Hi I am no lawyer, but I would recommend you look at the *Protection from Harassment Act, 2011* for this - ( http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/2011-017.pdf). If somebody approaches you in the street for whatever reason and you say "No, leave me alone" and they persist, you are being harassed and you can press charges. If you look at the definitions, section 1, it defines harassment:
"harassment" means directly or indirectly engaging in conduct that the respondent knows or ought to know- (a) causes harm or inspires the reasonable belief that hann may be caused to the complainant or a related person by unreasonably- (i) following.watching. pursuing or accosting of the complainant or a related person, or loitering outside of or near the building or place where the complainant or a related person resides,works,carries on business, studies or happens to be; (ii)engaging in verbal,electronic or any other communication aimed at the complainant or a related person, by any means, whether or not conversation ensues; or (iii)sending, delivering or causing the delivery of letters, telegrams,packages,facsimiles, electronic mail or other objects to the complainant or a related person or leaving them where they will be found by,given to or brought to the attention of, the complainant or a related person;\ or (b) amounts to sexual harassment of the complainant or a related person; So yeah, you can't simply stop them from being in Obs and 'helping people park'. However, if you make it clear you don't need their help, and refuse to give them money and they persist - they are in the wrong, surely ? Regards John On 26 January 2015 at 13:36, Brian Amery Coo <[email protected]> wrote: > This is just in from Orbis > > Dear Brian > > Our staff can only ask the car guards to move out of the area. If these > car guards refuse to move, we are not allowed to remove them with force. > Our staff will then forward a complaint to the local SAPS. Any public > member or security member who is not an peace officer cannot arrest or move > an illegal car guard against his/her will. > > Our staff then monitor the area and wait on back up from SAPS.When SAPS > arrive on the scene, they normally only warn the car guards. > > It is the responsibility of the SAPS to effect an arrest . > > Kind Regards > Charl Brooks > > I have asked Orbis to report all such incidents to SAPS and to record the > response, which I am advised is often non-existent. > It would be helpful if we had an Obs sub-sector CPF where these issues > could be raised. > > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Brian Amery Coo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have requested the current policy and by laws from Orbis. We will >> comment when we get the response >> >> Kind regards >> >> Brian Amery >> Chief Operating Officer >> Observatory Improvement District OBSID) >> >> Tel. 021 4487090 >> Fax :0866394005 >> Cell: 0825749830 >> >> Address: 41 Station Road,Observatory,Cape Town ,7925 >> > > > > -- > > Kind regards > > Brian Amery > Chief Operating Officer > Observatory Improvement District OBSID) > > Tel. 021 4487090 > Fax :0866394005 > Cell: 0825749830 > > Address: 41 Station Road,Observatory,Cape Town ,7925 > > -- > 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] > WEB: www.obswatch.org.za > ---------------------------------------------- > > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I have gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please ask me to wait. -- 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] WEB: www.obswatch.org.za ---------------------------------------------- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
