PA lays criminal complaint against Open Chats podcasters for insulting coloured community
ALSO READ: DA reports Open Chats podcasters to SAHRC for offensive episode on coloureds McKenzie said that it was time coloured people stood up against stereotyping and racial discrimination. In a lawyer's letter to the Open Chats podcasters, the PA said that their comments in the offending episode constituted hate speech. "I have no intention of destroying them. But if we do nothing, we will destroy them and we will destroy other kids. It's become too easy to insult coloured people in this country." While McKenzie was addressing supporters on Wednesday night, the party's new recruit, former MP Liam Jacobs, was live recording his visit to the Brooklyn Police Station, where he lodged a complaint of crimen injuria. McKenzie said that his party would also march on the studio where the podcast is recorded and to the SABC for failing to check the episode before flighting it. "What makes me furious is, that's not live. So where is the control?"
The offensive discussion has since been removed from the episode and in an apology posted on their platforms, the podcasters say they never intended to cause harm, neither to promote racism and discrimination.
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