Police awareness campaign to curb crime
"It is our responsibility as members of the service and parents to enlighten our learners so that they can stay focused on education"
The Mokopane Police held a back to school campaign and visited 6 schools on 17 February to teach learners more about the dangers of crime and calls upon any member of the community to obey the rules of protesting.
According to Mokopane Police Spokesperson, Sgt Mmadikgale Masingi, this campaign was part of the safer school program.
“It is our responsibility as members of the service and parents to enlighten our learners so that they can stay focused on education. To this end our youth also become involved with crime and ruin their future from a tender age.
“Crimes such as murder, rape and assault are on the increase in our surrounding areas. To a larger extent some cases opened gets withdrawn at some point by the complainants. This action leads to the criminals evading their consequences and can hereby continue with their criminal activities.
“This tendency continues to drag the name of the Criminal Justice System through the mud and cannot be allowed to carry on”.
She further said that it lays in the hands of parents and leadership in the community to discourage any form of gangsterism and violence in our schools and to report any illegal observance to the SAP.
She explained a new trend has started where the community tend to take the law into their own hands where innocent people are taken after being accused of being involved in crime.
“Any form of crime or conduct that results into the commission of crime can not be condemned, rather report any similar form to the police. Another problem is the fact that illegal protest is becoming a general action. We must firstly desist the youth from involving themselves in these types of protests as the results can be detrimental to their futures.”
“We as Mokopane Police call upon all organisers of any form of protest action, gathering or march, of which is one of their democratic rights as embedded in the Constitution of the Country to do these actions within the frame of the law and in a responsible manner. We as police cannot fold our arms when these actions get out of hand and the full might of the law will take its course.”
