I have always believed that one of the scariest and most
dangerous jobs was that of a police officer and based of the stories in Africa
right now that notion still stands. I’ve noticed of the course of the semester
in writing these blogs that crime covers many spectrums. In this article, the
crime covers the spectrum of theft, murder, conspiracy. This article considers
this event to be the “worst single incident” of Kenyan police. There were 38
officers killed over the weekend and many more injured. These officers died by
the hands of heavily armed cattle rustlers during an ambush in the valley. The
officers were a part of an operation to recover cattle that belong to the Samburu
tribe and had been stolen by the Turkana tribe according to the minister. The Turkana
opened fire on the police leaving many for dead. These two tribes have been in
constant mini-battles for many years so they both remain armed with rifles and
necessary protective equipment. In one of their small battles is when the Turkana
stole the cattle. The government gave them a warning to return the cattle or
force would be used to retrieve it. The Turkana ignored the warning and as promised
the government tried to use force but was met with fire. Many feel the only
solution to this issue is to completely remove the Turkana away from Samburu
territory, but I am unsure of how possible that is. This was a blatant act
against the police and the other tribe. Not only was tis theft but it was also
murder. The government is taking the necessary precautions to limit the amount
of crime and feud between the tribes but only time will tell.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/13/world/africa/kenya-ambush/index.html?hpt=wo_bn7
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