Hello all
Many people are unaware of or uninformed about what seems to be a
serious breakdown of trust and cooperation between the police, the
authorities responsible for CPFs in our area, and the struggling
Woodstock CPF. Residents are unlikely to act or attend meetings unless
they are informed. Would it not help if someone were to put together a
background report, and forward this to the press (so that it reaches the
wider public)?
Regards
Ron
On 2012/04/26 07:22, Teun Baartman wrote:
Even though I will probably open myself up to accusations of being
motivated by "sour grapes", I would like to make some comments.
The whole debacle surrounding the dissolving of Woodstock CPF has made
me even more convinced than I was at the time of my resignation as
chairperson that the CPF structures are NOT working to create a proper
channel for oversight by community over police.
The CPFs have increasingly been bogged down by all kinds of
administrative demands and SAPS have become increasingly unresponsive.
SAPS can unilaterally decide to withhold information from CPFs and
have become very good in sending CPFs from pillar to post without them
achieving anything. SAPS is playing games with CPFs.
CPFs have become no more than window dressing for SAPS to show that
they have community support when necessary.
The higher CPF structures are supporting this development and are
probably not even aware of it, because they are blinded by their
positions, "power" and "influence".
I my view, and I have stated this before, community organisations
should go back to basics and hold the police to account and challenge
SAPS outside of CPF structures. If they stand together they can not be
ignored, never mind a CPF. But be organised in our own precinct and
don't worry about the rest.
Regards
Teun
On 25 April 2012 12:59, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I think we should descend on this AGM en mass and disrupt it
By disrupt I mean something along the lines of arriving and nominating
the same cabal (because lets face it who else is there) and then after
being elected immediately resign in protest.
Or we can just heckle and have some fun.
An AGM implies there is a functional organisation and committee -
which there was until Hanif Loomat started throwing his weight.
Does anybody have his email address.
If this is an AGM then 20 days notice does not cut it and I suggest
that should be the first port of call in getting it postponed until we
actually know what is going on and proper notice is received. I would
have thought the first people to know would be the current committee.
I have not been directly informed that I am no longer a member of this
committee so Hanif is just as short on protocol and procedure than he
claims the WCPF was.
I will be there.
Trevor Hughes
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Rob Gaylard <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Just in case you missed it, in today's People's Post there is a news
> item re. an AGM of the CPF to be held on 15 May. The venue has
yet to
> be decided, and the news item comes from the Woodstock Police. The
> invitation is directed to "all organisations, NGOs, businesses,
> churches and community-based structures". Would-be members are asked
> to collect application forms fron Sgt Malila.
>
> [N.B. The constitution says that membership is "open to community-
> based organisations or institutions in the community". Does this
> include businesses?]
>
> Rather Surprisingly, it doesn't state whether the current CPF
has been
> annulled or dissolved This can in fact only be doe by the ProvonciaL
> Commissioner, after engaging in the dispute-resolution mechanisms
> provided for in the Constitution. Has this been done? It also
makes no
> mention of allegations by Hanif Loomat (Chair of thE WC Community
> Policing Board) that the present (or past?) CPF was being run by a
> "cabal".
>
> Can anyone throw any light on what is happening?
>
> Rob Gaylard
>
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