Community Justice and Law Enforcement

An alleged thief was stripped and severely beaten by a mob that caught him mugging a woman.

While I personally prefer the due process of law, I've started to tolerate communities that apply some home-grown justice. Is it just me, or has crime become endemic to this country and even its culture? If we haven't been the victim of it, we know people who have. Per Capita, South Africa leads the rape rate, is second with murders and fourth in robberies. Hence, it is no surprise when communities vent their frustrations on these hapless criminal who are clueless yet brazen enough to get caught by innocent bystanders.

If it's not a symptom of poor law enforcement, it's certainly one of a country with a flaccid sense of morality. If murder, rape and robbery are to remain unacceptable in our country, steps will need to be taken. I applaud attempts by government to implement 'moral regeneration' programs, or to decrease the unemployment rate (face it folks, boredom breeds peccancy), but the simple fact is that they need supplementary assistance. On the flip-side, kangaroo courts have a reputation for hasty and often incorrect decision-making.