Another police killing

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craigsa

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Just heard that yet another cop has murdered his family and then himself. Cannot confirm it but it allegedly happened in Highlands North.
 
*shakes head* I don't get it! How?! How do you kill your own family!? How messed up in the head do you have to be to do something like that?

Besides, what do they have to do with his problems? If you're pissed off with the world, kill yourself, your family doesn't deserve to die as well.

Doesn't make sense to me...
 
Yes oh well i was hping it was not true. Another incident happened yesterday but i cannot comment on it yet.
 
Not only cops but family mass murders are rather endemic to South Africa.

"South Africa is a country under a lot of stress. There are many depressed people. If someone is severely depressed and doesn't get treatment, they might feel that there is no point in living."

He added: "Shifting patterns in the country's demographics and lack of work are problems. Things are changing rapidly in the country and many people feel that they have no future."

Czech, who often deals with people who threaten suicide or homicide, said people with "authoritarian" personalities and severe depression could end up killing their families as well as themselves if they reached a point of no return.

"This (type of) person holds very authoritarian views, and their families are not seen as separate entities from themselves."

Czech explained that this kind of person might feel that because they are to stop living, the same must be true for their family members.

Clinical psychologist Welmoet Bok believes there are many reasons for family murders.

"A patriarchal society could lead some men to believe that they had the final say in everything, including whether their families live or die," she said.

"One cannot help but ask why this has been so prevalent in South Africa, but the answer is not easy to find."
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Crime update Last night : Dad and kid killed in illegal street racing in Woodmead - Metro have been saying for months they will do something, now maybe they will.


This morning - housebreakers in Wendywood, Sandton kill a young black female child because she screamed when they entered her room.

Wed morning - Sandton SAPS policeman kills himself and his girlfriend.

Last week - 6 armed robbers rob shopping centre on Friday night - all armed with R5 assault rifles.
 
craigsa said:
Crime update Last night : Dad and kid killed in illegal street racing in Woodmead - Metro have been saying for months they will do something, now maybe they will.
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It is not really the fault of Metro but rather of stupid people like the above who attend such gatherings in the first place ... we are all responsible adults and it is not the govt or the cops responsibility to babysit and wipe our bums for us.
 
Yes but metro have been informed of the problem and they failed to act. They said in the citizen about 2 weeks ago that they would do something and now this happens.
However i do agree with you.
 
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