CT paramedic stabbed, ambulance vandalised in attack

[Grant]

Two paramedics have been attacked near Blackheath, in Cape Town.
The crew was responding to an emergency at the Happy Valley informal settlement early yesterday morning.

It is the latest of several attacks on medical personnel in the city in recent weeks.

The paramedics were ambushed by four armed men as they were loading a patient into an ambulance.
Emergency medical services’ Robert Daniels says an official was stabbed and the vehicle vandalised.

"The attackers demanded the crew’s personal valuables including wallets, mobile phones and handbags and afterwards they stabbed the paramedic with a broken bottle. The other paramedic was threatened with a knife but fortunately not harmed."

Paramedics have also requested police protection when entering gang-stricken areas like Hanover Park.

http://ewn.co.za/2016/07/19/CT-paramedic-stabbed-ambulance-vandalised

 

[RazedInBlack]

The paramedics were ambushed by four armed men as they were loading a patient into an ambulance.

Humans . . .

 

[thestaggy]

Humans . . .

I think you misspelled 'gutter scum'.

 

[LazyLion]

Humans . . .

Pretty sure these are not human....

 

[konfab]

Emergency medical services’ Robert Daniels says an official was stabbed and the vehicle vandalised.

"The attackers demanded the crew’s personal valuables including wallets, mobile phones and handbags and afterwards they stabbed the paramedic with a broken bottle. "

Wouldn't it just be a shame if there were security officials available with a licence to euthanize these savages.

 

[GoneWithTheWindows]

When paramedics start refusing to go into these locations, we see who suffers then.

 

[Hemi300c]

Savages, I hope they one day need medical assistance and it never comes...............

 

[Emjay]

The community is the one that is going to suffer in the end. Soon even the cops will refuse to enter these areas. They have displayed cowardice a few times already in some instances.

I don't agree with mob justice, but sometimes it really seems like the only solution.

 

[berrypi]

The community is the one that is going to suffer in the end. Soon even the cops will refuse to enter these areas. They have displayed cowardice a few times already in some instances.

I don't agree with mob justice, but sometimes it really seems like the only solution.

for that to happen, a few people need to die first. Then the community takes a stand and 1 of the criminals are killed. The police then comes in strong armed and wipes out the mob.
Police then disappear and the cycle starts again.

 

[Jase]

And this is one of the main reasons I render my services / experience out of country ...

 

[flippakitten]

for that to happen, a few people need to die first. Then the community takes a stand and 1 of the criminals are killed. The police then comes in strong armed and wipes out the mob.
Police then disappear and the cycle starts again.

Sad but true, in this country the cops go after soft targets.

They'll raid a music festival but not the known drug dens in Mannenburg.
They will setup a roadblock close to an illegal shabeen but not close down the shabeen.
They'll sit on the side of the road and fine you R500 for going 10km over the speed limit but not impound unroadworth taxi's jumping red robots.

 

[konfab]

I don't agree with mob justice, but sometimes it really seems like the only solution.

I disagree completely. The issue is that the police service is not accountable to the people. The last three national police commissioners have been politically placed cadres with perilously little experience in police work.

We need a variant of broken windows policing, coupled with professional, well trained individuals.
We need a justice system that can cope with the amount of crime in this country.
We need a correctional service that either rehabilitates individuals properly, or removes them from society.

All of these require resources, which is rather spent on supporting royal families, paying inflated BEE prices for tenders and Jumbo jets for the president.

 

[MickeyD]

When paramedics start refusing to go into these locations, we see who suffers then.

That's when Foot-in-mouth Tony comes along and screams about white privilege...

 

[Emjay]

I disagree completely. The issue is that the police service is not accountable to the people. The last three national police commissioners have been politically placed cadres with perilously little experience in police work.

We need a variant of broken windows policing, coupled with professional, well trained individuals.
We need a justice system that can cope with the amount of crime in this country.
We need a correctional service that either rehabilitates individuals properly, or removes them from society.

All of these require resources, which is rather spent on supporting royal families, paying inflated BEE prices for tenders and Jumbo jets for the president.

I don't disagree with you. But lets be honest. When will this happen? The likelihood of the community stepping in and sorting out the issue is far, far greater.

It's already starting:

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...town-communities-urged-after-attacks-20160720

Cape Town - The Western Cape health department has urged communities to do their bit in protecting paramedics in the province, after two paramedics were assaulted and robbed in Cape Town on Monday.

Department spokesperson Luyanda Mfeka said in a statement on Wednesday that the City couldn't protect paramedics without help.

"The impact of crime and violence on our services is an issue that the department cannot resolve solely on its own.

"This is a societal issue affecting us all. We continue to urge communities to assist the department and authorities in securing the safety of our staff by providing information on the perpetrators of criminal activity to the SAPS."

Five men armed with knives attacked and robbed a team of paramedics in Happy Valley informal settlement in Blackheath on Monday, News24 reported.

A female paramedic was stabbed with a broken bottle.

In May, four men robbed two paramedics of their medical supplies after they had responded to a call in Nyanga, News24 reported.

Safety 'non-negotiable'

Mfeka said the department would do all it could to protect its paramedics, and that their safety was "non-negotiable".

"It is worth mentioning that many incidents are opportunistic, thus merely an opportunity to commit crime.

"The Department is aware that these incidents negatively affect staff morale and we commend our staff members for their continued loyal service.

"We care about our staff and their safety is non-negotiable."

The department said they respond to 713 144 calls per year.

Around 70 criminal cases - including robbery, theft, damage to property, assault and hijackings - had been reported by emergency services members in the last 12 months.