the laws that gave birth to pigs: exploring the mess that is policing.

In this episode, Mewilec explores the world of policing - how it began, what it has been like throughout the centuries and why it sucks.  Transcript (not as many pictures as she would have liked): https://mewilec.wordpress.com/2021/11/20/the-laws-that-gave-birth-to-pigs-exploring-the-mess-that-is-policing/ Resources:  1. HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE (PRE-1994): https://www.samirror.com/sapolice-history.html 2. Inventory of Archives of the Secretary of the Burgher Military Council, 1718 – 1795: http://databases.tanap.net/ead/html/CapeTown_1.39/pdf/CapeTown_1.39.pdf 3. CHAPTER TWO: THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE AS SPECIFIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED: https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/27855/02chapter2.pdf?sequence=3 4. Apartheid Legislation 1850s-1970s: https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/apartheid-legislation-1850s-1970s. 5. Janine Rauch. Police Reform and South Africa's Transition 6. History (SINCE 1994)https://www.saps.gov.za/about/history.php 7. The Homelands: https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/homelands 8. S V THEBE AND ANOTHER 1981 (1) SA 504 (B) 9. S v BOSHOFF AND OTHERS 1981 (1) SA 393 (T) 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWu4lAKDj0 11. Marikana Massacre 16 August 2012: https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/marikana-massacre-16-august-2012 12. Marikana massacre: nine years on and no prosecution or compensation https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/marikana-massacre-nine-years-on-and-no-prosecution-or-compensation-8a6435c2-1c08-4998-b34b-2abd87c4e61c 13. Marikana massacre: Four police officers acquitted of all chargeshttps://www.enca.com/news/marikana-massacre-four-police-officers-learn-their-fate 14. Ex-cop Rosemary Ndlovu found guilty of murdering six relatives, including sister and boyfriend: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/just-in-ex-cop-rosemary-ndlovu-found-guilty-of-murdering-six-relatives-including-sister-and-boyfriend-20211022 15. Rosemary Ndlovu: 'Who killed the victims?' judge asks convicted ex-cop: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafri