Glad to say I'm happy to have gotten positive feedback and understanding from the SAPS today!
On Saturday, 28 July 2012 11:26:14 UTC+2, Michá Riedel - The Scrumpy Jack wrote: > So after a good night and great olympics on my way home at 2am... only to > be called at 3.50am that the Police was at my establishment arresting my > mangeress who has been working for five years by me! Reason for arrest for > "allowing people in the pub" mmm > > All lights are switched off... > all television sets are switched off... > door is locked... > the three on duty did their cleaning books etc... and light music was > playing in the background as we all do after a hard night shift during > cleaning... > Ten minutes before the police walked in, one of my barmen"s two friends > were let in a lady and a guy to walk home with him!... > > Then the police comes in... asking why we still open!!! As much as one > tries to tell them one is not open the more they dont want to hear it! And > YES Audio is recorded! > Yes my one barman had half a beer still after a hard nights work is well > deserved I think, and which was on me, all my staff got their one round > after work! > Trying to explain to the officer that he is an employee at Scrumpy Jack as > well and that the other two friends just walked in waiting for him to > finish off to walk home with him, they want none of it! > > They even tell the two friends who are waiting to get out on the street > (SO IT IS SAFER TO STAND OUTSIDE AND WAIT THAN INSIDE A LOCKED PLACE) and > thats not the end, ordering my barman to go out of the establishment as > well??? What happened to little bit of investigation hmmm like just > looking at the shift roster to see if he actually does work there? I mean > surely one has some rights!!! > > I ask myself.... really was this all worth the fuss and a fine of R 500 to > go on record! I can understand if the pub is packed with drunk patrons > and no effort was done to close up... but here an hour and half ago after > closing one gets nailed for this! > One makes the effort to put up posters informing patrons that 1:30 is last > rounds and that by 2:00 everyone needs to be out... yet not even that gets > looked at! > > Police does know that it takes staff to clean and get the place in order > well after closing time, and that friends drivers and taxis do wait inside > the place for them to finish up for SAFETY reasons and obviously to take > them home... A while ago even my other mangeress husband who was waiting > inside was given attitude!! > > Even after I got to the police station to explain to the officer he still > doesnt want anything of it, for goodness sakes what happened to working > together etc, im even told just let it happen again and you will see what > happens! no wonder one builds up a grudge! > > Is there no bigger crime to fight than taking a person in the van to the > woodstock police station, for something this ridiculous or pehaps I have it > wrong! > -- OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room ---------------------------------------------- 021-447-1066 072-063-1653 For all emergencies please dial 10111 ---------------------------------------------- ONW: 082 081 0142, ONW email: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------- 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 https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en
