Panic buttons could have saved Officer Bann
How did we let this happen again?
PAUL MACKENA writes:
The death of metro police officer Martiens Bann refers.
How did we let this happen again?
You tell me that this hero, an off-duty officer, was the only one who heard the housebreaking by six people on Saturday early afternoon?
The people around that house heard what happened, but decided to do nothing. I don’t say they must come out risking their lives but the quick press of a panic button by one or two houses next to the one that was invaded by these people, would have scared them off.
If that did happen, this off-duty officer would have been alive today with two months to retire from the force. Rest in peace.
I started sending emails to newspapers and TV stations from July 2. I knew something bad was about to happen to some policemen but they never listened. Hopefully now they catch a wake up and bring the public to help against the criminals.
The police don’t have a crystal ball to tell them where the next crime will happen but with the quick help of the public, police could be there to prevent more unfair killings like this.
