At this rate we will soon have thugs and killers ruling the country. It cannot be that every day a police officer is killed. What happened yesterday in Dobsonville, Soweto, where two of our officers were hunted down, cornered in their car and murdered in broad daylight, should force us to have a serious discussion about crime.Last week President Jacob Zuma condemned the killing of officers.He called on the public to work with law enforcement agencies and create safe communities.We agree with Zuma but words alone will not deter criminals from killing our police officers.In times like these we need tough action, but within the boundaries of the law.We need to give the state increased powers to hunt down those responsible for these murders.The state should use all its resources to make sure that the killers are found and arrested within 48 hours.Much can be achieved if we re-establish strong ties between communities and the police, and use our intelligence agencies to gather the information the police need to fight crime more effectively.It is possible to make our streets safe again.As Zuma said last week: "The police are the buffer between the community and criminals and we should all work together to support the police in their work."The police represent the authority of the state."They are the bulwark between order and anarchy," Zuma said.As the number of officers killed in the line of duty continues to climb, all of us are duty bound to work closely with the state to rid our streets of these killers.Our failure to act now will condemn us to a future in which we are dictated to by those whose mission is anarchy...