Invitation to police
Sir,—Our light-hearted “love-in” had been assured for weeks of “24-hour uniformed protection.” There might be a bit of barracking (they said at Central) but no trouble, not in Cathedral Square. Ha. For five hours, there wasn’t a uniform in sight — and . my word, we were looking for one. As evening fell, more drunks lurched out of the shadows. Their bravado swelled, our courage ebbed, the property damage (private and public) increased. Finally, official advice that we could not possibly be protected and why didn’t we go home? We obeyed the policeman. We do not respect that policeman, or his superiors. We think we understand them. We hope they enjoy their holiday in white South Africa. — Yours, etc., LEN HUDSON KEN MCALLISTER. November 16, .1981.
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Press, 18 November 1981, Page 16
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