According to Cape Flats community activist Lynn Phillips, kids are mostly used for drug trafficking in schools. ‘What we are also seeing is that if gangs recruit you, it doesn't matter who you are and how young you are, you will be given a gun to shoot.
Crime fighters on the Cape Flats have raised concerns about the increasing number of young children getting involved in crime on behalf of gang members during school holidays.According to Cape Flats community activist Lynn Phillips, kids are mostly used for drug trafficking in schools.
‘These kids drop out of school to join gangs. Children as young as 10 are walking with guns. What kind of life is that? They already swear and talk just like these older gangsters.’ ‘If police catch them, they don’t get harsh punishments. Most of the time, they get sent back into the care of their parents or guardians. There are no real consequences. And that’s the problem because now, they are involved in illegal activities again.’
‘Only after a few minutes after the noise died down, did the gunshots go off again continuously. They then all ran for cover, but Shante got hit and died just there.’ Lavender Hill CPF chairperson Gavin Walbrugh says the ongoing violence in parts of the suburb is claiming more and more young lives despite a police presence in the area.
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