[obsnw] Re: Moving Safe at Spar IS a priority for OUR safety!!

2008-11-23 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Helen Swart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This idiot has ticked us all off, I too feel he and others like him should > be removed from our site. > You can;t just go about banning people cause you disagree with them. Censorship, even under its mailing list euphimi

[obsnw] Re: theft in dog park

2008-11-23 Thread Biddy Greene
Yes, I also thought "Why not have a bolt (inaccessible from outside) on the inside?". Then I suppose one has to ask the next person wanting to come in to show you their key before you unlock the bolt. H ... On Nov 22, 5:45 pm, Frank Schuitemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To have the gate l

[obsnw] Re: Richard the thief

2008-11-23 Thread Biddy Greene
Toby, you can't just call the cops because someone is walking around! Richard isn't an escaped prisoner. As far as I know he was arrested a while back and his case is coming up next year. Biddy. On Nov 22, 2:23 pm, Toby Hewlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes Richard is still around - I saw him

[obsnw] Re: Moving Safe at Spar IS a priority for OUR safety!!

2008-11-23 Thread Biddy Greene
On Nov 23, 11:38 am, "Trevor Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Helen Swart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This idiot has ticked us all off, I too feel he and others like him should > > be removed from our site. > > You can;t just go about banning people caus

[obsnw] Re: Armed Robbery

2008-11-23 Thread Michá Riedel - The Scrumpy Jack
Hi David... sounds like exactly the same gang that robbed Babbo 88 lower main road, on wednesday evening, also three black males all armed... whats worser here is its at a shopping mall with security guards at the entrance of the mall regulating the CCTV footage... just how much more security doe

[obsnw] Freedom of expression, hate speech and the google group

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Gaylard
This is what our Constitution (section 16) says about freedom of expression and hate speech; 16 Freedom of expression (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes- (a) freedom of the press and other media; (b) freedom to receive or impart information or ideas; (c) freedom o

[obsnw] Re: Moving Safe at Spar IS a priority for OUR safety!!

2008-11-23 Thread willow rd
Trev as i said in my first response to Unastuijt, I have always fought against censorhsip and for the right of free speech. But I think for someone living a million miles away from Obz to be telling us what to do is totally inappropriate to this website and if the majority, or better still if it i

[obsnw] Re: Moving Safe at Spar IS a priority for OUR safety!!

2008-11-23 Thread Jason
I agree with the non-ex-South Africans who have not yet ascended to a higher plane. First, aseptic, stagnant, socially moribund Europe (where I presume our enlightened pundit is dropping pearls of wisdom on us from) is not all it's cracked up to be. I will not roll statistics (you can always spot

[obsnw] Re: Moving Safe at Spar IS a priority for OUR safety!!

2008-11-23 Thread Jason
Brits, soutpiele & others said in the 60's of SA: "The end is nigh! It's gonna blow!" In the 70's, they said said, "Now you'll see - it's gonna be a bloodbath!" In the 80's, it was "South Africa is going to go up in flames!" ...and so on, & so forth. They've been going on for decades! The phenome

[obsnw] Two Car break-in Alfred Str, Sat morning 6.am & quick reproting mechanism

2008-11-23 Thread Natalie Leon
My car window and that of a neighbour was again smashed this weekend. Nothing taken. This is my 3rd window bashed in this year in this street and one when visiting in Kimberley Str. I tyoed a quick statemetn using the Affidavit doc I got from this site and the police picked it up from my house

[obsnw] Re: Two Car break-in Alfred Str, Sat morning 6.am & quick reproting mechanism

2008-11-23 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Natalie Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My car window and that of a neighbour was again smashed this weekend. > Nothing taken. This is my 3rd window bashed in this year in this street and > one when visiting in Kimberley Str. > > I tyoed a quick statemetn using

[obsnw] Re: Warning 3 guys w/gun

2008-11-23 Thread Trevor McPherson
OK we've just had updated information: It was apparently a coloured man with an african woman. The man was wearing minstrel pants with blue track suit pants over them and a blue hat. On Nov 24, 8:31 am, Trevor McPherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David's internet is down so he asked me to post

[obsnw] Warning 3 guys w/gun

2008-11-23 Thread Trevor McPherson
David's internet is down so he asked me to post this warning that came through to him: at 7:30am this morning, 3 black males where walking down Wesley Street. The leader was waving a gun. He was wearing a blue top and blue pants. Police have been informed. keep 'em peeled --~--~-~--~

[obsnw] Signs of neglect lead to crime

2008-11-23 Thread Alan & Aparna
The famous "broken windows" theory - that graffiti, broken windows, litter, etc., lead to more serious crimes - led to the curbing of crime in New York City. In NYC, subway fare dodgers were arrested, public urination was prosecuted, graffiti was scrubbed off subway trains, and this all coincided

[obsnw] Re: Signs of neglect lead to crime

2008-11-23 Thread Knarf Boatmaker
Thanks for this article. I propose our own little personal experiment. I for one try to throw one empty bottle, from the gutter in the bins on my way shopping. If we all pick up something, even if only once a week, it will make a difference. That would perhaps encourage us to tackle other iss