He was Andrew Aminiel - a foreign national from central Agfrica somewhere. On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Natalie Leon <nata...@capetorichmond.com>wrote:
> Thanks Trevor, for putting a name to the person who died. It helps me to > acknowledge fully the tragedy of a life lost. Sometimes it seems easier not > to want to know or to hope we can reduce the impact by thinking of faceless > people or 'undesirable' elements. > > Thanks also for your honest report on the events as you witnessed it. It > seems appalling that somebodies child was dying on out doorstep without > someone trying to stop his bleeding or even holding his hand. I am hoping > with all my heart that we can use this tragedy to prevent Observatory from > becoming a no-go area in the evening. > > Some suggestions for action: > 1. I would like to suggest that a first step is for the civic organizations > in Obs ( OBSID, OBScivic, business forum, Obse fest organisors) to do a > review of the events (incl how it realts or not to the festival). > 2. It would also be great if we can extend an official letter of > condolences ympathy with the family of the victim. > 3. It would be good if all the spokespersons for these organisations can > also liase about how they address the media on the issue. The original press > release was good in that it at started off > condolences and then laying out the events. This is common basic decency > and should be starting point of all our official and public communication > as a community. > > Regards > Natalie > > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Trevor Hughes <t...@thewildfig.co.za>wrote: > >> I have read various online reports, twitter reports, newspaper reports >> (Cape Times, Voice, Argus) and with the exception of the typical Voice >> headline and pictures, found the reporting to be objective and fair. >> This is based on my own witnessing of the event shortly after the >> stabbing took place. >> >> One thing that appalled me and has not been reported on was the >> complete disarray that the members of the SAP were in. Once would >> thing a stabbing woudl be a fairly routine matter for them. >> >> When I arrived on the scene shortly after the incident, Andrew was >> still alive - dying but alive. I saw not one policeman render >> assistance as he was bleeding out. >> >> They were running arround like headless chickens - soulless headless >> chickens not displaying an ounce of humanity to the dying victim. >> >> Finally I saw a lady render some assistance - too late to make a >> difference. Whether prompt first aid assistance from the SAPS (or >> anyone) would have made a difference to the outcome I cannot say, but >> that it did not happen was extemely sad. >> >> Hilton Malila had only a comment to make about the SAP could not >> render medical assistance as they were not trained for it. Malila >> himself was on the scene. His car splattered with blood. >> >> The police were more worried with trying to set up a crime tape than >> rendering assistance to the victim. There was a captain there who >> seemed more concerned to stop people taking pictures and to threaten >> to arrest them than render assistance. >> >> Yes I observed with sadness from behind the tape, aghast that nothing >> was been done - not doing anything myself - knowing I would react with >> anger and outrage should a policeman have laid a finger on me in any >> attempt to cross the line - so I remained a spectator. Wondering if it >> was I lying there whether the same lack of concern would be metered >> out by the SAP. >> >> Not only did Andrew bleed to death on that pavement, Obs was >> hemorrhaging as well. >> >> No matter what Andrew did or was alleged to have been or where he was >> from, he was human first and did not deserve to die in a gutter in >> Observatory. >> >> Trev >> >> -- >> 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 ob...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <obsnw%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> 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 ob...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <obsnw%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > 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 ob...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
