From bad to worse. 187 cops arrested in two months this year

In my daily perusal of the local papers I am not able to find anything positive being reported. One of the least negative stories is this one. Not very confidence inspiring but an eye opener. It was reported in the Sunday Times that one hundred and eighty seven police officers were arrested over two months this year for crimes including murder, rape, and robbery. Between July 8 and August 26, 39 officers were arrested for murder, 14 for rape, 20 for robbery and 23 for corruption. The paper obtained the figures from a document issue by the police's human resources department earlier this month. The arrests made during the two months also include nine officers for possession of drugs, and another nine for drunk driving. Eight were arrested for theft and five for assault.. Two were arrested for hijacking. Mean wile, the Sunday Independent reported that the Gauteng Government paid out almost R100-million in civil claims against the police for 2011 and 2012. By 2012 the number of claims nearly doubled to 1427, from 652 lodged in 2011. The figures were given in a parliamentary reply to Gauteng community safety MEC Faith Mazibuko. Mazibuko said the increase in claims was due to people's increased awareness of their constitutional rights and certain law firms specialising in such claims.