If I remember the stats on Johannesburg correctly.... 20,000 murders a year,
200 cops killed in the line of duty. Reported to be "the world's most
lawless city"... many stats on penetrating trauma come out of there. Makes
Compton, California look like a cake walk -gf-
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Think we have it bad as cyclists here?!
Read on....
South African cyclists charged with murder
The two South African cyclists involved in the fatal shooting of a man whom they claim was attempting to steal their bikes will be charged with murder, according to a report in the Beeld newspaper.
Thirty-year-old Scott Griffith and his brother Lloyd (31) spent Sunday night in the cells at Honeydew police station north of Johanessburg after reporting the attack in which they claimed a number of armed men attempted to steal their bikes. In the ensuing shoot-out one of the attackers was wounded and later died in hospital; the others ran away.
According to Brian Price of the Johannesburg Mountain Bike Club, this was the fifth attack in eight days on riders in the area. He and three other riders had been robbed in the same place the previous day.
The Griffith brothers incident was not even the first fatal confrontation between cyclists and would-be bike thieves. On May 25 another mountain bike rider, Danie van Niekerk, was shot in the hand and leg. Van Niekerk returned fire and killed one of the thieves, but was not arrested over the incident.
Scott Griffith's wife, Wilma said on Monday night, "It happens so often that all bike riders carry knives and guns."
The Griffiths' case has been postponed to September 26 pending further investigation.
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<H3>South African cyclists charged with murder</H3>
<P>The two South African cyclists involved in the fatal shooting of a man whom
they claim was attempting to steal their bikes will be charged with murder,
according to a report in the Beeld newspaper.</P>
<P>Thirty-year-old Scott Griffith and his brother Lloyd (31) spent Sunday night
in the cells at Honeydew police station north of Johanessburg after reporting
the attack in which they claimed a number of armed men attempted to steal their
bikes. In the ensuing shoot-out one of the attackers was wounded and later died
in hospital; the others ran away.</P>
<P>According to Brian Price of the Johannesburg Mountain Bike Club, this was the
fifth attack in eight days on riders in the area. He and three other riders had
been robbed in the same place the previous day.</P>
<P>The Griffith brothers incident was not even the first fatal confrontation
between cyclists and would-be bike thieves. On May 25 another mountain bike
rider, Danie van Niekerk, was shot in the hand and leg. Van Niekerk returned
fire and killed one of the thieves, but was not arrested over the incident.</P>
<P>Scott Griffith's wife, Wilma said on Monday night, "It happens so often that
all bike riders carry knives and guns."</P>
<P>The Griffiths' case has been postponed to September 26 pending further
investigation.</P>
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