The Deputy Security Minister of South Africa recently made a number of stunning statements

from: BBC
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these included:

“..kill the bastards [criminals] if they threaten you..”

“..I want no warning shots..”

“The constitution says criminals must be kept safe, but I say no”

The disturbing thing about this is that it shows a fundamental disregard for the constitution that has been previously hinted at by other actions/statements of the department.