Time Of Reckoning

Dear Mr Cele

 So we go to lockdown level 2.

 I am sure that you are ready to deal with the hordes of criminals coming off the 'crime holiday' you mentioned. After all, your gallant officers are now battle- hardened. They have fought an epic battle with those brutal, vicious, cunning illegal smokers and boozers. They surely must bear the scars. After that, rounding up murderers, rapists and robbers will be like taking candy from a sleeping baby. Or whiskey from a comatose illegal boozer. 

You arrested about 300 000 of those puffing, swilling villains. We expect double that number of villains, including Covidpreneurs, to be locked down a bit longer than we were. After all, it's going to be a lot easier, isn't it. It took real courage and grit to deal with that other lot. Gazing into the bloodshot eyes of a rebellious boozer or smoker can freeze a man's blood.

 I am a little confused by your reference to investigations into police brutality. I thought you said there wasn't any in South Africa. Or are you looking at our neighbours to the north? (Now that our own smoking and drinking rings have been smashed). Carte Blanche did a programme on blue light gangs. I thought it was about those convoys carrying Important People to Important Events. Apparently the name refers to villains masquerading as police officers. A cynical friend said that that's not at all unusual in South Africa. Not sure what he meant. Perhaps someone can explain?

 Well, Sir, the time of reckoning has surely come. 

May the force be with you. 

 Yours in the struggle to maintain law and order.

 Richard