Many readers complain that newspapers contain too much crime. This may be the case in some of the more excitable offerings, but there is often a very good reason to reflect this unfortunate phenomenon: it is in the public's interest to know where and how crime is taking place.
Recently there have been suggestions that police have been massaging their statistics in an effort to suggest they are winning the war against crime. The ultimate consequence of such actions could be to put people in danger.
Today this newspaper reports on figures released by the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, on the incidence of stoning on the N2 highway leading into Cape Town. …
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