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Jacques Pauw has apologized and blamed intoxication and embarrassment for the false accusations he recently made about his arrest at a V&A Waterfront restaurant, but social media users are not buying his apologies.
Pauw, who is the author of President’s Guardians, last week alleged in a Daily Maverick column that the restaurant had refused to allow him alternative means of paying his R1 600 bill after his credit card bounced several times while he tried to pay, and hinted that he had instead called the police to arrest him. while walking to an ATM.
Furthermore, he alleged that the police had stolen his cash before detaining him overnight and charging him with theft.
In a statement Tuesday, Pauw backtracked on his original version, noting that he had mistakenly created the impression that the restaurant management or the waiter who had served him had called the police to arrest him, while he was the that he had misbehaved. and had been intoxicated.
He said he had written the column after appearing in Cape Town Magistrates Court on a robbery charge, which he said is still in dispute.
“I wrote the article because I was excited, angry and humiliated by the whole experience,” said Pauw.
He said that he had since realized “that there are errors in the article” after reflection and further testing.
“I drank too much in the restaurant and my memory was blurry. The ordeal of the arrest experience and having to spend the night in jail aggravated my emotional state. I had a meeting with the owner of the restaurant and a conversation with a V&A executive this Monday. They showed me and explained certain facts to me. I behaved badly and I want to apologize for my behavior, ”he said.
On Tuesday, many well-known journalists and social commentators criticized Pauw’s actions as a reflection of the privilege that comes with being a white man in South Africa and called on the Daily Maverick not to publish more of his work.
Some sober reflections on Jacques Pauw’s lies:
1. If Jacques were not white and male, the responses to his drunkards would probably NOT treat this as a morally or ethically “complex” situation. He would be judged bluntly for blatantly lying.
– Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) February 17, 2021
Imagine if that was a black journalist, some of these Media Monitoring Organizations would be in arms, with bantamweight statements and calling for disciplinary action. They’d be tweeting like there’s no tomorrow with SOME black editors who thrive on belittling their own.
– #TheLordOfTheMedia (@samkelemaseko) February 16, 2021
@dailymaverick I should never post it again. It was a scandalous abuse. Outrageous. And it was very bad judgment of him to post his personal drama in the first place.
– Carol Paton (@politicsblahbla) February 16, 2021
The white man gets drunk and messed up (at the very least), doesn’t pay, and gets arrested. He gets angry (like them) that the law applies to him too. She uses her journalistic power and white privilege to write an article lying about the entire ordeal, including the police robbery charge. I- https://t.co/xPA1nW4a7t
– Lesego Tlhabi (@LesegoTlhabi) February 17, 2021
Condemning their disgusting behavior and shameful mendacity IS the right thing to do. For a number of reasons. The main one for me is because HE has made a name for himself and built HIS brand by condemning lies and abuse. So we have a moral and professional duty to return the favor.
– Redi Tlhabi (@RediTlhabi) February 16, 2021
Do you know how much it costs the police to arrest a white man AND hold him overnight, generally in the world? Worse still in South Africa? In the heart of whiteness, in Cape Town? And in the whitest of spaces, the Waterfront? Do you know how bad things have to be for that to happen? pic.twitter.com/rmZYaQQ8AY
– Ntombiyo Mgqashiyo (@yomgqashiyo) February 16, 2021
Jacques Pauw used such magnificently flowery language to sell lies. Mans said he was “stunned and dazed” and his gullible fans ate it up and jumped into action demanding to know the name of the restaurant and start boycotting hashtags 💀 https://t.co/Fse9j13A7j pic.twitter.com/n7OIx3b1dh
– Sbudda Radebe (@EphraimSbudda) February 17, 2021
Whenever @SAEditorsForumCriminals, liars, and favorite unethical journalists like @Jaqqs they are missing, @sbungalwa and your group turns a blind eye. They did the same when @RanjeniM was exposed as a beneficiary of #IN before celebrating his appointment by Min @tito_mboweni. 🤷♀️ https://t.co/bMBonpIzMA
– Mr. Putin (@pietrampedi) February 16, 2021
Where is it @SAEditorsForum ? How could a media offender be allowed to lie so many times without consequences? Jacques Pauw is a liar and a great risk to our democracy. Our parents did not suffer and died for this nonsense. #StateCaptureInquiry #JacquesPauw #CaptureState
– Tshepo Matseba APR (@KabiniTshepo) February 17, 2021
Oh, wow! Faced with the shady business of tourism. Your statement based on lies #JacquesPauw he discredited the restaurant, V&A Waterfront in the eyes of tourists who see his tweets. When you find out he lied, you proceeded with gibberish instead of saying Ooop, I spread lies🙆 https://t.co/b1M6LM00v0
– Nompumelelo Mqwebu 🇿🇦 (@NompumeleloChef) February 17, 2021
I feel that the problem is not so much “Is a journalist a flawed human being?” The answer is an obvious yes. The problem for me is: Jacque has built his brand by making society and power go by a moral code that he has now failed to defend. Censorship, indignation and condemnation are deserved. https://t.co/OfybuSSrnE
– Redi Tlhabi (@RediTlhabi) February 17, 2021
In his column, Pauw had detailed how the police officers, whom he described as “rogue elements within SAPS,” had allegedly taken R1 000 from him during his arrest and did not return it.
In his statement Tuesday, Pauw indicated that the three police officers who detained him had not been called and that they were near the scene after attending an unrelated incident, and that they had asked what was happening.
“In the heat of the moment, I lost my cool and acted rude. My own action contributed to my arrest and detention. I have also established that the police officers did not take the R1 000 in cash that I had with me. They only gave me proof on Monday, ”he said.
He indicated that the restaurant owner was currently busy dropping the theft charge as he had paid his bill the next day.
“I feel ashamed of my behavior. In this age of fake news, propaganda and lack of responsibility, I must publicly accept responsibility. I must apologize for them, ”he said.
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