From 2019-2020 77 SA police officers were murdered. Since April this year at least 29 police officers have lost their lives. In any modern state this is catastrophic, to put it mildly.
Though our crime of hate speech somewhat curbs the traditional right of free speech, when the words of someone in a leadership position can be reasonably construed as inciting violence against others, especially a defined group, that person can be prosecuted for incitement to commit violence or hate speech or both. When individuals advocate violence against police officers, who are agents of the state, the offence is even more serious, especially given the statistics...
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