mrselfdestrukt's Journal: Tsotsi: South African Fairytale.

I watched Tsotsi last night with my GF. A nice movie. I expected more and was somewhat dissapointed. But the sad part is that it is a South African Fairytale. Hi-jackers around here do not show mercy or remorse.
To prove my point I quote from today's newspaper:
By Miranda Andrew

Deresh Sewcharan was minding his own business when the two gunmen hijacked the car in which he was a passenger.

They then threw him out as the car sped off from Durban's Blue Lagoon, down Stiebel Place, on to Athlone Drive.

Deresh is only 20 months old.

'What kind of person throws a baby out of a car?'
"What kind of person throws a baby out of a car?" his father, Pravesh Sewcharan, was still asking on Monday afternoon.

The Shallcross father was hijacked at the Blue Lagoon on Wednesday night.

Sewcharan, together with his wife Sandy, their two children and three other family members went to the beach to relax and enjoy the night.

But their evening came to a frightful end.

Sandy, their four-year-old daughter Yabhika and other family members were relaxing near the Umgeni River, unaware of what was happening to the baby and his father.

A roadblock was set up after the car was spotted on the M27
Sewcharan had stayed inside his white Honda Ballade and was listening to music, when he was held up by gunmen.

"I had just ordered some food from a nearby takeaway and was sitting in my car waiting for it when a man came up to my window and pointed a gun to my head and told me to jump out," recalled Sewcharan.

"I was in shock. Before I could say anything, he opened the car door and pulled me out," he said.

The gunman got into the car and a second man, who had been lurking nearby, jumped into the passenger seat.

"I did not know what to do because my baby was still inside," he said.

Sewcharan said that when the hijackers started the car, all he could do was hold on to the car in an attempt to get his baby away from the hijackers.

"I held on to the car and was dragged for more than half-a-kilometre before the men threw my baby out of a window," he said, fighting back tears.

Baby Deresh sustained cuts and bruises to both his feet, his knees and his hands, but did not sustain any internal injuries.

A roadblock was set up after the car was spotted on the M27, heading towards Umdloti.

The two suspects tried to evade the roadblock by driving through it, but lost control of the car, which came to a halt.

One was shot dead after a shootout ensued, and the other was arrested. He is expected to appear in court this week.
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SUNDAY 26 March 2006.
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For some reason I can't add any new journal entries. I arrived in Athlone, Ireland today. I took a bus from Dublin and if I didn't buy a shiny new Color Garmin at the airport yesterday I would have been lost! I miss home and I miss Audrey. I will be working in Ireland for 2 freakin months!!! That's a long time to be away. I bought Audrey a plane ticket to come and see me for 2 weeks in April. What better place to get engaged that some romantic spot somewhere in the country in Ireland? Yep, I'm gonna pop the big question at the right moment. Now, If you'll excuuse me, I habe 24/7 broadband internet in my hotel suite and I have to look for an antique ring.Man, this is faster than I've ever experienced the web anywhere in Africa. I am so glad I am not somewhere in Africa again! I am tired of travelling so much, but Europe is not bad man!!!