South Africa: Men surrender after baboon slur

News 24 (South Africa) ^ | August 4, 2005 | Zinkie Sithole

[Stoat]

Men surrender after baboon slur
03/08/2005 22:37  - (SA)  

Zinkie Sithole

 

Polokwane - Three men have been charged with calling a petrol attendant a baboon.

One of the three men, who is aged 34, and two others, aged 23, handed themselves over to the Polokwane police on Wednesday.

"They were brought in by their legal adviser.They're not in custody, but have been warned to appear in court on Friday," said Polokwane police spokesperson Lesiba Ramoshaba.

Petrol attendant Isaac Sebata has accused the men of calling him a baboon last week and slapping him during an argument.

"We don't know yet what led to the argument," said Ramoshaba.

The three men will appear on charges of crimen injuria and common assault in the Polokwane district court on Friday.

Provincial manager of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Limpopo, Jeffrey Nkuna, said such name-calling was a human rights infringement.

"Such an act is definitely a violation of one's dignity," he said.

Nkuna said the commission would follow the case.

"We cannot interfere with the criminal case but we will pursue the incident," said Nkuna.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

POE, UNPLUGGED:

Then the baboon bananas eating,
treetop swinging, evermore.


;^)

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Statement: "South Africa: Men surrender after baboon slur "

Response: Is truth a defense?

[Victoria Delsoul]

You know, if you were in South Africa, you could get arrested for saying that.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"you could get arrested for saying that."


I'm writing this from jail.

Want a banana?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hahaha.

[denydenydeny]

People who take such attacks personally always remind me that if the shoe fits...

[denydenydeny]

The other thing that bugs about this story is that when you consider South Africa's enormous murder rate, it is absolutely insane that any police or judicial resources should be wasted on this nonsense.

[BunnySlippers]

The pic of that baboon's backside is an affront to political correctness.

[cyborg]

He doesn't have to be black to be called this. I remember my ex and his friends calling anyone darker than themselves baboons all the time, asians especially.