It is no secret that South Africa is plagued by violent crime, and too often, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is blamed for its apathy, incompetence and sheer laziness when it comes to responding to criminality.
Many of us presume that when a crime is committed, the perpetrator will just get away with it.
Yet, when the police do their job properly, they are faced with condemnation.
In the early hours of the morning on April 3, nine individuals accused of gang-raping a girl in front of her mother, assault during a house robbery, and…