When Enough is Enough!

23 Dec 09

When "enough is enough!"

Susan Shabangu is a Deputy to the Security Minister in South Africa. I've never met her personally, but her boss lectured a group of LE students I trained in Pretoria a year and a half ago. His sentiments were similar, and he didn't mince words either!

Susan was recently quoted at a mass meeting of LEOs, for all to hear:

"You must kill the bastards when they threaten you or your community"

"You must not worry about the regulations. That is my responsibility. Your responsibility is to serve and protect."

"I want no warning shots. You have one shot, and it must be a kill-shot."

"I won't tolerate pathetic excuses for you not being able to deal with violent crime. You've been issued guns. Now use them!"

Ms Shabangu is publically articulating the frustration of the general population. Everyone is fed up with unchecked, criminal violence and mealy-mouthed, excuse-making government officials.

It should never get so bad as to necessitate a deputy minister having to talk so abruptly, here nor there!

There has been much reaction to her statements, as you might imagine, but no one has accused her of being mealy-mouthed!

God bless her for having the personal courage to say what has to be said. Oh, that we would even occasionally hear such plain English from politicians over here!

/John