SA Police are almost as dangerous as the LAPD.

another country where racism is still alive and well.

I haven't got time right now to track it down, but I remember being horrified by the news.

Why did they think they could get away with it? Because they can?

It faces pressures from Mozambique and Zimbabwe, two ruined countries on its borders. South Africa is not much better off economically, but it is still seen as a haven by refugees from failed states. Too many people competing for severely limited resources.

Add to this ongoing tensions between tribal groups that have never really been resolved. I noted that one of the bystanders was shouting in Zulu. If the murdered Mozambican man was a Zulu (very likely) and the arresting officers Tswana, Sotho, or other group with a history of antagonism towards Zulu, this would not be especially surprising. (Does not make it any less horrifying; I could only watch a few seconds of video before being sick to my stomach).

These tensions were historically exploited very successfully by the white apartheid government.