The police in South Africa, in cahoots with the ANC, open fire with live ammunition against striking miners. Some 34 are killed, and another 70 wounded.
Linda Polgreen reports in today's The New York Times that South Africa's police commissioner, Riah Phiyega, is defending and justifying the massacre.
This is an outrage.
Who ordered the police to fire real bullets at the strikers? Was it Phiyega? Was it Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president?
What ever happened to the principle that police should not use lethal force unless absolutely necessary?
Contrary to Jacob Zuma's self-serving statement, this is a time for finger-pointing. My first move, fire the police chief and ask federal prosecutors to begin an investigation of a horrific crime scene, even if it leads to Zuma and Phiyega.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
NOW IS THE TIME FOR FINGER-POINTING IN SOUTH AFRICA
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