Khulekani Mpanza was killed by police officer after he opened fire on a police van. You might think of that as a just reason for shooting someone, but the way the police handled the incident appears to be more of an execution than an act of safety.

After walking into the Omega Paint and Hardware store in Lewisham, Krugersdorp, Khulekani loitered near the door, cocked his gun and turned and fired eight shots at a police van. The police had been following him after receiving a tip off about the planned attempted robbery.

Khulekani then ran from the scene and police chased him down. What happens next is the real concern:

He runs down the quiet suburban street, two police vans in pursuit. A shot hits his arm and he falls to the ground, dropping his gun.

As he lies writhing on the pavement, injured and trapped between a fence and a delivery van – his firearm out of reach – a policeman puts a bullet through his chest.

Another walks up to him and kicks him as he lies bleeding.

Then the police constable who has just shot him in the chest has a brief word with a colleague.

The constable repositions himself, stretches out his arms, takes aim and finishes him off. Blood runs onto the pavement.

As much as all this criminal activity is a serious issue, the way that cops retaliate is really shocking – we have seen with the student protests and it is a common occurrence throughout the world.

[source: sundaytimes]