Call for hate speech charges after woman’s k-word rant caught on camera

17 June 2016 - 11:20 By TMG Digital

Describing her words as and “hateful” and “vitriolic”‚ the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) called for charges to be laid against “a woman motorist for a racist rant after she was involved in a smash and grab incident in Johannesburg”. Of the clip of the woman - aired by eNCASanco said it took exception to the woman saying: “One k***** is bad enough. This happens all the time‚ all the time. The k*****s here in Johannnesburg are terrible‚ I'm so sick of it." WATCH: 'If I see a black person I will drive them over' - woman's racist rant caught on cameraThere was outrage on Friday after a woman involved in a smash and grab was caught on film calling black people the k-word and threatening to run over them.Sanco also quoted her as saying: “If I see a black person I will drive them over. If I... if I have a gun‚ I will shoot everyone.”“We wish to condemn in the strongest terms possible the hateful‚ vitriolic insults and threats that were thrown around including at a black police officer that arrived at the crime scene with his white colleague‚" said Sanco’s Jabu Mahlangu."Such provocative insults if not adequately addressed will only serve to polarise racial relations‚ reopen old wounds and the ugly past that the majority in the country chose to put behind."Mahlangu said “her venom was redirected to police officers who had arrived to help” and she was filmed “spewing further insults‚ including saying: ‘I can tell you now‚ the calibre of blacks in this town vary from the calibre of blacks in Durban. They're opinionated‚ they're arrogant and they're just plain and simple useless’ ”...

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