The number of shootings from the CPS came up today in a chat with a South African buddy. Not to diminish the severity of 10 shootings so far this year, but he was saying he has a friend that works ER in Cape Town. She sees 8-10 shootings a day and "can't keep count of the stabbings".
I don't think we should use SA as our measure for societal crime or police involved shooting, but it sometimes is nice to remember just how good we have it here.
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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