Born a Crime

(Chris Devlin) #1

discounted cell phones.


I got pulled over in Hillbrow.
Cops in South Africa don’t give you
a reason when they pull you over.
Cops pull you over because they’re
cops and they have the power to
pull you over; it’s as simple as that.
I used to watch American movies
where cops would pull people over
and say, “You didn’t signal” or “Your
taillight’s out.” I’d always wonder,
Why do American cops bother
lying? One thing I appreciate about
South Africa is that we have not yet
refined the system to the point
where we feel the need to lie.


“Do you know why I pulled you
Free download pdf