(Thoughts) AfriForum’s Gerrie Nel drives racism case after Gold Reef City incident

[lvstpluto]

Three friends’ lives changed dramatically when they were accused in a TikTok video of discriminatory behaviour. They have now turned to the courts in a bid to save their tattered reputations.​

What was supposed to be a fun day at Gold Reef City turned into a nightmare for three young people when a TikTok video, claiming that they were racists, went viral.

It led to death threats and, at one stage, they had to leave South Africa to escape the social media tsunami that had hit them. Yesterday morning, with the support of Advocate Gerrie Nel, head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit and his team, additional affidavits to bolster a case against the young female law student, Njabulo Madlanga, who posted the videos, were filed at the Booysens Police Station in Johannesburg.

A case was previously opened but closed by the police as ‘undetected’.

And the accuser, Njabulo Madlanga, is a law student

Watch: AfriForum’s Gerrie Nel drives racism case after Gold Reef City incident - LNN - Network News

Three friends’ lives changed dramatically when they were accused in a TikTok video of discriminatory behaviour. They have now turned to the courts in a bid to save their tattered reputations.

www.citizen.co.za

 

[HButton]

So there is no proof of said accusations just, she said he said, and now people need to fear for their lives?! This sounds like America...

 

[lvstpluto]

So there is no proof of said accusations just, she said he said, and now people need to fear for their lives?! This sounds like America...

Pretty much, the fact that she’s a law student as well is beyond comprehensible. Like surely you know what you’re doing and what implications your actions may have if you’re studying THE LAW?! Crazy stuff tbh, really sad that this is happening all over South Africa as well.

 

[M@tree2]

What does one actually do in this situation?
Best option is to up and leave SA if this were to happen to you, as everyone will falsely accuse you of being a racist anyways?

Whole attitude of want to be "influencer" is just awful

 

[PandaAttack1]

Three friends’ lives changed dramatically when they...​

I googled their names.... The article you listed is like the 4th hit on all of them... Just stfu and let it blow over and continue with your life... It REALY is not as bad as they are making it out to be.

 

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[lvstpluto]

What does one actually do in this situation?
Best option is to up and leave SA if this were to happen to you, as everyone will falsely accuse you of being a racist anyways?

Whole attitude of want to be "influencer" is just awful

Not really much options at all. Best bet would be to leave

 

[gavin286]

And yet red hat can sing a hate song for years that gains international attention and nothing is done.

 

[Scrooloose]

How to be classified as a racist in South Africa.

Step 1: Be white.

 

[Qui_Illustrati]

How to be classified as a racist in South Africa.

Step 1: Be white.

Or just randomly make monkey noises. That worries me, my toddler randomly makes monkey noises. I hope he doesn't do in front of a black person.

 

[G-spot]

Three friends’ lives changed dramatically when they...​

I googled their names.... The article you listed is like the 4th hit on all of them... Just stfu and let it blow over and continue with your life... It REALY is not as bad as they are making it out to be.

I tend to agree with Gerrie Nel, False claims should be prosecuted the same as real incidents.

 

[lvstpluto]

I tend to agree with Gerrie Nel, False claims should be prosecuted the same as real incidents.

What he said is very true, false allegations lead to equal destruction of someone's dignity. A lot more involved in a situation such as this

 

[PandaAttack1]

But that entire event is literally a non-issue if you just walk away? Is the problem not cyber-bullying rather than racism? Everyone is taking from this what they want and confirming whichever bias they choose.

 

[PandaAttack1]

Person A: "You are a racist!"

Person B: "No I am not..."

Person A: "Yes you are!"

Person B: moves on with life

 

[Qui_Illustrati]

Person A: "You are a racist!"

Person B: "No I am not..."

Person A: "Yes you are!"

Person B: moves on with life

I think that logic breaks down when the court of public opinion renders their verdict. Gone are the days when logic prevails. If enough of the public believe something, it becomes true apparently. The long term repercussions for the 3 people can indeed prove detrimental.
I for one, don't really give a toss. More people should care less. If they escaped overseas to get away from the backlash, biggest question is why didn't they just stay there.

 

[Big_Bad_Vlad]

as everyone will falsely accuse you of being a racist anyways?

So... What...?

Let them...

 

[Big_Bad_Vlad]

IMO.

If they felt that they had to leave the country on a whim like that, they probably, likely, maybe did not behave...

 

[lvstpluto]

Person A: "You are a racist!"

Person B: "No I am not..."

Person A: "Yes you are!"

Person B: moves on with life

3 million views on tiktok defaming those people's names. Imagine what that does to someone's reputation and potential for job positions in the future lol?

 

[BearZA]

Me at a theme park: "So you would not believe it, yesterday the monkeys were sitting on my awning, teasing my dogs, like this [mimics the monkeys], and my dogs are so dumb they keep barking at the monkeys, not realizing they are just teasing them."

Also me: "Why am I getting death threats on my socials all of a sudden?"

FFS we need to be so careful these days, people should have social media licenses.

 

[PandaAttack1]

3 million views on tiktok defaming those people's names. Imagine what that does to someone's reputation and potential for job positions in the future lol?

Absolutely fokkol..

 

[PandaAttack1]

Me at a theme park: "So you would not believe it, yesterday the monkeys were sitting on my awning, teasing my dogs, like this [mimics the monkeys], and my dogs are so dumb they keep barking at the monkeys, not realizing they are just teasing them."

Also me: "Why am I getting death threats on my socials all of a sudden?"

FFS we need to be so careful these days, people should have social media licenses.

You don't need to be careful. Just don't care and live your life. Keep off social media, and WOWZERS SUDDENLY IT DOESN'T MATTER.

 

[PandaAttack1]

IMO.

If they felt that they had to leave the country on a whim like that, they probably, likely, maybe did not behave...

They did not leave the country because of that, they went on holiday. The entire thing is dumb. It is do dumb. Literally the article saying it it is a big thing is the biggest thing about the entire thing.

 

[PandaAttack1]

I think that logic breaks down when the court of public opinion renders their verdict. Gone are the days when logic prevails. If enough of the public believe something, it becomes true apparently. The long term repercussions for the 3 people can indeed prove detrimental.
I for one, don't really give a toss. More people should care less. If they escaped overseas to get away from the backlash, biggest question is why didn't they just stay there.

I would like to see the long term repercussions of a random tiktok video in the real world..

 

[BearZA]

You don't need to be careful. Just don't care and live your life. Keep off social media, and WOWZERS SUDDENLY IT DOESN'T MATTER.

Lol, tell that to the teachers who have lost their jobs due to these kinds of allegations...

 

[BearZA]

I would like to see the long term repercussions of a random tiktok video in the real world..

There you go

 

[Qui_Illustrati]

I would like to see the long term repercussions of a random tiktok video in the real world..

It's not just isolated to TikTok though. Might have started there but now it's a growing number of sites and articles and references about the story. It all becomes indelible forever searchable by a 5 second google search when one of these characters apply for a job or when they meet a potential partner or some other random scenario where their names are googled. Highlights just how out of hand this information age has become. We need a reset switch.

 

[PandaAttack1]

It's not just isolated to TikTok though. Might have started there but now it's a growing number of sites and articles and references about the story. It all becomes indelible forever searchable by a 5 second google search when one of these characters apply for a job or when they meet a potential partner or some other random scenario where their names are googled. Highlights just how out of hand this information age has become. We need a reset switch.

Yes, because they did not just move on with their lives... Now we are talking about it. It is now already much bigger than it could've been.

Mense wat wil sukkel, gaan sukkel.

 

[PandaAttack1]

There you go

That is a link to a youtube channel.

 

[mujeeb1]

Or just randomly make monkey noises. That worries me, my toddler randomly makes monkey noises. I hope he doesn't do in front of a black person.

I call white people monkeys all the time, am I a racist?

 

[Switch]

she’s a law student...Like surely you know what you’re doing...

Ah no, for a profession that you can't learn about in a hobbyist scenario I have yet to meet a student who actually knows what they are doing is accurate and industry accepted. Which means she should've stfu in the first place and people shouldn't have taken her seriously.