'You can run' cop car sticker probed
2013-02-04 10:00
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Johannesburg - An investigation into a bumper sticker
reading "You can run but you will die tired" on a police vehicle has
been launched, The Star reported on Monday.
North West police spokesperson Brigadier Thulani Ngubane was
shocked to hear that the sticker, which has an image of a rifle, was displayed
on the back of an unmarked police car.
"We will investigate, establish who drives the vehicle
and steps will have to be taken."
According to the report, the vehicle was parked not far from
the scene where 34 striking miners were killed during a confrontation with
police at Marikana, North West, on 16 August last year.
Ngubane said personalisation of police cars was prohibited,
unless special permission had been granted, as this could potentially detract
from the SA Police Service brand.
SA Institute for Security Studies researcher Johan Burger
said the sticker was unprofessional, and came at a time when the police were
arguing before the Farlam commission of inquiry that they acted appropriately
at Marikana.
"Clearly someone must be acted against in terms of the
police service's disciplinary code," he said.
"The message says something about the occupant of the
vehicle."
- SAPA
