On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Justin Ashley <justin.ash...@bridge-pt.com>wrote:
> > > So tell me, what else exactly should the 'authorities' do? > > > Thanks Justin - I am aware of the measures that have been taken to help Colin buit after 14 years of living in Obs and seeing Colin plus the 5 years I lived in Mowbray/Rosebank also seeing Colin it really appears as if nothing has been done for him. You only need to look at Rob Gaylards Social Issues Forum to see that the "authorities" don;t even care enough to send representatives to the meetings. In my mind they are not doing the jobs that we pay them to do if a guy like Colin still is on the streets Perhaps a radical (for some on the conservative side) new approach needs to be taken. How about an accommodation centre in the city or suburbs that allows the homeless people to shelter their under their OWN conditions. SO none of this segregation of the sexes nonsense that happens in some shelters. Away with "silly" rules like no alcohol and drugs. In fact these should be provided free of charge to the residents after they come back home at curfew time. Hell no what curfew - there will be no curfew. In the centres they can be offered counselling and drug and alcohol addiction can be addressed for those willing to be helped. The residents will run these facilities them selves or have a large hadn in deciding on how the allocated spending money should be budgeted - ie what food and booze to buy, household goods maintenance issues etc. They can be encouraged to garden and grow their own food. Utopian? Possibly. Would it work? Possibly? Is the current system working? What system?! What a shame the government sees fit to waste our taxpayers money on propping up illigitate regimes ion foreign countries and building mansions for the (corrupt) Jacob Zuma. I would far rather see my tax money spent on social uplifting programs and human investment. You, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will be as one Trev -- 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: o...@obz.org.za 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 obsnw@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
