Thank you Justin. Have you any suggestions as to how we, as induviduals, can assist?
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Justin Ashley <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
