South African Police Brutality Caught on Camera

#BBCtrending: South African police brutality caught on camera

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A video showing a Nigerian man being brutally attacked by uniformed police in South Africa has sparked public outrage.

The footage, which was posted to social media, led to the suspension and arrest of two police officers and prompted a heated discussion about South Africa's attitudes towards immigrants.

In a statement to #BBCtrending, the South African Police Service confirmed that the officers involved were from Cape Town Central police station. A spokesperson said they were "horrified" by the incident and said an internal investigation has been launched.

The independent police watchdog leading the inquiry told#BBCtrending that social media played a pivotal role in leading to the arrests.

There are approximately 17,000 registered Nigerians living in South Africa, according to a study. But it's estimated that up to a million undocumented immigrants are in the country.

Anne-Marie Tomchak from #BBCtrending reports
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....And here's a cartoon I made in 2008. Things haven't really changed! As a matter of fact, things are getting worse!

Time to sit up

Cash and Carry Politics

Honour Among Thieves

THINGS HAVEN’T REALLY CHANGED

Last week, the Federal Government decked 100 “great”, “patriotic” Nigerians with medals to celebrate the Centenary of Nigeria’s amalgamation. As the rest of us who live among them know, many of the recipients are career crooks, villains, looters of the national treasury, murderers, thieves, and you name it!

Here’s a 2008 cartoon made shortly after many of the so-called “patriots” on the centenary list were awarded National honours. Every year names of new converts make the list, swelling membership of the club. They are such incurable suckers for awards that an industry manufacturing awards (equally manned by villainous characters) has been built around them. I can only imagine the centenary list was expanded to accommodate converts like the two gentlemen in the cartoon.

Things haven’t really changed. As a matter of fact, things are getting worse!