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Said with as much contempt as I can muster.

Sad. IMO they must drop this charge against her and help her and the other kids. Charge the d#mn parents with neglect / abandonment / abuse . What else could this child have done to survive? Prostitute herself?

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=iol1274082362593T523

Stunned cops have caught a child with a sack of drugs a day before her 12th birthday.

The Cape Town girl was found hiding 81 dagga parcels under her clothes when cops searched her on Friday night.

The skinny girl now faces a drug possession charge.

Police have since discovered the child's mother is in the Eastern Cape and the tiny suspect and her three siblings have been left to fend for themselves.

Police were responding to a tip-off in Philippi-East on Friday evening when they found the girl and the other kids, whose ages range from nine to 14.

The 12-year-old says she is only selling the marijuana parcels to survive.
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Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Nondumiso Paul says cops were shocked when they found the stash in the child's possession.

"Police entered the house after responding to information from the community," said Paul.

"When police searched the one bedroom, they found the girl standing against a wall.

"Police became suspicious and searched the minor and discovered the 81 (parcels) of dagga in a container under the girl's sweater."

Paul said police called social workers to the scene to see to the young suspect and her siblings.

"Social workers were called to assess the girl, including the circumstances, while arresting her for possession."

Sources say while police were gathering personal information, they learnt that the child would celebrate her 12th birthday on Saturday.

Police said they were still trying find the child's mom in the Eastern Cape and could not comment on whether she would also be charged.

"Police interviewed neighbours who revealed the mother had left the 14-year-old to care for her minor siblings," added Paul.

"And we don't know when the mother of the children will be returning home." - Daily Voice
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yeh
obviously the charges need to be dropped
but some serious social working needs to be done here

sigh what happens when this girl wakes up to the fact she has a woo hoo
 
What the hell is it about Cape Town? Drop the kids off there and they become drug dealers. I had a friend whose cousin and her boyfriend moved to Cape Town and less than year later they were caught selling tik. Does Cape Town have a drug academy?
 
za1 said:
yeh
obviously the charges need to be dropped
but some serious social working needs to be done here

sigh what happens when this girl wakes up to the fact she has a woo hoo
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criminals using children for criminal activities are increasing. It is an international trend; the syndicates are using children for drug smuggling and drug dealing. The reason of using children is because most countries do not prosecute “children”.

People have to understand, although "children" they may not know what is the consequences of drug dealing, they should be prosecuted. The reason is if we do not arrest and prosecute the drug dealing children, the drug dealers / criminals will increase using children for more criminal activities. We have to set the example, "no matter how old you are, if you committed crime, you will be prosecuted." Obviously, education is the most important part for crime prevention.
 
DreamKing said:
criminals using children for criminal activities are increasing. It is an international trend; the syndicates are using children for drug smuggling and drug dealing. The reason of using children is because most countries do not prosecute “children”.

People have to understand, although "children" they may not know what is the consequences of drug dealing, they should be prosecuted. The reason is if we do not arrest and prosecute the drug dealing children, the drug dealers / criminals will increase using children for more criminal activities. We have to set the example, "no matter how old you are, if you committed crime, you will be prosecuted." Obviously, education is the most important part for crime prevention.
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I vote for legalizing all drugs and therefore removing the need for drug dealers in the first place.

But I am told apparently this is just hippie bull**** dreaming.
 
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