We have seen crime levels skyrocket around the country lately.
The common factor is drug abuse.
Drugs destroy the moral fabric of society and their effects are felt for generations to come.
The fight against drug dealers is not for the police alone. It needs effort from all of us, especially from the community itself.
We all know these dealers and where they operate. Many foreigners are druglords.
The recent torching of houses in Rosettenville is proof that the police aren’t doing enough.
We have had cases in the past where police were found to be friends with these monsters.
We all remember Glenn Agliotti.
The battle against drugs needs the whole community to come together to police the neighbourhood and be our neighbours’ keepers.
And when parents pass on care of children to teachers, they are not doing any justice to the battle.
It’s time government revised the penalties for those meddling in illegal substances.
Custodial sentences with free education has failed to prevent these people from gambling with other people’s lives.
If Nelson Mandela could spend nearly 30 years on Robben Island for justice and freedom, why are drug dealers not being punished severely?
When courts hand down such light sentences, it’s unacceptable for the whistle-blowers and activists who use their resources to report this evil. It’s disturbing how quickly these low lives come back to our communities and continue with their business as usual.
Ishmael Showa, Germiston
