The City of Cape Town is in the process of passing a Bylaw banning barbed wire.
Apparently it poses a danger to passersby who may snag themselves. And there have been some complaints that it is ugly.
The City understands that barbed wire is installed to protect against criminals which the City cannot apprehend. The City also understands that there will be objections, and that the Bylaw will probably not be passed anyway. But we must understand that if we complain about unsightly security, we only have ourselves to blame. Because they tried to do something about it, didn’t they?
