was a "freedom fighter" who in 1984, joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). During his stint in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), he was responsible for a bomb blast that killed three people and wounded 69 others in a terrorist attack on the 14th of June 1984 at Magoo's Bar in Durban. For this he was arrested and sentenced to death. He was later given a pardon for this crime. *5
So lets have a quick look at this. Robert McBride shows a COMPLETE and utter lack of respect for human life by specifically targeting young innocent youths at a nightclub. The same youths who had no idea about what was going on in the then Apartheid government. Robert McBride, I have this to say to you about this attack. You sick f*ck.
Sure, I can understand the need for fighting for freedom. Normally a very noble cause, and I applaud the people who did it right, however, this little man decided military targets and adults where to much for him to handle so he specifically targeted innocents. Reminds you a little of Al-Qaeda doesn't it? That club was not a valid target. It was a place where ignorant youth hung out, and their only crime was the color of their skin.
Because of this attack, Robert McBride was denied a chance to be ambassador to the UK or to France. Both countries refused to deal with someone as low as him. In the end because neither country would accept Robert McBride he was made Metro Chief of a large part of the Johannesburg Metro police.
If you think this story ends here you are sadly mistaken. On 9 March 1998, McBride, then a high-ranking official in the Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique for alleged gun smuggling weapons from Mozambique to South Africa. He later claimed he was doing undercover work for the NIA ( South African National Intelligence Agency) *6
There's still more. Paulina Sekgobela, of the Serious and Organised Crime Unit, alleges that McBride assaulted her and hurled verbal abuse at her. As per The Citizen article on it:
"Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief Robert McBride is facing charges of assaulting of an SAPS officer in Kempton Park on Wednesday.Paulina Sekgobela, of the Serious and Organised Crime Unit, alleges that McBride assaulted her and hurled verbal abuse at her.
They then accused her of obstructing the officers from carrying out their duties. “He slapped me on the face and called me a bastard before ordering his officers to shoot all of us who were resisting arrest. He told me to voertsek,” she said.
“I have witnesses, who include my sister, who tried to take pictures of the incident but were prevented from doing so. “One metro officer pushed and kicked me inside their vehicle in full view of McBride and other people who saw the incident.” She said she was taken to Kempton Park Police Station where charges were laid against her.
She also laid charges of assault against McBride and his officers." *7
Words escape me. Here is an obviously violent and sadistic murderer put in charge of the lives of the very people he has tried to kill. An untrained gimp can easily see that Robert McBride is a serial offender. Instead of being in charge of the Metro Police, he should be behind bars. It is very obvious that right from the beginning he had very little regard for human life and went out of his way to target innocents.
There are reports that he is currently next in line to become National Police Commissioner when Selebi leaves (Please be sure to tune into my next article on Crime and Slime in the SAPS Part II, whereby we have a closer look at Mr Selebi). Making Robert McBride Police Commissioner of South Africa would be a very very dangerous thing for the people of South Africa. For those of you who are going to be touring South Africa for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup... just remember, that the chances are pretty good, Robert McBride will be in charge of your safety. Good luck!
1) http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=294909
2) http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=30235,1,22
3) http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=30213,1,22
4) http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=294909
5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McBride#Anti-apartheid_activities
6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McBride#Political_career
7) http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=29370,1,22
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Read it here: http://karmicsangoma.blogspot.com/2011/01/response-to-xenophobic-writer-sentletse.html
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In what has to be a remarkable show of insight into the power of social networking, a British Indie band is offering their album free to download off their website. This is one band, that seems to have googled it. It looks like the older corporate models are failing and hopefully the world will not have to tolerate the insanity that is RIAA much longer.
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John Stewart pretty much shows us why the hysteria around wikileaks is bad and why wikileaks itself is good. Read more at Karmic Sangoma: http://karmicsangoma.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-does-john-stewart-have-to-say.html
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Anup Shah shows us the institutions, policies and people behind many of today's causes of poverty.
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty.asp
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