EDITOR – Probably the saddest report to surface over the past week was that of an internal disciplinary hearing the Caring-City-wannabe bungled (‘Chief bully’ cop still has her job – IOL, 22 January 2016).
The scary part of the event is that members of our Durban Metropolitan Police Service (DuMPS) do not take kindly to their shortcomings being recorded (for quality purposes, of course).
Smart (and even not-so-smart) phones have empowered those who love this City to bits to attempt to force change. Sadly, the City structures which habitually boast of “Batho Pele”, “Clean My City”, “committed to working together” and “community participation” do not share that desire.
Every so often, the City (as well as the South African Police Service) has cautioned citizens not to take pictures of their officers in the course of their duties. Both “services” have failed, to date, to substantiate their cautions with statutes.
Nor have they taken any precautions to limit and minimise the opportunities for pictures to be taken – well, we all know what that would mean, don't we?!
With your influence with DuMPS, SAPS and the City spokesperson, I thought you should be tasked with getting these statues out of them. Or their promise to immediately begin upholding the laws and by-laws we are all too familiar with – and demand be upheld.
Mahmood
North Beach
