Having caught a few "African" (not South African) perps in the act recently and paid a few visits to the Woodstock Drop Off; I find myself wondering what is the correlation between the Petty Crime in our Area and the Camp.
For anyone who hasn't been to the Woodstock Drop Off on Beach Road recently - Please Don't!! It can be a traumatising experience, depending on your disposition. Rather use the Solid Waste Drop Off Facility at the Pinelands Power Station. Unlike the Woodstock Facility, it is clean, secure and well managed. The adjacent "temporary camp" erected there to accommodate displaced Immigrants during the Xenophobic Attacks has mushroomed beyond belief. Those poor individuals are living there in appalling conditions, the scene is reminiscent of poverty and degradation that I've only witnessed in Zimbabwe. Taking solid refuse there is an experience I don't recommend, my vehicle was mobbed by a frenzied crowd, desperate to find something of worth amongst my building rubble. Despite half a dozen Security Guards being employed the mob factor was the deciding factor during my last four visits to the facility. My assistant ( a legal immigrant from Moz) engaged with them and reported that most appeared to be from Central Africa. They are hungry and feel forgotten. Hence me questioning the correlation. Does anybody know what the Local Council's plan of attack is for this camp? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
