Research lacking on racial bias in SA police s use of force: ISS Updated
Christelle du Toit
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Burger says there is simply not enough data to determine if there is a racial motivation for how the police respond, but says it was clear that the police overreached their powers on Tuesday when they shot and killed Ntumba.
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The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) s Johan Burger says the reach is lacking on whether there is racial bias in the South African Poclei Service (SAPS) s response to black citizens as opposed to white citizens.
This comes in the wake of the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba in the Wits student protest this week.
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