What does it mean to be a man… this is a question that was posed at a men’s forum held recently at the Orlando Police Station. Sonke Gender Justice under their programme Brother for life led the proceedings which included the men in blue. A host of matters affecting men which are not talked about as they are considered a taboo were discussed, and this seemed to have a positive feedback judging by the attendee’s response.
“A leader, protector and pillar are some of the words that define a man, and we are made to believe that men are not supposed to show emotions as this is seen as a sign of weakness. The reality is that we are human, take a second and ask yourself why there are an escalating number of suicides by cops; we die unnecessary because we bottle things up and for each and every time they report for duty they are dealing with the prospect of death. It is a necessity to find someone whom you can confide in” said Mbuyiselo Botha.
Captain Joseph Mpuru said “We appreciate this initiative as it was a first of its kind at our station but we deeply need to look at the real course of people (in
this stance police) acting in this manner. We are slowly but surely deviating from our roots and have adopted the western culture hence we don’t know how to deal with matters affecting us let alone following the proper channel.
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