Yip.............the Justice System (Rotten UNjust System !! ) certainly is failing the country and I mean the WHOLE country - not just one side of the divide. I also would NOT want to work as a law enforcing officer under the current system. Once justice goes, I guess it won't be long before it all goes.....
On Apr 14, 7:55 pm, Big Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > In the last week or so, sixteen suspects have been arrested in > Woodstock for drug related crimes, eight for heroin and eight for > dagga. The eight who were arrested for possession of dagga (quite a > large amount) were caught in possession and in the act of cleaning the > dope and smoking it. They were all released on R 500.00 bail the > moment they appeared in court. There seems to be something seriously > wrong with the magistrates in our Cape Town courts. I can remember > when a case like this would be wrapped up the same day and the accused > sentenced, either to a fine or a suspended sentence or jail time, if > found guilty. It is no wonder that these miscreants and recidivists > are still out, prowling our streets, mugging innocent people and > breaking in to our cars and homes. > Whatever happened to the right to a speedy trial? It would seem the > magistrates are procrastinators of note, granting bail in order to > delay a trial, or strike it off the roll. I would really like to > confront the magistrates on the issue of bail. If anyone has the know- > how of how this prickly issue can be handled, I would like to hear > from you. And I mean people in the know, not people who think they > know. > Brian Gray. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
