Here in GP, the guys that do this sort of thing are very brave as everywhere else, they do this on onramps and offramps within throwing distance of a parked metro car, issue is, those phuckers are so fat and useless and slow from all the bribes and kfc that they wouldn't do anything even if the guy smashed and grabbed their service pistol out from their holster.
As a matter of daily practice, I give anyone who walks past my car a deep stare when in traffic or stopped anywhere, as anyone could be a spotter.
This smash and grab is a lot more advanced than you think.
Yes, you get the odd guy who just takes a chance, but there are syndicates operating where you stop at one traffic light and a newspaper seller greets you while you are busy on your cell with the laptop in the front passenger footwell. 200m down the road, he whistles different whistles to notify the other 2 guys what colours of car to smash. you get down there and before you know it, its all over, and the guys just walk away.
I also never leave anything, absolutely anything visible in the car when its parked somewhere. Not even a R5 coin in an ashtray.
Your biggest weapon is awareness. I see too many people at traffic lights picking their noses while staring at the boot of the car in front of them, or women doing makeup, or people on their phones texting etc.
That deathstare I mentioned, tells anyone, "Hey, I saw you", I am not going to be taken by surprise. Even though if I am attacked, I WILL be surprised, but I am more of a risk, than the guy next to me with his window wide open and his music so loud that he cant even hear that his rear window has been smashed and they stole his kid from the car seat.
I think by now, we all know not to expect the police to do anything unless you are high up the foodchain. If you are Zumas son, and you get smashed and grabbed, you can bet they will catch the fokkers, for guys like me and you, going to the police station is more frustrating than the actual incident.
I am NOT saying that ALL cops are lazy, we have some sterling guys, but for the most part, our police force is untrained, impolite, lazy and overweight.
The last time I had a guy rear-end me, went to the police station, and the constable had purple painted nails and lipstick on, was busy on BBM while listening to another member of the public dictating for an affidavit.
I completed almost the whole form for an MVA (motor vehicle accident) when the fat cow says, oho, who said you can fill it in Blue Pen?
I almost clouted her over the counter. Innocent people are being murdered under your nose, and you want to irritate me over a Blue vs Black pen? And why didn't you tell me that, when you gave me the form and you saw me write my ID in BLUE Pen.
In South Africa, you have to look after yourself. The lawmakers don't give a shit, behind their bulletproof glass blue light brigades and gated communities.
If I had a gun license, I would be prepared to face the horrors of our legal system and real jail time if it meant that I could protect my family from harm.
I would shoot the intruder dead, if I saw him in the still of the night inside my house, and be prepared to go to jail for a long time.
These guys are now fearless, and even know that if you do carry a gun, the law tells you not to use it, because you might go to jail and the guy walks free.
My question is, at 2am in the night, with a balaclava over his head, an unlicensed firearm and a knife in possession, am I expected to believe the guy is coming to test my pools chlorine levels?
Fek no!
You even hear police commissioners come on radio after gang justice and say people must not take the law into their own hands. What?
Then do something, get off your fat arses and do something and then people will not burn/beat to death people suspected of being thieves/rapists/molesters/killers etc.
If the justice system worked we would not have crime. Too many people in the prisons? lethal injection all the murderers, and you will have plenty space for more guys. You cant say let them be electrocuted to death, because chances are Eskom will Load shed the prison while they are frying a murderer and it will become a human rights fiasco. The rights of the person he killed? Shem, sorry!
Freedom for killers and thieves. Justice for all? No way.
Justice for the rich and well connected only.
This is the South Africa we live in?
People are going to say, don't be negative, think of the positives, our coastline, our table mountain, our drinkable water.
You cant go to the beach without watching your belongings at every corner. Fek the coastline if I cant be safe to enjoy it.
Our table mountain is beautiful, but people get robbed on it, or raped on the mountain trails, Fek table mountain, ifI cant be safe when enjoying it.
Our water is clean enough to drink, not many countries can say that, but all of that means nothing when City of joburg adds 40k onto your bill, cant explain it, but threatens to cut supply if you don't pay, even though the lady on the phone will admit its probably an error.
I cant even type anymore, I worked myself up now!
Really sad to hear bud! But it seems that you have turned it into your next diy! Thumbs Good job on turning a bad experience into something positive... (Until you see the pricetag on the window -LOL)
