Watch your back in South Africa. They kill folks here. Murder them at a bewildering rate.
Robbers kill their victims, bystanders kill criminals, family members kill each other.
Gun battles erupt on streets or in shopping malls. Passers-by whip out pistols and join in fire fights between criminals and police or security guards. A recent flurry in the numbers of high profile deadly attacks has even police suggesting they are losing the fight with violent crime.
Statistically a South African is 12 times as likely to be murdered than the average American and his chances of being killed are 50 times greater than if he lived in Western Europe. In countries not at war, only a Colombian has a greater chance of dying in a hail of gunfire.
Armed robbers also recently held up a children's soccer match at a private elementary school, holding the pre-teen players at gunpoint while accomplices stole cellphones, money and jewelry from parents and players.
Shaun Dennison, the owner of a small hotel and a police reservist, said robbers often just shoot someone during a a robbery so that the first phone calls after they leave are for medical help rather than police.
Source: IOL