South African Justice system.... Or is it....

Seems like our whole country is fighting these days, I joined our local CPF about 5 years ago with the thought that by helping our local police station we can fight crime and maybe get a better city for ourselves and our kids. It all started out okay and it seemed like fun and a good deed, but then as the years went past and I worked myself deeper and deeper into the saps system and CPF system I started to see things and wonder why are we doing what we are doing. Our local CPF has various kinds of people, obviously because most of them come from the community, we have those few people who will and always has been dedicated to the local CPF regardless of what happened, and I was one of them. Then we have those that only want the leadership positions, we never see them on the road patrolling with the rest of us, in fact you will never see them anywhere, not even at fundraisers, at the CPF meetings they are the first ones to apologise for not being at the meeting. Then there is those that will help when they have time, and we appreciate their help and support, they are the ones that you see every second weekend or so out on the road patrolling the streets trying to make a difference. Ok so that’s the basic CPF structure, now to get to the SAPS part of it, it is here where my loyalty and dedication fell to a complete new low. At our local SAPS we have obviously all the ranks and stripes we can ask for, but these ranks and stripes mean absolutely nothing to me anymore, I have lost all my respect and love for our local SAPS. Inside our local SAPS we have various police officers, most of them, I mean like 80% of them will never help the local CPF members with any queries whatsoever, they just float past the day and hope that they don’t get called out an hour before shift change, they are the ones who should respond to our calls, seeing that the CPF is the extra eyes and ears for the police, but this unfortunately never happens. What the police forgot is that the local CPF is also the local community members, and by not assisting and helping the local CPF automatically the community members turn their backs on the local police, now this is where the problem is, we start having a CPF that acts completely on their own, taking the law into their own hands. Luckily we do have those few police officers that will help anytime any day regardless of the time of day, they will go the extra mile for the community and CPF, they will give their all and even a bit more, but now these officers gets seen as nothing by their own superiors and sometimes forgotten when it comes to praise etc. Right, so that is the sweet and the short of it so far, now to get to another point, Government rolled out this plan to establish local CPF’s everywhere to assist the police in community and sector policing, but they never thought of equipping the CPF with basic needs etc. they don’t help with anything, they expect the community to try and get their own resources and equipment, now please do remember the relationship between the CPF and SAPS regards to help… There is absolutely no way that people will spend money on something if they will only be able to function halfway due to the fact that we do not get the support from saps so desperately needed. The biggest problem in our local community right now is drugs, the drugs has become so available that in our local community I would basically be able to take you to any street and guarantee you a drug house or at least a few drug users, and somehow this is being overlooked. I remember the one day we assisted a certain police officer to arrest a drug dealer, when he took us through the whole procedure of how to book the drugs, open dockets etc. I saw something that showed me we are fighting a losing battle, most of the officer at the local station never even knew what we booked in, they have never seen this stuff and they don’t know what it’s used for. This is a big problem for the community and the police as a whole how will we fight the drugs in our communities if the police don’t even know what the stuff looks like, they had no clue whatsoever, no idea not even an opinion of what it was. I honestly think our whole justice system is a waste of taxpayer’s money and time. Below you will find a piece that I removed from the constitution as it is written in the constitution bill of rights, this certain section basically outlines the framework to what the police should be doing in our community, and what the police should be doing for the community. This will basically clarify what your right is when it comes to police service and what we expect from our police, and obviously not getting. First of all I would like to talk about each point individually but then point number one, there is actually nothing to speak about, there is currently no structures whatsoever in the national police force, definitely not in our community. So let’s move swiftly along to point number two. Basically it says the police needs to take into consideration the requirements, of the province, THE REQUIREMENTS. You see this is where my problem comes in with the police, our requirements are not being met by the police or not even being handled, Kids are dying every day around us because of the enormous amount of drugs flowing through our community, and all they sit and do is worry about a stolen car here and there, yes that stolen car might have some drugs in it as well, but these people the main “DRUG LORDS” they don’t drive around with stolen cars or break the law, no they are good law abiding citizens. And what ticks me off even more is the fact that the police know exactly who is who, and they just leave them. So now my question to you is? Mother and Father how long are you going to wait before you child dies from drug abuse because you local police are too scared to do something. Point number three this is where the constitution talk about how the police should protect us and combat crime. Community members let’s be honest with each other, if you have to sit around and wait for the police to come and protect you, then you as good as 2010, gone. But now if you do protect yourself against a burglar or anyone trespassing on your property the law is setup in such a way that it favours the scum (criminal). The only way we would be able to stop this mess in our community is if we stand up as a community and fight this together, we take them on and chase them out. If the Police doesn’t want to help then we need to help ourselves, but for the love of God people our children is busy dying because of this, lets stand united and fight this war against DRUGS. This brings me back to the “Druggies” this is becoming an epidemic in our community and they are running our community, the users are scared of the bosses selling the drugs and it seems to me the police as well. I ask the Mothers and Fathers of the community go and get your sons and daughters tested, it doesn’t matter how much you believe them or how much your trust them, the question is, Do you want to see them DIE??? Chapter 11 Section 205. Police service 1. The national police service must be structured to function in the national, provincial and, where appropriate, local spheres of government. 2. National legislation must establish the powers and functions of the police service and must enable the police service to discharge its responsibilities effectively, taking into account the requirements of the provinces. 3. The objects of the police service are to prevent, combat and investigate crime, to maintain public order, to protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property, and to uphold and enforce the law.