So-called 'spot fine' debate

At the intersection of Herder Drive and Beyers Naude Drive a few weeks ago, a Johannesburg resident, Keshna Schoeman, claimed she experienced the worst of JMPD, first-hand.

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After a night out at a fundraising event, Schoeman went through a JMPD roadblock, where an alcohol breathalyser test was done. She tested positive.

According to Schoeman, she had not had anything alcoholic to drink that night but had used mouthwash that contained alcohol, due to an oral abscess.

While at first glance, this sounds like a typical he said/she said story, Schoeman goes into detail how adamant she had been that she would not pay the so-called "spot fine" that was being solicited.

"I insisted to the officers on duty that I wanted to go through the process.