The New York Times front page report: Bloemfontein, South Africa - On a April morning, Michele Mueller and Pete van Staden were conducting their daily patrol on the edge of their farm in Bloemfontein, when they found a body at the edge of a wheat field.
For the next two hours, the victim's blood soaked into the dry soil, and they knelt there, praying for the deceased. The victim was a young man with wounds on his face, swollen and purple lips, and his eyes were closed.
Mr. Mueller is Black, and Mr. Van Staden is White; the two come from different backgrounds, but they have found a common ground: they are tired of crime.
Over the past six years, this group of six members has become one of the most effective forces in one of the most crime-ridden areas of South Africa. The crime problem in this area is comparable to the number of murders in rural South Africa, which ranks among the highest in the world.
President Trump has suggested that white farmers in South Africa are being "genocided," but this claim is not true. He had previously supported punitive measures against South Africa, including increasing tariffs on aluminum and steel products from South Africa, cutting aid to the country, and encouraging white farmers to seek asylum in the United States.
In February this year, Mr. Mueller joined the group, saying he was tired of watching his community suffer violence without protection.
The national police force in South Africa is stretched thin, so officers in remote areas often patrol over many miles, relying on citizens to form community groups to maintain order.
Most of these groups are composed of African residents who usually set up checkpoints in high-crime areas; white residents drive patrols, while black residents walk patrols, but Mr. Mueller is no exception.
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