2 March 2009

International Alliance of Guardian Angels Canberra calls for volunteers

2 March 2009 | damianheffernan

The A.C.T. Chapter of the International Alliance of Guardian Angels is calling for volunteers who are prepared to give their time to help make Canberra a safer place. With a variety of programs including Street Safety Patrols, Youth and anti-bullying programs, Teacher training programs and even graffitti clean up days.

While Safety Patrolling is a high profile activity it is only a small part of what Angels do. The Guardian Angels also help other people organize to fight crime through community events, neighborhood watches and patrols, and education.

The Guardian Angels mission is to provide positive role models for today’s youth and work toward promoting community safety and betterment for the good of society overall.

The organisation accomplishes this mission through training volunteers to be effective as visual deterrents patrolling the streets in communities around the world with an emphasis on coordinating a variety of community-based services, programs and activities to speak and fight against violence, crime and drugs.

JOIN NOW AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Free Training · Community Relations · Street Patrols · Self-Defense · Youth Programs · Conflict Resolution · Integrity · Teamwork · Leadership · Empowerment

Further information can be obtained by emailing: info@returnit.com.au

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sloppery4:16 pm 06 Jan 10

The issue, I guess, is that we have limited funding for our boys in blue, which of course limits their number. Presumably our leaders try to balance cost versus numbers, to determine how much policing we need and are willing to pay for.

There will always be situations where people (often victims of crime) feel the justice system has, one way or another, let them down, and I suspect these are the people who support the GA type movements.

Personally, I’d be happy with simply sticking the repeat offenders our existing police force do catch in prison and leaving them there. Having competing law enforcers(?) around is likely to just muddy the waters and make it easier for criminals to get off.

Deadmandrinking2:20 pm 06 Jan 10

vg said :

A bunch of high pant and yellow beret wearing boys who couldn’t get into the cops.

Just what this town needs

Here’s a late unusual agreement with VG. We give police officers the authority to police the community and in so forth train them and subject them to scrutiny. My question is, if these guys can pas through all this alleged training in south africa and whatnot, why don’t they just join the real boys in blue?

Frank Van Queens10:04 am 11 Mar 09

Notice, this fool will NOT mention the comments, but instead tries to brush if off. If you’re a “crimefighter”? How come you didn’t become a cop? The only thing that you know about the G.A. and Sliwa is the lies that he tells you. Since you desperately want people to “respect” you, you wear the clown outfit that he sells you. This way you can strut around and make believe that you are someone. I would advise anyone who has a run in with this group of morons, sue them in court. They have no aurthority to detain, or touch anyone! It is just a glorifed gang masquerading as “crimefigthers”. Come on, call into the program!

Frank Van Queens9:06 am 11 Mar 09

Damien, shows the typical G.A. response to exposure of the G.A. DON’T answer any of the claims made about this group of total idiots who live in a phantasy world, but instead infer that we’re somehow “racist”! First off the posting on Mandela was put up by a Boer who lives in Suid Afrika, not some fool who lives half way around the world and struts around with some clown outfit “playing” “crimefighter”! A man whose nation has been overturned, and seen over THREE THOUSAND BOERE murdered on their farms! Hey, asswipe, why don’t you go over there and put your ass on the line where Boere are being murdered and mutilated? NO guts? We even have Aussies posting on the site and calling in on Skype! Hey,idiot, why don’t you call in to The Right Perspective and personally answer my comments? Afraid that you’ll come up against people who live in NYC and have seen what a media shyster and degenerate liar Sliwa is? Or listen to the interview with a former G.A. who got hustled by Sliwa? There are supossed to be a G.A.chapter in Suid Afrika, so what are they doing? Crime is rampant! It’s all a hoax and media con job used to get Slwia more attention, and MONEY! He is using ignorant,naive, dolts like you to feather his quite expensive nest! His chapters open and close faster than a whorehouse raided by cops! The Amerikan media hustler P.T. Barnum said it best: “There’s a sucker born every minute!” Boy, are you a perfect example! Don’t fall for the game, it’s a FAKE!

Kramer5:28 pm 05 Mar 09

If you want to save lives, start by giving blood and getting on the organ donor register.

willo5:16 pm 04 Mar 09

poptop said :

I was unaware that there were legal and illegal words. Which words are proscribed by law [as opposed to proscribed by the RiotACT automatic filters]?

stand in front of a cop and say all the foul words you can think of poptop…..the ones you get arressted for saying are the illegal ones……….

Jim Jones4:13 pm 04 Mar 09

“ps:..not all teens are like that….but numbers have been rising alarmingly.”

Actually, crime stats are down across the board and have been on the decline for quite a while (little hint ‘Today Tonight’ is not a valid source for statistical analysis of crime). Although with the GFC taking effect, property theft, identity theft and fraud are all predicted to rise.

AngryHenry3:41 pm 04 Mar 09

Damian,

Perhaps given that you posted this on a discussion-type forum you could partake in the discussion with some true and accurate information. I’d be happy to be proved wrong bubt really have no desire whatsoever to contact you directly.

Not engaging following your article gives me the implication you’re just on a recruitment drive, and with guys out there like Angry Bob who think it’s a good idea and are advocating ‘Natural Law’ and undermining the police you can most certainly count me out.

I still think it’s a bad idea. The ‘last guy’s’ opinion and information has absolutely nothing to do with that.

dexi3:41 pm 04 Mar 09

If you want to volunteer the SES have a much better uniform, do more for the community and have better toys. The bush fire brigades need strong dedicated men and women. The Red Cross do great volunteer work. You could do volunteer work with the disabled. There is plenty of need for volunteer carers. You could do youth work…….. The list goes on.

The law has an enforcer. They are called police. They do a good job under trying conditions. Feel free to volunteer information on crime.

I just don’t think that volunteering for an American organisation to fight crime is going to mean anything in Canberra.

damianheffernan3:26 pm 04 Mar 09

Well I wasn’t going to comment here (everyone can have an opinion informed or otherwise but if they want true and accurate info they can contact me directly) but this last guy is hilarious. Check out the site he suggests if you want but this Mandela quote may show what sort of site it is:

“The Mandela Myth
Special permission granted by author to publish article at The Right Perspective

Mandela is widely held to be “one of the greatest statesmen in the world”. This seems to be based on these six pillars:

1. Martyrdom. A closer look at this “self sacrifice” is not convincing. Mandela was jailed following an open trial, under one of the best judicial systems. It has never been suggested that this trial was perverted or corrupt. He was found guilty of contravening the laws universal to the land and more than that, he had promoted a policy of terrorism……..” etc.

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