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Verskillende bendes, soos die Hard Livings en The Americans op die Kaapse Vlakte, asook die \u201cnommer\u201d-bendes of number gangs<\/span>, wat veral in Suid-Afrikaanse tronke aktief is, is vir meer as 120 moorde net tussen 24 en 30 Junie verantwoordelik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die nommer-bendes is hoofsaaklik in verskeie Suid-Afrikaanse tronke bedrywig, met die Pollsmoor- asook die Brandvlei-gevangenis wat vir heelwat bende-verwante aktiwiteite bekendstaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die Wynland \u2013 en spesifiek die Drakenstein \u2013 is egter nie immuun teen hi\u00e9rdie kwessie nie, met baie bendelede van di\u00e9 bekende en gewelddadige bendes wat ook in die platteland woon en misdaad pleeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Verskeie bende-verwante aktiwiteite vind op \u2019n daaglikse basis in Paarl-Oos en Wellington plaas, asook binne die Breedevallei in Worcester in gebiede soos, onder meer, Roodewal en Avianpark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Paarl Post <\/span>het in \u2019n aanlyn artikel genaamd \u201cWynlandse dorpe steier oor groeiende bendegeweld\u201d, wat op 12 Julie gepubliseer is, berig dat gebiede soos Groenheuwel en Chicago in Paarl-Oos vir groot bendegeweld verantwoordelik is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In die artikel \u201cKinderbendes in Wellington kwel die gemeenskap n\u00e1 twee moorde\u201d, wat op 28 Junie aanlyn gepubliseer is, verduidelik \u2019n bron dat bendegeweld in die vorm van kinderbendes ook in Newton in Wellington toeneem en in Junie die lewe van twee mense op een dag ge\u00ebis het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die 120 moorde wat in die laaste week in Junie gepleeg is, kan dus ook toegeken word aan di\u00e9 gebiede in die Drakenstein en die Breedevallei, wat volgens bronne \u2019n toename in geweld ervaar het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Volgens een bron \u2013 \u2019n inwoner van Groenheuwel \u2013 baklei die 27\u2019s- en 28\u2019s-bendes met mekaar oor wat aangeneem kan word grondgebiede, of te wel, turf wars<\/span>, is. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Di\u00e9 bendelede beweeg net soos ander misdadigers in die donker sodat niemand hulle kan identifiseer nie.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Die bron het aangevoer dat die bendelede ook minderjarig is, wat dit makliker vind om onskuldige mense se lewe te neem eerder as om skool toe te gaan.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n \u201cHulle sien \u2019n enemy<\/span> [van \u2019n ander bende] en skiet dwarsdeur almal om by die enemy<\/span> uit te kom,\u201d het \u2019n bron by \u2019n vorige geleentheid aan Paarl Post<\/span> vertel.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Op ander tye skiet die bendelede \u2013 volwassenes asook minderjariges \u2013 iemand wat in die straat stap op pad werk of winkel toe, waarna die bendelede hul besittings steel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Di\u00e9 boewe besteel dus hul eie mense waar hulle grootgeword het om kos op die tafel te sit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In di\u00e9 gemeenskappe, wat uit hoofsaaklik die armer of laer-inkomste-gebiede bestaan, vrees die mense dus op \u2019n daaglikse basis vir hul lewe. Die meeste inwoners wil in vreedsame omstandighede leef, maar steeds sluit hulle hulself \u00e9n hul sorgvrye kinders agter slot en grendel toe \u2014 asof hulle die oortreders is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die kinders kan nie n\u00e1 sononder in die straat of agtertuin speel nie, en volwassenes durf nie voor sonop werk toe stap nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elke harde klapgeluid laat inwoners sidder en wonder of dit \u2019n vuurwapenskoot is, waarna hulle na hul kinders se kamers hardloop om seker te maak hulle leef nog. Hierdie is net v\u00e1n die uitdagings wat inwoners in bendegeteisterde gebiede ervaar, en is slegs die oortjies van die seekoei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2019n Diepgewortelde kwessie wat bendegeweld aanhits, is die sosio-ekonomiese probleme in armer of laer-inkomste gebiede, soos Groenheuwel, Chicago, Newton, of Roodewal en Avianpark. Werkloosheid, armoede, ongeletterdheid, dwelm- en alkoholmisbruik en huishoudelike geweld is voorbeelde van die opdraandes van di\u00e9 gemeenskappe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoe kan \u2019n kind homself bekommer oor die \u201cregte pad\u201d en skool bywoon as sy maag grom en pyn van honger terwyl sy ouers hul laaste sente aan drank bestee? Die makliker pad is dan die verkeerde pad, soos om by \u2019n bende aan te sluit wat 1) kos voorsien, 2) die minderjarige laat voel asof hy \u00earens hoort, 3) hom wegvat uit sy ouerhuis waar niemand vir hom omgee nie, 4) en hom vergoed in die vorm van geld of besittings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vir die eerste keer voel di\u00e9 seun dan asof hy beheer het oor sy lewe, en nie afhanklik is van ouers wat hom nie versorg nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hierdie manier van lewe stel die minderjarige egter bloot aan n\u00f3g meer geweld, tot op die punt waar hy \u2019n vuurwapen optel en binne \u2019n oogwink \u2019n ander se lewe sal neem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nietemin, volgens hom kom hy van niks, en nou is hy i\u00e9mand en daardie gevoel en lewenswyse is moeilik om van afskeid te neem. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Post 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