What happened at Rosemary Hill today?

[floatfox]

In fact, should shopping malls not then be limted to 50 people only..if you have people spread accros a 33km area, surely you cannot compare that to having thousands in a closed mall.

[Rocket-Boy]

Such bullish!t - targeting trails while people are getting bike jacked

Soft target policing is now the norm

Nail on the head, soft target policing is so easy to do.

The cops get to go on their little power trip and refuse to listen to reason.

[Jewbacca]

I was at Jonkers yesterday.... 

 

Groups of 10 to 15 guys consistently coming and going on bikes and on foot.

 

While it comes across as a nonsense rule, groups of 4 or less is definitely not being adhered to anywhere.

 

So, while it is a soft target, it is something they can police so will do so. Whether it is what they should be policing is another question.

 

It really wouldn't surprise me if more trail centres aren't shut down while large groups are coming and going willy nilly

[NotSoBigBen]

I was at Jonkers yesterday....

 

Groups of 10 to 15 guys consistently coming and going on bikes and on foot.

 

While it comes across as a nonsense rule, groups of 4 or less is definitely not being adhered to anywhere.

 

So, while it is a soft target, it is something they can police so will do so. Whether it is what they should be policing is another question.

 

It really wouldn't surprise me if more trail centres aren't shut down while large groups are coming and going willy nilly

From what I heard him say on the video doing the rounds it was because they said he was running an EVENT with more than 50 people including staff ... despite him explaining how the trails and coffee shop actually operate.

 

Groups of riders in this case was not the problem? Although we as cyclists ourselves live to castigate them at every opportunity, that's the impression I get anyway.

[Gen]

From what I heard him say on the video doing the rounds it was because they said he was running an EVENT with more than 50 people including staff ... despite him explaining how the trails and coffee shop actually operate.

 

Groups of riders in this case was not the problem? Although we as cyclists ourselves live to castigate them at every opportunity, that's the impression I get anyway.

At the very least the Police should've gone and seen for themselves how the set up works and not just come to a conclusion based on the amount of cars in the parking lot..

[vanniri]

At the very least the Police should've gone and seen for themselves how the set up works and not just come to a conclusion based on the amount of cars in the parking lot..

 

I agree with the general sentiment, however having a SAPS member interpretating anything will only result in disaster.

[vanniri]

I was at Jonkers yesterday.... 

 

Groups of 10 to 15 guys consistently coming and going on bikes and on foot.

 

While it comes across as a nonsense rule, groups of 4 or less is definitely not being adhered to anywhere.

 

So, while it is a soft target, it is something they can police so will do so. Whether it is what they should be policing is another question.

 

It really wouldn't surprise me if more trail centres aren't shut down while large groups are coming and going willy nilly

 

During these times of over zealous application of the law everyone with something to loose - read: formal sector, criminal-record-free individual, etc, will do well to fly under the radar. 

 

In the absence of true mass protest/non-compliance the government will divide and rule. 

 

I also mention mass protest/non-compliance very tentatively, this is likely to be a rabbit hole with a no-return sign written all over it. Yet in the back of my mind I am acutely aware of the slowly boiling frog anology.

Edited July 19, 2020 by vanniri

[Stevief]

This incident is the precise reason SA is doomed to fail.

Business owner doing all he can against all odds to keep a business afloat and employ people.

Govt doing all they can to stamp on people and bully their racist narrative and kill all. White businesses even at the expense of the so called disadvantaged.

The hatred in their hearts has infected their heads.

[JBK]

This incident is the precise reason SA is doomed to fail.

Business owner doing all he can against all odds to keep a business afloat and employ people.

Govt doing all they can to stamp on people and bully their racist narrative and kill all. White businesses even at the expense of the so called disadvantaged.

The hatred in their hearts has infected their heads.

I could not have said it better...

[Riamich]

Utter BS this country is F$&@up rules only apply to people who don’t break them. Taxi filled to capacity, casinos open, but visiting your own family is a crime.

Spread out on trails of over 30km FFS is that not better than 15people confined to a taxi. Yea try explaining to the POPO is a useless case. Have seen friends and families lost everything they built up for 20yrs in just 4months.

[King_Crispy]

And how many hundreds were at Zindzi Mandela's funeral?

Where were the SAPS then?

Cele said there would be a police presence and if there were more than 50 people present they would be arrested. Why didn't the coward stick to his word?

[tinmug]

Take SAPS to court. Then claim for lost revenue. 

 

* instead of harping on about whomever 'ratted him out'.

Edited July 19, 2020 by tinmug

[Hairy]

Take SAPS to court. Then claim for lost revenue. 

 

* instead of harping on about whomever 'ratted him out'.

that sounds like it will cost him more than the effort involved and lawyers fees

[scubes]

I wrote a long post then deleted it. Its just BS & dbl stds- typical anc thruggery.

 

Rode today at Cradle Moon- lekker , tuffer than expected- nice variety but

way too often the walker and mtb trails were one and same even single track tech sections- why oh why do this- just an accident waiting to happen 

[DR ◣◢]

What if.... just maybe.... one of the lawyers that frequent the venue actually step up and take on their case pro bono to help them fight this.

 

Now is the time to stand together as humans against unfair prosecution.

[NotSoBigBen]

Take SAPS to court. Then claim for lost revenue.

 

* instead of harping on about whomever 'ratted him out'.

Yes that'll get him up and running and able to continue his business soon

 

*don't even know what comic sans look like but imagine it *