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To: Brumar89 who wrote (6067)3/7/2007 1:22:13 PM
From: one_less  Respond to of 10087
 
"I've known many people who have worked in SA over the last few decades and their legal system is not big on mercy, but rather big on "chop-chop"."

That's my understanding also. But I also think their courts are very corrupt in many ways and the judges, will use a 'mercy' injunction as a way out of the usual brutal punishments, rather than risk negative publicity.