BREAKING NEWS | 22 killed in East London nightclub

[Vorastra]

Case against Enyobeni tavern owners postponed to 23 May

A group of 21 underage patrons died while partying at the Enyobeni tavern in June last year and a toxicology report revealed that their deaths were due to suffocation.

ewn.co.za

 

[ToxicBunny]

This is actually fscking atrocious from our justice system.

Enyobeni Tavern owners each fined R5,000 for selling alcohol to a minor in wake of tragedy

The Enyobeni tragedy led to the deaths of 21 young people. On Friday, a magistrate fined each owner of Enyobeni Tavern R5,000, or ordered them to spend 100 days in prison, after finding them guilty of selling alcohol to a minor. The fine was labelled a slap on the wrist by some family members of...

www.dailymaverick.co.za

Yes there is no evidence (that I can remember) that they did anything in relation to the death of the kids, but still to basically slap them on the wrist for this portion of it does nothing to set a precedent for other establishments. This couple easily made more than R10k off that night alone from selling to minors I reckon.

 

[ponder]

This is actually fscking atrocious from our justice system.

Enyobeni Tavern owners each fined R5,000 for selling alcohol to a minor in wake of tragedy

The Enyobeni tragedy led to the deaths of 21 young people. On Friday, a magistrate fined each owner of Enyobeni Tavern R5,000, or ordered them to spend 100 days in prison, after finding them guilty of selling alcohol to a minor. The fine was labelled a slap on the wrist by some family members of...

www.dailymaverick.co.za

Yes there is no evidence (that I can remember) that they did anything in relation to the death of the kids, but still to basically slap them on the wrist for this portion of it does nothing to set a precedent for other establishments. This couple easily made more than R10k off that night alone from selling to minors I reckon.

What's the normal fine for selling to minors?

 

[ToxicBunny]

What's the normal fine for selling to minors?

No idea honestly, but if its R5000 then literally why bother even prosecuting the issue.

 

[Calkem]

22 ..... Wow

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

No idea honestly, but if its R5000 then literally why bother even prosecuting the issue.

That answers the question, how much is a life worth in ZA?

R476.20 (rounded up).

 

[MachoPants]

What's the normal fine for selling to minors?

Upto R1 million and or 5 years in prison

 

[ToxicBunny]

Upto R1 million and or 5 years in prison

Those are the maximums.. Would be interesting to know what the averages are.

 

[rietrot]

Should have been negligent culpable homicide.