So you want to know about South African prisons?
by subacati
This clip is some documentary. I think it's a British docomentary about the gangs in South African prisons! :left:.
Pollsmoor Prison has the highest level of gang activity in South Africa! Just to clarify, the poster of this video commented something about this prisoner having '28 stars'.
Actually, this prisoner is a 'general' in the 28's gang. He makes reference to the 27's, another gang, although we don't really see much of that gang anymore! The other major gang is the 26's. …
Mobile link:
http://vuclip.com/w?cid=173762342&z=1102&frm=s
Why do the gangs have number names?
oh my! I have sen many documentaries on American gang prisoners however this one can easily become memorable !have a pick here:http://www.history.com/shows/gangland🙂
Originally posted by qlue:
:nervous: That sounds like a bad situation ticking down to an explosion!
Originally posted by Hermitess:
According to what we were taught at college, the numbers are historical. The 26's were started by 6 men whereas the 28's were started by 8 men. Joining a gang is refered to as 'picking up numbers' and it requires blood to flow! :awww:.Originally posted by ellinidata:
American prison gangs are based on race. Also, they have individual cells there. Our prisons have communal cells and all races are mixed together. :insane:.
Originally posted by ellinidata:
That site doesn't like Opera! and iTunes is 92MB so I canceled that download! :faint:.Originally posted by Hermitess:
That's just how it is in South African prisons! :awww:.
I hope he will not get out of the jail ever. But if this is a situation in jails, then it must be similar among gangs out in towns :left: Is there anything that could be done?
Originally posted by gdare:
Build a time machine, go back in history and eradicate Apartheid? :left:.But more seriously, we need to eliminate the communal cell. Unfortunately, the cost of, essentially rebuilding every prison is beyond the means of the country! Prevention is the cure here IMHO. If we can find a way to reform the broken environment that is producing criminal types, then we can start emptying our jails without refilling them at an ever increasing rate! Children are growing up in neighbourhoods where the criminal gang-lords are the only role models they have. It is thus inevitable that a large percentage of these children will turn to crime as a means to survive! :awww:.
Just watched the video…:eyes: the man is mad. But that's life in our prisons hey? Sad, very sad!
😆 blonde moment. I thought cause you're a correctional officer you work at polsmor. But all the same, you have a tough job. i'll try the download now, thanx 😀
Originally posted by Callya:
No I don't work at Polsmoor! :insane:. (thank God!!)I work in a tiny jail in Umzinto on the South Coast of KwaZuluNatal! :up:.:sst:. you can download a 3gpp version from the vuclip link! :up:
:eyes: wow Aadil, you really have a tough job on your hands. Can't see the video…(will check it out at work)…but i admire you for working at polsmor, but i don't envy you. :up:
Originally posted by clean:
Try working for 'the system'! 🙄
So that guy's been raping and murdering people for years and years. Prison sure seems to have rehabilitated him.(That's not directed at Aadil, of course. It's just general free-floating disgust at 'the system').
You have a lot of self-control.
Yeah. Government workers are striking today! And I'm escorting to court. :insane:.We snuck in the front door because the back gate was blocked by about 100 strikers. :rolleyes:.(and I'm in uniform :insane::lol:)
:eyes:Get him! He's someone who only works there as opposed to someone we're really pissed off at like someone who makes the rules, but he's the only one here at the moment! 😦
Courts got cancelled. :rolleye:.Ah, the fun of working in South Africa. :p.