Whether one is a scientist, a lawyer or something else, one applies different tools of analysis to arrive at particular conclusions about people. [Applause.] My school of thought is the university of wisdom, which teaches me that, logically, you cannot, from far away, make a determination about the social behaviour of an individual unless you have tested that person. In this instance we cannot come to that conclusion because we are responding to hearsay.
The most appropriate way to respond to that would be to come with empirical evidence that, indeed, people were tested and were hung over. In this instance, we do not have that report. [Laughter.]
Query regarding constitutional basis for shoot-to-kill policy
39. Mr V B Ndlovu (IFP) asked the Minister of Police:
On which provision of the Constitution does the shoot-to-kill policy rely?