Guys, its all very well rallying to support James, who indeed contributes an extraordinary amount to the ONW, CPF, and Obsid. James's dedication and commitment is clear and we are lucky to have someone of his calibre contributing the time and energy he does to Obs.
But there's a bigger issue here, which is that it appears that Obs is being sidelined and marginalised in the CPF. We NEED to have a positive and creative relationship with SAPS and the CPF to support the work we are doing to reduce crime. Without the support of the thin blue line our job becomes that much more difficult. We should be focussing on how to repair this damage and ensure our voice is heard. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Kempen Sent: 04 April 2012 09:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [obsnw] CPF a 'cabal' Hear! Hear! Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Teale" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [obsnw] CPF a 'cabal' I absolutely agree with Rob. Seeing James striding around the neighborhood, keeping an eye on things, working tirelessly to make our space a safe and pleasant one, is indeed a very unselfish and welcome service he offers us. To all the men and women who have made our living that much safer, thank you and thank you again. Cabal?!! I think not. Julia On 03 Apr 2012, at 11:55 AM, Rob Gaylard wrote: > I was astonished to read in Obslife (April) that according to the > Provincial CPF Chairperson, Hanief Loomat, the Woodstock CPF (and > other CPFs) have been run by a 'cabal' that is 'intent on keeping the > wider community out'! My belief is that the former CPF Chair (Teun > Baaertman) and the present Chair (James Cowley, who I know well) are > honourable upstanding people who are motivated by nothing other than a > desire to enhance levels of safety in their communities. They spend > many (unpaid) hours on this task and show great patience in their > dealings with SAPs, who they try to support whenever possible. They > would welcome greater community participation with open arms (as would > ONW) and are hardly to be blamed if so few community members are > willing or able to give of their time and energy. Loomat's > allegations suggest a conspiracy theory, are probably libellous, and > reflect very poorly on him. > > -- > 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. > -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
