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Why crime did not drop while the number of security guards increased immensely over the last few years is also a question, which has not been asked. South Africa’s crime statistics are rising in an unchanged manner. The PSI is supposed to have the responsibility of creating more security in the country; even the government has approached it about this topic. For this reason an impressive army of over 300000 private security officers patrol the country. It is frustrating that this huge fighting force, which is much larger in number than the police force, does not have a positive influence on the crime statistics. One could have the impression that the PSI is just not capable of fighting crime effectively, even though they are so large. The truth however is much worse: The PSI does not want to fight crime.
A high crime rate is the best advertisement for the PSI and serves the industry in terms of making higher profits. Crime creates fear, which in turn creates private security companies, and therefore an improvement of the country’s crime situation logically cannot be in the interest of the PSI. The case seems to be precisely the opposite: a noticeable lowered crime rate in South Africa would neither be published, nor promoted by the PSI despite making pretence of the contrary. In the case of a significantly improved crime situation within the country, it is likely that it would be blurred by the PSI through manipulation of public opinion and the use of fear-provoking tactics. The following question remains: Is it not highly frightening and absurd that one of the biggest industries in the country, which deals with crime prevention, protection, and safe-guarding is not interested in improved criminal statistics at all? Since if it did have an interest in the phenomenon, it would mean that the industry would have to “saw off their own branch”!
”— Kui keegi tahab püssiga onude ja hirmu vangis elamise kohta natuke pikemalt lugeda, siis siit saab. Ehk et püssiga onude kohta on peetud konverents pealkirjaga Armed Response.
