NO TO RACISM BUT LET'S FORGIVE TO SHOW GESTURE FOR RECONCILIATION
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It all started by posting a slur statement on facebook directed to Indians and it caught the attention of many " kill the Indians"
Skhanyiso Edgar. Khanyile a 20 year old boy who hails from the rural of Pinetown and who has been raised by his grandmother who only depends on her pension money for survival found himself in hot water after insinuating racist remarks to the indians culture, she had hopes for him but all this has gone astray when this first year Law student was found guilty by the University of South Afrika for bringing the name of the University into disrepute and has been expelled for 5 years.
The racist utterance which were made by this student must not be promoted in any way and cannot be ignored because they defy the constitution and the dream that Nelson Mandela had fought for us as South African but what really worries me is the approach which the University undertook to discipline this young student and the process which they applied to conduct the hearing mind you that the hearing was at the main campus in Pretoria and the student did not get a chance to defend himself personally he only did so by a way of a written letter.
We have witnessed the Reitz 4 in 2008 and the Black Face from the University of Pretoria but none of those students were being subjected or deprived their right to education but it was different with Skhanyiso who had no one to stand up for him therefore the legal fraternity has lost a dedicated and vocal future advocate.
Some may suggest that I'm in defense of this young boy but my argument is based on consistency for example the Reitz 4 after a humiliation that they did to degrade the dignity of those elderly black workers were given a chance to further their studies by Professor Jonathan Jansen as a "gesture for reconciliation" and the Black face from the University of Pretoria were handed a lenient punishment by "temporarily suspending them only at the University's residence but with this Afrikan child it went a different route perhaps the disciplinary panel never took into consideration the age of this student and that maybe it was blown out of proportion as the FF+ had said in defense of the Reitz 4.
I would appeal to the University of South Afrika to take this young student back and not deter the ambitions he has for furthering his studies and give him a punishment that is in accordance with his age because chasing him away won't do any good either ...
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