JusticeforEsethu: South Africans are fuming at Esethu Mcinjana's treatment at the hands of police officers who arrested her en route to a job interview in Sea Point.
South Africans are sharing their anger at Esethu Mcinjana's treatment at the hands of police officers who arrested her while she was killing time before a job interview in Sea Point last Sunday.
According to Mcinjana, she was approached by a female police officer who demanded to know what she was doing there. The police officer then searched her handbag and found a remote control switch. The officer, who had in the meantime been joined by a male colleague, took her into custody on suspiscion of being involved in car break-ins.
When the story was published on Friday many people branded the incident racist and accused the police officers of racial profiling.
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