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Pretoria FM: Martin van Staden on crime (16 October 2024)
Martin van Staden was featured on Pretoria FM to discuss the ways in which the law itself makes South Africa unsafe.
16 October 2024
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The Free Market Foundation Rule of Law Project presents the Section 12 Initiative for a #SaferSouthAfrica
Martin van Staden was featured on Pretoria FM to discuss the ways in which the law itself makes South Africa unsafe.
These and many other superficially sensible legal rules help keep South Africans unsafe. But any legal rule is only as powerful as the compliance with it.
Always assume you will have something to hide, and do not for a moment feel ashamed of this fact.
Due to non-harmful crimes being included in the statute book, resources are spent on prosecuting individuals whose actions are not harmful but are considered criminal for various reasons.
It remains my view that South Africa should stay comfortably away from reintroducing the death penalty.
The Rule of Law requires laws to be clear and predictable.
Widespread criminalisation enables the state – under the cover of the ‘rule of law’ – to victimise anyone at will.
Excessive state interference and bureaucracy in private economic affairs undermines economic growth and should be undone.
When it comes to hate speech, complexity is ever present.
The use, cultivation, and possession of cannabis does not harm the rights of any other person.