Too much FREEDOM in South Africa or what?
Prisoners who have been declared violent criminals will not be among the thousands of offenders to benefit from remissions of sentences announced by president Jacob Zuma at the Union Buildings to mark South Africa's 18th Freedom Day Celebration on the 27th of April,
http://www.news24.com. Sentenced offenders, people on probation and parolees will benefit.
President Jacob Zuma
(picture from http://www.goggle.com)
Previous remissions were granted on the day of Nelson Mandela's inauguration on May 10th 1994, the first anniversary of democracy on April 27th 1995, to mark Mandela's 80th birthday on July 18th 1998 and the first year of former President Thabo Mbeki's second term office on May 30 2005.
All sentenced offenders, people on probation and parolees will receive a six-month remission, while sentenced inmates, people on probation and parolees who have not been sentenced for aggressive, sexual, firearm and drug-related offenders will get a 12 month special remission. In 2005 3o 704 sentenced offenders were released within three months, 131 of them were arrested after thy re-offended.
Why would you give a person who has sexual offences, firearm and drug-related offences and has committed other crimes a 12 month remission? Those people are supposed to be punished for the wrongs they did, other wise they are simply going to go back to the streets and do what they do best CRIME! South Africa has gone too far and this has to come to an end, other wise other countries are not going to want to work with us anymore. From giving rapists bails and bribing police officers to releasing criminals from jail! WHAT NEXT LEGALIZING MURDER? I know that I am not supposed to be too personal about this issue but THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR and has to stop!