Naziela Radcliff’s wounds were still fresh, a day after she was shot eight times with rubber bullets by police during protests in Eldorado Park following the death of Nathaniel Julius, 16.
“Three years ago a youngster was shot by police and nothing was done. Let me guarantee you, nothing will be done for this little boy and his family. They will make noise about the case for a week or two and then forget about it completely.”
“They have to close down this police station entirely so that we as the community can choose the police that is right for us.” The community wants mob justice for the police officer who allegedly killed Nathaniel, who they claimed hails from Eldorado Park. “All the policemen must f*** off out of this area,” said an angry Victor Meyers. “If nothing is done, the same thing is going to happen time and time again.”“My son died a few years ago of an illness and it was so painful. I can only imagine the pain being felt by Nathaniel’s parents. We are not going to just settle for an arrest. We want changes here in Eldorado Park and big changes, starting with the removal of all the police officers.
Nothing was done to these officers. “I hope this incident is an eyeopener to Bheki Cele, and he realises the huge problems we have here.” Monique Swartz, who joined yesterday’s protest, blamed Cele for the teen’s senseless death. “It’s his people. They take his orders and because he doesn’t know how to handle his troops, an innocent young boy has been killed.
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