Marikana trial: Did tear gas, stun grenades fired at miners cause chaos?

[rvZA]

Marikana trial: Did tear gas, stun grenades fired at miners cause chaos? | News24

The so-called Marikana trial has so far heard that former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe instructed that tear gas be fired at miners, who were on the move, before chaos erupted.

www.news24.com

 

[rvZA]

It does not matter whether tear gas or stun grenades caused chaos or not. You cannot attack the police when they fire these things to disperse a crowd. You attack the police, you die. Easy as that.

 

[maumau]

Nine years ago ........

 

[rvZA]

Nine years ago ........

Yes, but they keep charging different police officers all the time. Some of the first officers charged have already been acquitted. These are the second batch. Once they are acquitted the State will look at the next to charge. These trials will still go on for hundreds of years, until they can somehow pin the deaths of the miners on any one single police officer.

 

[TelkomUseless]

And from that day forward, is the police scared of touching rioting crowds. Now you got people burning shops and police just watcing.

 

[rvZA]

And from that day forward, is the police scared of touching rioting crowds. Now you got people burning shops and police just watcing.

Understandably so. People today unfortunately do not understand the world. Would you risk your life in jail for doing your job?

 

[JohnStarr]

It does not matter whether tear gas or stun grenades caused chaos or not. You cannot attack the police when they fire these things to disperse a crowd. You attack the police, you die. Easy as that.

It was the people they murdered first that started the chaos. And whatever they were ""given" that made them invisible to the police and bulletproof. Clearly that never worked!
You can only go so far before patience runs out with the law.

 

[Pegasus]

When do the witchdoctors get there turn to explain why the muti that makes people bulletproof failed to work?

South Africa: Striking miners 'thought they were invincible' after taking 'muti'

Striking workers at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in South Africa, where 34 people were killed by police gunfire, were given "muti," or traditional medicine, for protection.

www.pri.org

Perhaps we can look at this as well

Hospital Sells Body Parts to Witch Doctors, Accusers Say

The second-largest hospital in the Southern African country of Swaziland may be operating a black market in human body parts used in magic spells, according to claims made by a reverend and others.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Pegasus]

It was the people they murdered first that started the chaos. And whatever they were ""given" that made them invisible to the police and bulletproof. Clearly that never worked!
You can only go so far before patience runs out with the law.

snap

 

[rvZA]

It was the people they murdered first that started the chaos. And whatever they were ""given" that made them invisible to the police and bulletproof. Clearly that never worked!
You can only go so far before patience runs out with the law.

The latest evidence by an officer, as per the news article, suggests that he chaos started the moment teargas and stun grenades were launched. Still, it does not matter. They had absolutely no right to attack the police. They should have stopped and surrendered.

 

[Hemi300c]

Live by the sword...................

 

[Pegasus]

The latest evidence by an officer, as per the news article, suggests that he chaos started the moment teargas and stun grenades were launched. Still, it does not matter. They had absolutely no right to attack the police. They should have stopped and surrendered.

It's quite amazing that someone would still be able to have a perfect memory of events 9 years later.

 

[rvZA]

It's quite amazing that someone would still be able to have a perfect memory of events 9 years later.

You will be amazed at what you could remember, even 20 years later, especially in such type of event.

 

[Pegasus]

You will be amazed at what you could remember, even 20 years later, especially in such type of event.

You'd be an outlier then,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_memory

 

[Zurg]

It does not matter whether tear gas or stun grenades caused chaos or not. You cannot attack the police when they fire these things to disperse a crowd. You attack the police, you die. Easy as that.

Uh no it does not work like that @rvZA, you think our police is competent enough to separate innocent bystander from attacker? What about this case hmmm? https://www.iol.co.za/sundayindepen...-protest-a2551840-46b5-4d2a-85ec-1cd90468ef9d

Its easy to sit behind a keyboard and spew off garbage without ever being in that situation, if a guy attacks you with a punch does that mean you can take his life?

People lose their lives every single day because the police "mistakes" I think its about time they abide by the same laws we do.

 

[rvZA]

Yoou'd be an outlier then,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_memory

Be careful what you read on the Internet.

 

[rvZA]

Uh no it does not work like that @rvZA, you think our police is competent enough to separate innocent bystander from attacker? What about this case hmmm? https://www.iol.co.za/sundayindepen...-protest-a2551840-46b5-4d2a-85ec-1cd90468ef9d

Its easy to sit behind a keyboard and spew off garbage without ever being in that situation, if a guy attacks you with a punch does that mean you can take his life?

People lose their lives every single day because the police "mistakes" I think its about time they abide by the same laws we do.

You are spewing all over the place....

 

[Hemi300c]

It's quite amazing that someone would still be able to have a perfect memory of events 9 years later.

In most cases one remembers fact and truth for a very long time. If its BS the story changes
Spelling cades to cases

 

[Pegasus]

In most cades one remembers fact and truth for a very long time. If its BS the story changes

What were you doing during that Marikana massacure? Can you give a description of everything you did in that month. The weather, what you ate, the conversations you had etc?

 

[rvZA]

What were you doing during that Marikana massacure? Can you give a description of everything you did in that month. The weather, what you ate, the conversations you had etc?

You are comparing an average every day event with a traumatic incident. You are full of s**t.

In case you did not know, the average police officer do not go around on a daily basis shooting and killing people. So, he or she is likely not going to remember what they did on any specific day one, two, five, ten or twenty years ago.

But, ask them about any shooting event where they either shot and wounded or shot and killed a person, no matter how long ago. Same with any person who has been shot at, wounded or experienced a traumatic event.