South African police caught on video pelting apples at alleged thieves

POLICE officers have been captured on video violently throwing apples at a group of alleged thieves lined up against the edge of a highway.

South African police pelt apples at alleged thieves

SOUTH African police officers have been captured on video violently throwing apples at a group of alleged thieves lined up against the edge of a highway.

The video, which was posted on media websites and social media, shows a group of officers in blue uniforms grabbing apples out of the back of a vehicle and hurling them at four men who are lined up at a roadside cliff, their backs to the police.

Facebook user Kevi van Wyk posted the video online with the caption:

“The is what villiersdorp’s law enforcement officers do when they catch people.”

The suspected apple thieves flinch as they are hit and officers can be heard chuckling.

South African media reported this weekend that the incident happened in the Theewaterskloof area near Cape Town.

Reports say the local mayor condemned the incident and launched an investigation.

— with AP

Originally published as South African police caught on video pelting apples at alleged thieves