Almost every day I pass a South African policeman not doing his job! It may be driving too fast, or without a seat belt, or parked under a tree having a quiet snooze whilst the latest hijacking is underway around the corner. So this latest news is a bit of a good thing, I think: Police chiefs in South Africa have fitted the country's 35,000 police cars with satellite tracking systems to stop officers skiving.
National police commissioner Jackie Selebi announced the new move this week saying he was fed up with complaints about police cars parked beside the road or under trees.
Passers-by have complained after seeing officers sleeping or reading newspapers when they were supposed to be on patrol.
He said: "I want to know where all of them are at any given time. Nobody is going to park under trees to sleep or do things that have got nothing to do with their job descriptions any more." ORIGINAL STORY FROM ANANOVA HERE
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He he he! Is this were the phrase "Sleeping Policeman" comes from? Those long lumps in the road that are supposed to make you slow down, but in reality just make you go faster 'cause then you don't feel the bumps.
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