[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-24 Thread Bev
Please don't tell my Mum how much time I waste..I'll be sent to bed on dry bread and water. On Mar 23, 6:03 pm, Trevor Hughes wrote: > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:33 PM, David Raphael wrote: > > This my first comment on this time wasting issue. > > I am sorry David, then perhaps you should

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-23 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:33 PM, David Raphael wrote: > This my first comment on this time wasting issue. > I am sorry David, then perhaps you should not have bothered wasting your time with your post as you added nothing to the conversation.;) (Smiley does this no justice - think of me saying th

RE: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-23 Thread David Raphael
Neighbourhood watch Cc: Brian Amery; Knarf Boatmaker; Insp H Piedt; Woodstock SAPS Subject: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment I have been following this discussion with a great deal of interest. My opinion for what it is worth (and it may be worth very little), is that there is a lot of energy

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-23 Thread Bev P
elated a personal experience he had and objected to, > > >>> which is his democratic right. He did not make any attempt to > > >>> indicate that the views he expressed were representative of any > > >>> organisation or community. > > > > >&

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-23 Thread Mervyn
e gratuitous insult to the Observatory > >>> community that you decided to throw into your last paragraph is > >>> offensive and untrue, and I think deserves an apology from you. > > >>> Regards > > >>> Justin > > >>> *From:* obsnw@g

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-22 Thread Kris Marais
2010 08:55 AM *To:* Trevor Hughes *Cc:* obsnw@googlegroups.com; Brian & Sue Amery; Woodstock SAPS; David Raphael; Cedric Thomas *Subject:* [obsnw] Re: Police harassment As I said: I'm not an expert. Let's wait for the police reply. Still does not take away the fact that appare

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-22 Thread Brian Amery
t; Thank you Teun. > > > - Original Message - From: "teun" > To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:34 PM > Subject: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment > > > Open letter to Mr Marais (and other Observatory res

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread Trevor Hughes
the best info I have so far found is here http://www.legalcity.net - just use the search function to search for police. They claim the info is from 1997 so some changes may have been made to the laws and the article may not be up to date. trev -- You received this message because you are subscr

RE: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread Justin Ashley
watch Subject: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment Open letter to Mr Marais (and other Observatory residents) Dear Mr Marais I have noted your e-mail and those of the other people in Observatory. You accuse me of being disingenuous, so let's be candid. I originally reacted rather angrily to an e

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread Michael Kempen
Thank you Teun. - Original Message - From: "teun" To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:34 PM Subject: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment Open letter to Mr Marais (and other Observatory residents) Dear Mr Marais I have noted your

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread Bev P
That was big of you Teun. Bev -- 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.co

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread teun
gt; > Behalf Of *Teun Baartman > > *Sent:* 19 March 2010 08:55 AM > > *To:* Trevor Hughes > > *Cc:* obsnw@googlegroups.com; Brian & Sue Amery; Woodstock SAPS; David > > Raphael; Cedric Thomas > > *Subject:* [obsnw] Re: Police harassment > > > As I said:

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread Kris Marais
APS; David Raphael; Cedric Thomas *Subject:* [obsnw] Re: Police harassment As I said: I'm not an expert. Let's wait for the police reply. Still does not take away the fact that apparently the Obs community is in two minds about what it wants. Regards Teun On

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-21 Thread Julia Teale
ite manner. Julia. - Original Message - From: Bev P To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment I understand Trevor(‘s democratic right to speak his mind). I understand where Teun comes from. What bothers

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-20 Thread Bev P
I understand Trevor(‘s democratic right to speak his mind). I understand where Teun comes from. What bothers me is this….. As an ONW patroller I have seen many potentially suspicious folk around in Observatory. Some with very long poles. Some with trollies (….which, potentially, contain st

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-20 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Rob Gaylard wrote: > I am open to correction but as far as I know the police are allowed to > stop and search someone if there are reasonable grounds for suspicion. Walking along a Lower Main Road at 3am is not reasoanble grounds for anything but a "Good evening S

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-20 Thread Rob Gaylard
I am open to correction but as far as I know the police are allowed to stop and search someone if there are reasonable grounds for suspicion. i.e. They can't stop and search you for no reason. I suspect that Trevor, Teun and others are in fact all on the same side. Did you see Teun's excellent let

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-19 Thread Mervyn
Hi Trevor, In Observatory, as you may have noticed we have a serious problems that need to be solved: - relating to Drug dealing - public disorder - a few murders We most certainly do not live in an impending or de facto police state. if we did , the problems in Observatory could be solved overn

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-19 Thread Michael Kempen
ael' ; 'Cedric Thomas' Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: RE: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment Teun, Trevor related a personal experience he had and objected to, which is his democratic right. He did not make any attempt to indicate that the views he expresse

RE: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-19 Thread Justin Ashley
Sent: 19 March 2010 08:55 AM To: Trevor Hughes Cc: obsnw@googlegroups.com; Brian & Sue Amery; Woodstock SAPS; David Raphael; Cedric Thomas Subject: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment As I said: I'm not an expert. Let's wait for the police reply. Still does not take away the fact that

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-19 Thread Michael Kempen
its job CORRECTLY, ETHICALLY, AND IN LINE WITH THE LAW. - Original Message - From: Teun Baartman To: Trevor Hughes Cc: obsnw@googlegroups.com ; Brian & Sue Amery ; Woodstock SAPS ; David Raphael ; Cedric Thomas Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:54 AM Subject: [obsnw

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-19 Thread Jonathan Endersby
Hi On 19 March 2010 07:46, Teun Baartman wrote: > I am sure the police will come with an explanation. As far as I know (but I > am not an expert) the police is entitled to do random searches. If you had > nothing to hide, it would have been over in two seconds and everybody would > have been able

Re: [obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-19 Thread Andrew Fife
Police act. See chapter Five. No mention of random searches! http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:p9BDN_QWRngJ:www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction%3Fid%3D70987+police+act+south+africa&hl=en&gl=za&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShZF1CgLAH1JSvOCjtIVp7pkobueV6c4F3Mi2FLybN_PVUvp-_3GWwVQr2_oh9osIeRTKajZ8wW

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-18 Thread Teun Baartman
As I said: I'm not an expert. Let's wait for the police reply. Still does not take away the fact that apparently the Obs community is in two minds about what it wants. Regards Teun On 19 March 2010 08:42, Trevor Hughes wrote: > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Trevor Hughes > wrote: > > > Quo

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-18 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Trevor Hughes wrote: > Quoted from the constitution:- > > 14. Privacy > > Everyone has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have ­ > >   1. their person or home searched; >   2. their property searched; >   3. their possessions seized; or >   4. t

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-18 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Teun Baartman wrote: > Dear Trevor > I am sure the police will come with an explanation. As far as I know (but I > am not an expert) the police is entitled to do random searches. If you had > nothing to hide, it would have been over in two seconds and everybody wou

[obsnw] Re: Police harassment

2010-03-18 Thread Teun Baartman
Dear Trevor I am sure the police will come with an explanation. As far as I know (but I am not an expert) the police is entitled to do random searches. If you had nothing to hide, it would have been over in two seconds and everybody would have been able to be on their way. You have now turned the