Question

Is unequal access to basic services reason being enough to commit crime in South Africa?

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Assuming the question should read “Is unequal access to basic services reason enough to commit crime in South Africa?” - then the simple answer is no.

However, there is the question of social norms. Consider the case of electricity as a “basic service”. If the electricity pylons are passing by the township, with no electricity supply to the residents, some enterprising young man may, at great risk, connect up a wire to divert power to the nearby homes. In this, the entire community is participating in the theft - is a crime a crime if everybody is doing it?

Consider also waste collection services. In the affluent west we are used to garbage collection vehicles coming round to take away our waste. Let us suppose that there are laws against burning rubbish - anybody in London who habitually burnt the contents of their dustbin would be prosecuted. The likelihood is that similar laws exist in South Africa, but the garbage collection service is non-existent, so the “law” against burning rubbish is

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