In Kasoa, an incident revealed the complexities of enforcing regulations in an urban environment.
It all began with a passenger’s complaint in the Kasoa Central Business District, alleging assault by a driver at the local lorry stop.
The driver, acting under the directives of the Concerned Drivers Association, was enforcing a newly established lorry fare.
However, what seemed like a routine enforcement task quickly turned chaotic.
But things became worse when the driver refused to go inside the charge office and started getting into physical fights, even slapping the officer, according to reports.
As the situation escalated, another individual was detained for reportedly threatening to rally a group against law enforcement.
Other drivers then showed up at the police station to show support for their colleague and to challenge the way the situation was being handled.
Police had to use pepper spray to break up the gathering of drivers because the situation was getting worse.
