The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor made the appeal at a Kgotla meeting he called recently to brief the community on his achievements and challenges he has encountered since he assumed office.Jack pleaded with his electorate to get involved in various schemes such as crime prevention (tantsho borukhutlhi), neighbourhood watch (ntebele ke go lebele) and volunteer police, as this can help cut the alarming crime rate in Tsolamosese. When commenting, Thapelo Moumakwa, a youth volunteer at Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC), pleaded with the residents to come forward and volunteer in crime prevention schemes so as to reduce crime in their ward. He told the residents that if they united to fight crime Tsolamosese would be a better and safer place for all.
He also pointed out that some parents protect their children from the long arm of the law even though they know that their children are involved in criminal acts. He said that shielding children from the wrath of the law does not benefit such parents because they become their victims in the long run."I urge parents to stop protecting their children from justice. We know that there are many parents in this ward who have a tendency to protect their children from the law or dismiss people who come with complaints that such children steal from them or beat them.
