The actions of two municipal traffic officers who followed a family home and attempted to “seize” their child, because they allegedly violated the Covid-19 regulations by going to the beach, have been described as an “abuse of power” and inexcusable.
He said they “noted” the video on social media showing officers “who seem to be in a scuffle with a father and child in the Shaka’s Rock area, near Ballito”.
The video, which was widely circulated on WhatsApp and Facebook, shows the two officers, wearing light brown uniforms, march on to the premises and pull the young boy away from the man. The woman said she had been informed that the couple had allegedly taken their children for a walk on the beach and a swim in a tidal pool early in the morning.
“These arrests are turning the South African population against all police or army of any kind. It’s malicious, it’s mean and it’s people who have been given way too much authority over civilians, and they like us neatly locked away in our houses. It’s just horrendous. Makhan said: “It is unconscionable that any contravention would warrant community safety representatives manhandling a child and using unnecessary force in the manner that’s being depicted in the video.”
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