Send in the SANDF
Dear Premier David Makhuru I write on behalf of those living and working in Johannesburg who are killed, robbed, intimidated, and brutalised by criminals on a daily basis. Black, white, the aged, women, children, physically and mentally challenged, no one is spared.Johannesburg is in a state of emergency due to the level of crime. Nowhere is safe and people are virtual prisoners in their homes. Arriving or leaving home is a nightmare. Our children travel to and from school in fear.The rise in crime has an impact on all Gauteng citizens, and load-shedding makes it easier for criminals to escape.We need an urgent solution to the crisis in Johannesburg and Gauteng.We as Community Policing Forum members are unable to make a visible difference. Not even the police are able to curb the crime plague.The police need the support of the SANDF to restore order. Public order has broken down, and state security is threatened.We have become a failed province on the issue of crime, failing to protect our citizens.Premier, we beg that the SANDF be deployed in Johannesburg before another family loses another father or mother or child to crime...
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