Man tells of plastic bag horror

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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Man-tells-of-plastic-bag-horror-20100518

Pretoria – An East Rand father has described through his tears how he was hijacked by three armed men wearing Johannesburg metro police uniforms on Tuesday. They cuffed his hands behind his back and put a black plastic bag over his head and tied it behind his neck.

Frikkie Davel, 29, who is from Edenvale, said at 17:00 he was on his way home when the hijackers pulled him over in Henley Street in Brixton.

"They stopped in front of me and the driver and the front passenger got out and came walking up to me. A third person stayed in the back of the car."

The hijackers asked for his driving licence, ordered him to climb out of the vehicle, searched him and took his cellphone.

"They said they're arresting me for reckless driving and then they cuffed my hands behind my back.

"I asked what I had done wrong and they said: 'We'll talk about that later'," said Davel.

The hijackers pushed Davel into the back of their car, pulled a black plastic bag over his head and tied it with a rope behind his head.

Luckily the bag wasn't tied too tightly so Davel was still able to breathe. They drove around with him for quite some time, with him lying with his head on the lap of one of the hijackers.

"I realised I was being hijacked and that I had to stay calm."

After a while, the hijackers stopped somewhere in the bushes, pulled Davel from the car and led him deeper into the bushes.

"They said I must lie down, and that's when I thought it's all over. I'll never see my baby (Xander, 8 months) again, I'll never see my wife (Ronelle, 25) ever again," Davel told through his tears.

The hijackers removed the cuffs, said he must stay on the ground and keep quiet, and walked away.

"After about 10 minutes, I tore the bag open and ran out of the bushes to the road."

He ran to a petrol station where he asked for help, but the cashier chased him away and said he's drunk.

At that stage he was in Victory Park in Johannesburg. After knocking on three houses' doors to get help, he realised the Linden police station was quite close so he started walking. When he arrived, they helped him immediately.
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MAybe they should change the uniforms or make plain clothes police illegal?
 
He ran to a petrol station where he asked for help, but the cashier chased him away and said he's drunk.
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Who's in k*k now? Here I thought the thread was about municipalities striking again and that he was out of plastic bags.
 
This is a very good positive story in my opinion. Take the car, take the cellphone but FFS there is no need to kill anyone!!!!!!!
 
Datura said:
Man tells of plastic bag horror

???? :wtf:

What a fscking stupid headline!

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Hey our journo's are educated in SA schools where you do not need english to pass grade 12. Forgive them. . .LOL
 
Mila said:
Hey our journo's are educated in SA schools where you do not need english to pass grade 12. Forgive them. . .LOL
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Hell no. A pet peeve of mine happens to be illiterate journos. My English skills are k@k but still shine next to their's. Plastic bag horror. I am sure the guns were a tad more frightening than the plastic bag.
 
1. I would like to know how and where the uniforms get stolen. Would it be from police stations, or at the point/premises of manufacturing?

2. People really should not open their windows or get out when stopped by police. Show them your drivers license through the window and explain that you will follow them to the nearest police station.
 
Datura said:
Hell no. A pet peeve of mine happens to be illiterate journos. My English skills are k@k but still shine next to their's. Plastic bag horror. I am sure the guns were a tad more frightening than the plastic bag.
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LOL!!
 
blunomore said:
1. I would like to know how and where the uniforms get stolen. Would it be from police stations, or at the point/premises of manufacturing?

2. People really should not open their windows or get out when stopped by police. Show them your drivers license through the window and explain that you will follow them to the nearest police station.
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No doubt they get the uniforms from the police themselves :)
 
blunomore said:
1. I would like to know how and where the uniforms get stolen. Would it be from police stations, or at the point/premises of manufacturing?

2. People really should not open their windows or get out when stopped by police. Show them your drivers license through the window and explain that you will follow them to the nearest police station.
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Even with the arrogant Metro Cops out there, I see a string of charges with not opening that window.:(
 
kiepie said:
Even with the arrogant Metro Cops out there, I see a string of charges with not opening that window.:(
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I see a test case where this issue can be sorted out once and for all.

kiepie said:
Just the other day 3 cops were arrested in a town complex dealing with huge amount of drugs. It's highly likely!
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Real cops or 'fake cops' ? What is the relevance of this to the uniform issue?
 
blunomore said:
I am not sure about this. Do you have this as a fact?
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"We are worried about how criminals are getting their hands on our uniforms and equipment," he said.

He added that they would deal harshly with any officer caught selling Tshwane Metro Police uniforms and equipment.

"Police officers who do this are no better than the criminals themselves because they are aiding and abetting the commission of crime when they should be upholding the law," he said.
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Link..

One could speculate, but seems pretty clear.
 
blunomore said:
I see a test case where this issue can be sorted out once and for all.



Real cops or 'fake cops' ? What is the relevance of this to the uniform issue?
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For me is that somehow they will have to make me stop. And I will only stop for a uniform. That is why I asked. But it so easy since it's not a unique colour or outfit so something similar would have made me stop. What would have happened to him if he ignored them and drove to the police station and it turned out to be police men? Likely to be arrested for resisting arrest.

Sad thing is I do not trust a police man as far as I can see him.


DAmmed if you do dammed if you don't.
 
Mila said:
What would have happened to him if he ignored them and drove to the police station and it turned out to be police men? Likely to be arrested for resisting arrest.
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No.

Driving to a police station = cooperating.

Driving away = Resisting arrest.
 
blunomore said:
No.

Driving to a police station = cooperating.

Driving away = Resisting arrest.
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I agree BUT whats the best way of communicating this to the "police officers (ie real or crim)" trying to pull you over?? Won't they see you not stopping as "resisting arrest"?
 
blunomore said:
No.

Driving to a police station = cooperating.

Driving away = Resisting arrest.
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Oh I did not know that. THanx!
I have read about people being bullied for that and that poor woman on Carte Blanche, that was stepped on.
 
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