Amid the outbreak of the COVID-19, many countries around the
world implemented various drastic measures to curb the spread of
the virus. South Africa, with the highest number of reported cases
in Africa, was forced to effect such measures, inclusive of a
national lockdown, in order to save lives, albeit economic
repercussion of these measures. Since the official commencement of
the nation-wide lockdown on Thursday, 26 March 2020, there has been
several arrests made, for those breaking lockdown regulations. What
has raised concerns, however, is the manner in which perpetrators
have been treated by the Police and SANDF members, as deployed by
the President of the Republic of South Africa. There have been
several reports, video clips, etc. trending on the media showing
the brutality to which the members of the public have been
subjected to. This is in direct contrast of what the President
ordered the members of law enforcement to do, as he had publicly
pleaded with the
