Video of Westbury Residents Chasing SAPS With Weapons Gives SA Zero Faith in Police

Video of Westbury Residents Chasing SAPS With Weapons Gives SA Zero Faith in Police

  • A video shows the South African Police Service (SAPS) trying to get a situation in the Gauteng area under control
  • Residents of the Westbury community banded together in a video, and they had a heated clash with police officers
  • South Africans had a lot to say after watching the video of how SAPS officers reacted to an angry crowd in Westbury

South African police officers faced a dangerous situation in Johannesburg. Westbury residents worked together, and they turned on the policemen in the area.

Westbury residents makes SAPS run away
Westbury residents made SAPS run away in a video. Image: Ihsaan Haffejee / Getty Images/ @MDNnewss
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A video showing a harrowing moment between South African police officers and angry residents in a Johannesburg area made rounds on X. People living in Westbury expressed their frustrations against the authorities.

Westbury residents attack cops

In a video posted on X by @MDNnewss, people got to see the moment Westbury residents attacked police officers. In the video, people were throwing stones at policemen who were retreating from the chaos. The police officers ended up inside their cars, and they drove away from the increasingly angry crowd. Watch the video of SAPS vs Westbury below:

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Westbury community's past SAPS clash

Briefly News previously reported that in 2024, Westbury residents attacked police during a protest. The community was facing a water shortage for more than three days, which led to the dire situation. Westbury residents protested using burning tires to block the streets.

Police have, in the past, failed to keep crowds in Westbury under control
Police have, in the past, had a faceoff with Westbury residents. Image: Papi Morake
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SA drags SAPS

Many people thought the South African police officers should have stood their ground. The video of the clash between Westbury residents received thousands of views on social media. People speculated that the police officers in the area should have been braver. Some defended the police officers and said the police were professional in realising that they were outnumbered.

@lunathi_dy97575 said:

"Retreating doesn't necessarily mean surrendering. That was mob justice versus fully armed police, and the law doesn't allow police to shoot. They must come back with the proper response."

@BMuziJr1 commented:

"They must try it in KZN."

@Sthamber wrote:

"That would never happen in KwaZulu-Natal. General Mkhwanazi brought back the dignity of the SAPS in that province."

@Sp_October said:

"Running from people you are supposed to protect is wild."

@Lesego_Costar joked:

"We don't have police la in Gauteng haaa."

@RivoningoEsambo was mortified:

"Throwing stones alone is a threat, and it can take somebody's life. The police would have retaliated but chose not to. It was within their rights to retaliate."

@KaroloPeroni added:

"SAPS running away… 🤣🤣🤣aaaiii this country is a joke shem."

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Rutendo Masasi (Weekend Entertainment and Human Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 3 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za