Hi Micha
Glad to hear.
I too had a meeting with the Colonel ( at his request) and the DPO and
spoke well in your favour and recent situation.
James

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On 31 July 2012 16:06, Michá Riedel - The Scrumpy Jack <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Glad to say I'm happy to have gotten positive feedback and understanding
> from the SAPS today!
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> On Saturday, 28 July 2012 11:26:14 UTC+2, Michá Riedel - The Scrumpy Jack
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>> 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
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>> 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!...
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>> 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!
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>> 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!!!
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>> 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!
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>> 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!!
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>> 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!
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>> 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!
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