Raiva nas confusões a preto & branco
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A South African magistrate’s decision to fine a white farmer £700 for shooting dead an 11-year-old boy after mistaking him for a “dog with rabies” has sparked outrage in a country still battling to achieve racial reconciliation.
Marcel Nel was found guilty this week of killing Sello Pele in Thabazimbi in the Limpopo province.
Sello had been playing with friends when the shooting occurred. However, the magistrate agreed with the farmer that the black boy’s white jersey and black trousers fitted the description of a rabid dog with a black-and-white coat that had been seen in the area.
The magistrate convicted Nel of the lesser charge of culpable homicide instead of murder, for which he would have faced a life sentence. Instead, Nel receiveda fine. The Independent
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