Times Of Swaziland: STOP PROTECTING CRIMINALS IN ESWATINI

STOP PROTECTING CRIMINALS IN ESWATINI
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Editor on 12/11/2024 07:59:00


Sir,
Allow me to mention this in our country. We cannot be happy throughout our
lives, which is why some people are crying. Whether we want to admit it or not,
our parents invest a lot in our well-being, and it is expected that we will
return the favour at some stage. You are groomed to become a responsible adult,
someone who becomes a provider, not a ‘tsotsi’.To put a stop to crime,
ordinary Swati citizens need to help the police, and the families of thugs need
to stop protecting them. Some time ago, there were reports of two teenagers who
attacked their grandparents, somewhere at the LaMgabhi Inkhundla.
Protecting
Why does a community allow such things to happen to elderly people? Why are they
not protecting them? Where are the community police? What is their community
duty? The work of the police would come to nothing if residents did not help
them fight crime in Eswatini. To defeat crime, residents need to report
criminals to the police, regardless of who they are. What is the role of our
imiphakatsi if bad things are done in their community?  Let us not sleep with
heavy hearts. Let us not put ourselves in difficult positions where we have to
defend a grandchild who is causing havoc in the community, grandparents. We must
stop defending the indefensible. Some of our elderly parents and grandparents
were on medication for high blood pressure, due to the stress their children and
grandchildren caused them by committing crimes.
Crime
Crime affects us all. EmaSwati blame the government and police for crime being
out of control, but the only way to stop it is for everyone to get involved in
the fight against it. If you do not want to act, you too are going to be victims
of crime. The mental aspect is a very critical one that needs to be handled with
care. There are situations that occur in some areas where you see an old man
shedding tears and heads dropped. That is a painful situation for everyone to
experience. But how do you deal with it? If the community alone cannot curb
crime, then we are fighting a losing battle. Can you reverse the bad situation?
No! It is done; there is nothing anyone can do about it. Grandparents are not
enjoying their pension money as they have to take their grandchildren to school,
while their parents spend their grant money on booze and drugs.
Guide
As a society, Eswatini must come together to help guide our young people. As the
elderly, we must stand up against this. It amounts to abuse, and we must not
allow this to continue. Bekugekho ko loku itolo in Eswatini! Community police
and the rest of the community have to stand together to fight crime in Eswatini.
Where is  Parliament? What is it saying? What is their duty? We all know the
criminals in our areas, but we keep protecting them. It is high time the
residents started working with the police and providing them with information.
The police cannot win the fight against crime on their own. If I am not
mistaken, I do not remember them winning without society’s help. Yindzaba
yetfu sonkhe lena Eswatini.It must be addressed.
Edwin Dlamini