Hi Alan & Aparna Your concern is also well noted, and I head to the caution. Had the warning said 'ignore the child in distress' I would most certainly have deleted the email without hesitation. It does note though, " take the child not to the address given - but to the Police Station. Had the Colonel I spoken to said this does not happen, never, impossible, wrong etc I would have dropped it.
I think the other reason why I thought to post the "warning' was that on Friday 25 November, I was privileged to attend the launch of '16 Days of Activism of abuse against Women and Children'. I accompanied Colonel Ntsezo and his senior Woodstock Police Officers, the function as was held at the SAPS Training Academy in Phillipi. A prestigious event, of approximately 800 guest and distinguished speakers and dignitaries, song items, show of the elite Task Forces of the various SAPS Operational departments, after a finger luncheon we were held in captivity at the Police stadium spell bound by the a testimony and performances i.e children and police women showing beautiful photos of a number of children all of which and others are still missing with no trace whatsoever, SAPS men and women members re the Police Band, Choir, precision display of school cadets, most of it still vivid to me. I apologise for folk that felt threatened by the placing of the email, but I know that I would swallow hard if a child, man or women, boy or girl here in Observatory were irreparably hurt or maimed should I not have posted the item of which I revised somewhat desensitized the email before sending. As it were, the first message I heard on my ONW radio in switching it on on Saturday morning just after 7 am was of message from the VS control room of a women that was apparently raped, after SAPS arrested the assailant, the matter turned out to be assault, the women did not want to open a case, the matter was dropped. Respectfully yours James On 2 December 2011 16:22, Alan & Aparna <[email protected]> wrote: > The fact that it was not sent by the SAPS Colonel, who has denied > authorship, should be strongly suggestive that this is a hoax - no > matter how shrewd criminals may often be (and that's not to even > mention that they added the known key-tracker hoax). Then one needs > to weigh up the benefits of being cautious against real threats vs. > the harm of scaring people with false ones and - in this case - > encouraging people not to help children in distress. There is no > benefit to publicising false threats. > > On Dec 2, 12:18 am, James Cowley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Trev > > As you know, near most times, I bounce this sort of odd email off you or > > Andrew as the ONW's Google site watch guards. > > However, because the SAPS Colonel whose full details were conveyed in the > > email, would not deny the shrewdness of the potential crimes being > carried > > out at times, having cut his name and details as requested, I forwarded > the > > issues as a warning to the unsuspecting, rather than just plain ignoring > > the email outright. The key ring tracker matter is purely scrap and the > > minor concern, but I left it in the text even though. > > Concern noted, thanks. > > Regards > > James > > > > On 1 December 2011 17:44, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > James I don;t think you should be spreading this kind of email - the > > > police hae already distanced themselves from and unless you can show a > > > single documented case of a rape and murder occurring or someone being > > > followed by a key ring tracker you should also distance yourself from > this. > > > > > This is obviously a load of rot! > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Trev > > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:38 PM, James Cowley <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >> Dear Addresees > > >> The message below is of concern, but was not sent by the SAPS persons > > >> whose names and SAPS logo appeared along with the message. > > >> I was requested to remove the names and no's, some the info below > might > > >> be dubious, the email have been circulated more than a month already, > and > > >> generated 100's of calls being made to enquire. > > >> In a real time suspect situation, urgently phone or visit your local > SAPS > > >> Police station, call your SAPS Emergency Number 10111, and take good > > >> caution. > > >> James > > > > >> *SAPD Urgent** **Message from SAPD:* > > > > >> *This message is for every man, boy, woman or girl who goes to work, > > >> college or school alone.* > > > > >> *If you find a child crying on the road showing his/her address and > > >> asking you to take him/her to that address, immediately take that > child to > > >> the police station and please DO NOT take the child to the address > that > > >> he/she asks!* > > > > >> *This is a new way to gang rape women and girls, rob and kill men and > > >> boys.* > > > > >> *Please forward this message to all your contacts!! Please don't feel > > >> shy forwarding this message, one message may save many lives! FOR > WHAT IT'S > > >> WORTH!!!* > > > > >> *URGENT: Please do not accept FREE KEY HOLDERS at service stations, it > > >> has a tracker device in it by which you can be followed this is > happening > > >> already in Jo'burg & Durban as we speak. 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