Mampara of the Week: Mabel Jansen

15 May 2016 - 02:00 By Hogarth

They say ignorance is bliss - but it surely can't be when you have the huge responsibility of deciding the fate of accused persons who come before you. This week's Mampara should know better than to spew racial stereotypes that expose her for the racist she is.Pretoria Judge Mabel Jansen's leaked private Facebook conversation says rape is part of the black culture."Ninety-nine percent of criminal cases I hear is [sic] of black fathers, uncles, brothers raping children as young as five years old. Is this part of your culture?" she told filmmaker Gillian Schutte. This Mampara later claimed her comments were quoted out of context.Let us guess: you're so not racist that your maid has dinner at the same table as you?..

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