\u201cNet 500 misdadigers hou 17 000 inwoners gyselaar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 stelling is gemaak op die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit (BM) se spesiale raadsvergadering wat Dinsdag 1 Maart in Piketberg gehou is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die raadsvergadering is gehou om die kommerwekkende toename in geweldmisdaad, veral moord, in die Bergriviergebied te bespreek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sommige van die onlangse moorde wat tot die nodigheid van hierdie vergadering gelei het, is die polisieman van Piketberg wat daarvan aangekla word dat hy sy vriendin in die middedorp vermoor het; drie jongmense wat in Porterville doodgesteek is; en \u2019n vrou van Velddrif wat gesterf het nadat haar lewensmaat haar wreedaardig gemartel het en sy komplikasies met betrekking tot haar beserings opgedoen het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 sake is almal hangende en wag op hofverrigtinge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ray van Rooy, die burgemeester van die BM, het in sy verslag in die raadsaal ges\u00ea die oorsaak van die toename in veral gewelddadige misdaad in die gebied is armoede, werkloosheid, \u2019n gebrek aan mense se respek vir hul medemens en gesinswaardes, dwelms, tieners wat nie hul skoolloopbaan voltooi nie, tienerswangerskappe en geldgierigheid. Volgens hom dra die polisie se ernstige tekort aan hulpbronne, personeel en \u2019n gebrek aan vaardighede onder die polisiebeamptes tot die toename in misdaad by. Hy s\u00ea dit is sleg dat sommige van die polisiekantore in die gebied snags soms net een polisiebeampte aan diens het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVerder het ons ekonomiese ontwikkeling nodig om \u2019n gesonde en veilige omgewing te bevorder. As politieke leiers kan ons nie staan en toekyk terwyl ons mense in vrees lewe nie,\u201d het hy bygevoeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVergifnis en versoening is nodig. Kerke en organisasies het \u2019n groter rol om te vervul. Ons kan nie wag totdat nog \u2019n bejaarde, vrou of kind vermoor of verkrag word nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elke politieke party wat in die raadsaal verteenwoordig was, naamlik die DA, ANC, GOOD en die PA, is die geleentheid gegee om hul insae ten opsigte van die probleem en oplossings te lewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die gesamentlike gevoel in die raadsaal was dat die onlangse moorde die gemeenskap getraumatiseer het, dat die mense vir hul veiligheid vrees en dat regeringsdepartemente, nieregeringsorganisasies, kerke en die private sektor moet saamwerk om van die Bergriviergebied \u2019n veiliger plek vir sy inwoners te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Wessels, onderburgemeester, het ges\u00ea hy keur nie enige vigilante-gedrag goed nie, maar voel die gemeenskap kan nie meer net wegkyk van die probleme in hul midde nie. Hulle moet hul stemme oor misdaad laat hoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie munisipaliteit kan dit nie alleen doen nie. Ons het die hulp van die burgers en veral die private sektor nodig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErnstige geweldsmisdaad manifesteer nadat daar nie streng genoeg teenoor kleiner misdrywe opgetree is nie,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea. Daarom voel hy die klein jakkalsies moet summier uitgeroei word voordat dit \u2019n groter probleem word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evert Manuel, \u2019n raadslid, het op sy beurt ges\u00ea \u201cgenoeg is genoeg!\u201d \u201cMense vra die doodstraf moet teruggebring word. Waarom vra hulle dit? Omdat die stelsels hulle in die steek gelaat het,\u201d meen hy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Rooy het in sy amptelike aanbeveling na afloop van die vergadering ges\u00ea politieke partye moet te alle tye weet van alle vorme van misdaad in die gebied, dat die tekortkominge in die polisie opgelos moet word, dat meer aandag gegee moet word aan samewerking met die gemeenskapspolisi\u00ebringsforum en wykskomitees en dat straatkomitees gevestig word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die munisipaliteit moet \u2019n prioriteit daarvan maak om te begroot vir sekuriteitskameras in ho\u00ebmisdaadgebiede. Beter belig\u00adting in gebiede waar gruweldade snags in die donkerte gepleeg word, is uiters noodsaaklik. Van Rooy het ook aanbeveel dat nouer met die Wes-Kaapse drankraad saamgewerk word en strenger wetstoepassing by kroe\u00eb en kuierplekke toegepas word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hierop het Manuel voorgestel die polisie moet die raad voorsien van inligting oor gereelde aanrandings by drinkplekke sodat dit oorweeg kan word wanneer hierdie instansies se dranklisensies weer hernu word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die burgemeester het die polisielede wat wel hul werk in moeilike omstandighede goed doen, asook onderwysers en maatskaplike werkers wat hulle puik van hul taak kwyt, bedank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAan die res wat nog nie hul rol reg vervul nie \u2013 trek jou broek aan, maak dit vas, neem verantwoordelikheid en doen die werk waarvoor jy aangestel is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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