The barbaric murder of John Kalafatis by security forces moved even the hard-hearted. Many thought the killing of Kalafatis could bring a stop to the extra judicial killings - how mistaken they were because the forces of evil continued as if nothing had happened. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government seems to have embraced the "shoot to kill" policy that is common in war torn countries. In 2009 Batswana lived in fear. Unofficial night-to-dawn curfews were implemented with a brutal display of force. Members of the security forces became a law unto themselves. The police service reverted to a police force of yesteryears. It was a bad year for Botswana. The image of this country is now in tatters except in the eyes of multi-nationals and their partners who are milking the country.
Looking at 2010 one can only pray and wish the BDP government changes its course before some sections of Batswana fight back in self-defense. At the expense of provoking verbal persecution from Khama's henchmen, it would appear that the only time the BDPs shoot to kill policy will stop is when a sister, brother, son or daughter of a prominent Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) figure or a white FIFA World Cup tourist from America or Britain is accidentally shot to death by the forces close to the DIS. Kana bangwe ba bone ga bana tsebe.
