Are police cowards?

We want the army

Police are human. They have their fears, concerns, aspirations and goals.

The fact that they have undergone intensive physical and firearm training and that they carry guns and shoot to kill when it is necessary does not make them Terminators or Rambos.

But their role remains a noble and imperative one; to protect our lives and property.
As marauding gangs of armed bandits intensify their siege on ordinary citizens in the country, we look up to the police to protect us.

But what do we do when police themselves are scarred of the armed criminals who answer fire with fire?

The brutal murder of seven year-old Gofaone Tyatya at the Zandspruit informal settlement in Johannesburg on Sunday raises doubts about the ability of the police to deal effectively with crime.

If police are afraid to respond to a crime because an area is dangerous then we are doomed. The fact that they did not have a car is a lame excuse. Where were the cars in the first place?

If they are afraid, then the government must excuse them and bring in the army. They will surely do a better job. I bet some have been in the barracks for some time and are now itching for some action.

All South Africans, black and white, are sick and tired of crime.