THE rising crime rate in the country must be fought from all angles using legal means to protect human life and the much needed investment.
However, it is illegal for residents to mete out 'instant' justice or corporal punishment on any suspect as was the case in Matero on Saturday where a suspect was brutally bludgeoned and burnt until he died.
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