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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Rern’y Ngamije Rwanda And Namibia

About the Author Rem’y Ngarnije.

Reni’y Ngamije is a writer and a photographer who is of Namibian origin but was born in Rwanda. He founded an organization that supports

literary works and is also a chief editor of the first Namibian literary magazine- ‘Doek’. His story

Neighbourhood Watch’ is a contemporary story that was recently published in the

Johannesburg Review of Books. Streetlife — Crime and violence in the streets The secret struggles/suffering Harsh living conditions.

Inequalities / Class difference —

The rich vs poor

Desperation — suffered by those living in the streets.

Waste disposal — what is the ideal way to dispose of waste?

‘The Neighbourhood watch’

The title is a phrase used to refer to an organised group that engages in crime and vandalism prevention in a particular neighbourhood. While deviating from the ideal image of a neighbourhood watch that aims at reducing crime, Rem’y Ngamije ironically creates a haphazard group of five homeless people who scavenge and roam around different neighbourhoods/suburbs in Windhoek. The crew engages in minor criminal activities instead of working to curb crime in the neighbourhoods.

CHARACTERS  

He is the oldest member of the Neighbourhood watch group and thus their leader.

He mainly helps get food for the group by working with Lazarus and Omagana.

Elias has had a tough past as he experienced the South African insurgency; thus is strong and had suffered some loneliness in his first years in the streets.

Memories of the war still haunt him, as often in his slumber.

He is Elias’s Lieutenant.

He is the eyes of the group and the source of protection, as his presence in any fight is believed to change the bookies’ odds drastically.

He is an ex-convict though he does not like disclosing this information.

She is the only female member of the group.

She works as a member of the food crew (Elias, Lazarus, omagana) that goes out looking for food for the group.

He is a member of the group who likes risks.

He steals from people.

Although Elias constantly warns him, he does not stop the stealing habit.

He is the newest and youngest member of the group.

He mainly works with Silas to look for essentials such as discarded blankets, mattresses, useable shoes, broken crates, trolleys and toothpaste tubes.

He faithfully follows Silas around, trying to learn a few tricks from him.

f. Old Mrs Bezuidenhout

She is an old generous and kind lady who lives in the wealthy neighbourhood of Eros.

She is considered as one of the pillars of the Neighbourhood Watch as she gives different gifts such as canned food, old clothes or blankets, old books and rosaries that they use to pray at night.

Set in the suburbs of Windhoek, Namibia, ‘The Neighbourhood Watch’ is a modern story of a street group made up of Elias Lazarus, Silas, Omagano and Martin. The story explores the daily life of this group, their struggles, crimes and desperation to survive in the harsh conditions that street life presents.

The story opens in the morning, where Elias wakes up the family members to prepare for the day’s activity. The harsh living conditions in the streets are evident from the lack of breakfast and the single can of water that the group shares to clean their faces. Their “home” – below the bridge- which the author sarcastically calls precious real estate is their territory that is marked and safely guarded.

The group sets out early to the CBD, where the food crew (Elias, Lazarus and

Omagano) go looking for food while the valuable crew (Silas and Martin) look for other essentials. They reunite later, and the food crew produces half a loaf of brown bread, some salt mashed potatoes, soft grapes and some water which the group shares for lunch. The valuable crew has brought a stack of newspapers, plastic piping and two battered, floppy poor boy caps, which Elias and Lazarus pick. Elias orders the group to rest as they would be heading to Auasblick that night. Ausiblick is one of the nice suburbs as the bins there provide some

bounty harvest as the people there still know how to throw things away. This is unlike Olympia and Suiderhof, which are already crowded.

The writer compares these neighbourhoods to old neighbourhoods that the crew used to scavenge. Through a flashback, the past life ofElias and Lazarus is brought out. In their earlier days, the two were not choosy on areas to frequent. They visited the poor neighbourhoods such as Katutura, Hakahana, Goreangab, Wanaheda and Okuryangava on Tuesdays and Fridays. While scavenging these neighbourhoods, the two found a baby, thus deciding to prepare a timetable and stop going to poor people’s places.

Another flashback takes us to the way the crew used to visit Khomasdal on Wednesdays. On one Friday’s visit to Khomasdal, Amos, a former crew member with Elias and Lazarus, gets killed. He fails to control his tongue and guts after getting drunk thus is stubbed by someone he insults.

Elias and Lazarus escape the scene of death just like everybody else for fear of being questioned and harassed by police. However, they are caught and are badly beaten and injured before they are set free. They thus decide never to return to Khomasdal. The crew spends their Friday and Saturday at the Headquarters. They consider it safe since those are the days that police patrols drive around looking for mischief. Silas, however, chooses to roam around, thus leaving the other four crew members talking about people who idle around waiting to get some specific jobs that are rarely forthcoming. Martin talks of the hope of getting a job for these people in the

future. This raises the debate that leads to the crew’s slogan that there is only today and that every day is today.

Sunday is the best day for the crew since they visit the affluent suburbs such as Avis, Klein, Windhoek and Eros. These suburbs are associated with the rich and are close to the crew’s home — Headquarters. One of the good things about Eros is the generous old Mrs Bezuidenhout who waits for the crew and gives them gifts such as canned food, books and old clothes.

The story comes to an end with the crew worried of the day that Mrs Bezuidenhout will no longer be around to give those gifts, yet they will still want to take and have something to help them survive the harsh street life.

EPISODIC ANALYSIS OF ISSUES

  • At the headquarters- pg 75-78
  • The past; poor suburbs -pg 78-80
  • Death of Amos-pg. 80-81
  • The wealthy suburbs —pg. 82-83

Various issues arise from these episodes

Street life And Its Challenges

Living in the streets is shown to have several challenges:

Crime and violence

The neighbourhood watch must safely hide their valuable items at the headquarters to prevent theft. hidden stash is considered safe since they are a feared group — they have a fierce reputation (pg. 76).

Lazarus is considered the Lieutenant of the group and one of its pillars due to his violence (pg. 83) shows that life in the streets involves some violent acts. Violence is seen to be a necessary survival skill in the street.

The death of Amos after knife stabs also shows the level of violence faced in the streets ‘The knife flashed quickly In, out, in, out and then slashed across …… Amos fell.’ (pg. 80-81).

Silas, one of the crew members, engages in some crime. He is said to have had a habit of discovering things that have had previous owners. ‘Silas steals’ ( pg. 77). If he gets caught while stealing, he might be beaten or arrested.

Secret struggles

The Neighbourhood Watch has to struggle to ensure that the valuables are safely hidden to prevent theft. After splashing water on their faces, the empty can is stashed away with other valuables in a hook under the concrete abutment of the bridge (pg. 75-76).

They also have to protect their territory — The bridge underside precious real estate. To achieve this, the abbreviations NW are sprayed onto the bridge’s columns which communicate that it is marked territory (pg. 76).

The group must struggle to camouflage and appear like any ordinary person while roaming the streets to evade police. They have to look presentable, thus why Omagano struggles to straighten her kinky hair using her fingers. They also have to wear their best clothes. One of their greatest challenges is how to disguise their foul smell. The writer notes, “But smelling bad is something they try to avoid as much as possible since a smelly man is despised everywhere.” (Pg. 76).

Struggle to get food

The crew relies on waste food and leftovers to survive. It is said that ‘Elias knows most city hotel’s kitchen staff who leave the group some decaying produce or some leftovers when they feel kind from the previous night’ (pg 76).

The struggle to get food forces them to use dubious means such as having Omagano satisfy the sexual needs of guards who deny them access to bins that might contain high yields (pg. 77).

The lunch that the group shares show that getting enough food for a meal is a real struggle for them ‘The food crew shares the lunch: Half a loaf of brown bread, some salty mashed potatoes, soft grapes and some water’ (pg.78).

The group heavily relies on Mrs Bezuidenhout’s generosity as she gives them canned food such as beans and peas, fruits and other valuable items (pg. 83).

Struggle with poor health conditions

Elias has a racking cough that worsens each day. It is so severe that, ‘Sometimes there is blood in the gunk from his chest, but he waves everyone’s concerns away’ (pg. 76).

Inequalities/Class Difference

By splitting the city of Windhoek geographically into different neighbourhoods, Ngamije is able to use place as a marker of inequalities and class differences that exist among the people.

The content of rubbish bins in the different neighbourhoods shows the differences between the rich and the poor. The first suburb to be visited by the crew is

Auasblick. It is described as a nice place since the people there still know how to

throw away things The Neighbourhood Watch is assured Of scoring good things such as ‘broken toasters, blenders, kettles water bottles, Teflon pots or pans scrubbed raw screen television cardboard boxes, and maybe some food’ (pg.78) This shows that the people who live here are well up and live comfortable lives.

The suburbs of the poor such as Katutura, Hakahana, Goreangab, Wanaheda and Okuryangava, are also described.

Using the flashback of the crew’s Tuesday and ‘Thursday visits to these poor suburbs, Ngaminje brings out the living conditions of the poor based on the content of their bins. One day, Elias and Lazarus found a baby wrapped in some newspapers thrown into a big bin. Ihis encounter made them smart and move away from poor people. They decided that on Tuesday and Thursday nights, they would stop going to poor people’s places because poor people had nothing left to throw away but themselves (pg. 80)

Khomasdal is closely related to the poor people’s suburbs. It is, however, a drinking den. The neighbourhood watch never enters Khomasdal since it is crowded with other starving, roving cliques (pg. 80). It is also in the same neighbourhood where Amos was killed. These lowly suburbs are contrasted to the suburbs ofthe wealthy such as Avis, Klein, Windhoek and Eros. Avis has complex apartments that bring

a fresh crop of bins to the interlocked pavements. lhough made up of rich people,

Klein Windhoek portrays some meanness as they only put up their bins at the crack of dawn to dissuade the dustbin divers from perambulating through their streets (pg. 83). Eros is the best suburb for The Neighbourhood Watch due to the presence of Mrs Bezuidenhout, who waits for the crew and gives them some gifts. This shows the wealthy nature of the old lady, the people living in this neighbourhood, and Mrs Bezuidenhout’s generosity.

Desperation

Life in the streets is filled with moments of desperation. When Elias and Lazarus met, they would desperately flick through every bin they could find in every suburb they could reach. As the writer tells us, they had no room to be choosy as the writer tells us, ‘They were indiscriminate and desperate and always hungry.’ (pg.78)

Elias shares these experiences with the other crew members and tells them, “When we started when you have to we weren’t picky. We had to survive survive, you don’t get to choose what you have to do.” (pg.79). We further see that the crew’s desperation to get food and survive makes them use any possible means. Omagano is a precious survival tool for the group in such desperate times. This especially happens where the bins in some areas are fenced off and guarded by guards who threaten to beat the crew if they trespass. The

guards have to be bribed to let the crew scavenge in these bins. When the crew has money, Elias pays the guards.

However, when the crew has no money and needs to get food, Omagano is their only way out. She goes behind a dumpster with a guard and does what needs to be done (pg. 77).

Waste disposal

Ngamije shows the actual situation around waste disposal in many urban neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhood Watch crew solely depends on the disposed waste for their survival. By describing the kind of waste found in different neighbourhoods, the writer communicates the need to ensure that waste is appropriately disposed off. The crew’s appreciation of high-end suburbs such as Eros, Windhoek, and Eros emphasises the need to recycle and separate different waste products. These suburbs have people who recycle. Different bins containing different wastes are also seen- ‘The paper cardboard, plastic bottles, tins, cans and aluminum foil are sorted in separate plastic bags. Some people even wash the trash before they throw it away. Everything else that is of no use goes in the big green bins’ (pg. 82). This serves as an advantage to the crew as it saves time and prevents disappointment. The writer subtly advocates for waste separation and recycling to ensure proper waste management. Other lowly suburbs such

as Katutura, Hakakana, Goreangab, Wanaheda and Okuryangava display poor waste disposal where all sorts of waste are put in the same bin. The writer communicates the inappropriateness of this waste disposal approach through the grave voice adopted by Elias as he shares their past experiences with the crew.

“Usually in a bin you have to be ready to find shit Old food, used condoms, women things with blood on them, broken things.” (pg.79)

This waste disposal method is not just disgusting, but it makes proper waste management difficult and ultimately impossible. Similar waste disposal methods are seen in Ausblick, where everything — including electronic gadgets such as broken toasters, blenders and kettles- is disposed of together with water bottles, cardboard boxes, and even food wastes.

  • Proper waste disposal makes it easy for waste to be appropriately managed. Using illustrations from Rem’y Ngamije’s “The Neighbourhood Watch” show how this message is communicated.
  • Street life is not for the faint-hearted Show the truthfulness of this statement based on the story “The Neighbourhoodd Watch.”
  • 3. In every society, some inequalities exist that affect people’s way of life. Using illustrations from Rem’y Ngamije’s “The Neighbourhood Watch” support this assertion.

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the neighborhood watch essay

The Neighborhood Watch by Rem'y Ngamije

Reni’y Ngamije is a writer and a photographer who is of Namibian origin but was born in Rwanda.

He founded an organization that supports literary works and is also a chief editor of the first Namibian literary magazine- ‘Doek’.

His story Neighbourhood Watch’ is a contemporary story that was recently published in the Johannesburg Review of Books.

  • Streetlife — Crime and violence in the streets
  • The secret struggles/suffering
  • Harsh living conditions. Inequalities / Class difference — The rich vs poor
  • Desperation — suffered by those living in the streets.
  • Waste disposal — what is the ideal way to dispose of waste?

The title " The Neighbourhood Watch " is appropriate for this story because it accurately reflects the theme of community and survival among the characters.

The main characters, Elias, Lazarus, Martin, Silas, and Omagano, are all homeless individuals who have formed a makeshift "neighbourhood watch" in order to survive on the streets.

They rely on each other for companionship, protection, and the sharing of resources such as food and shelter.

Through their alliances, they have created a sense of community among themselves, which is reflected in the title.

The title also reflects the theme of surveillance and safety.

The neighbourhood watch is a concept that is often associated with keeping communities safe through vigilant observation and reporting of suspicious activities.

The characters in the story are also constantly observing their surroundings and looking out for potential dangers, such as the police and rival gangs.

They also have to be mindful of their actions, in order not to draw attention to themselves and get caught.

Furthermore, the title also reflects the theme of poverty, and the struggle for survival in a harsh environment.

The characters are struggling to survive on the streets, and they have to scavenge for food and shelter.

They have to find ways to make ends meet, and they resort to going through other people's trash. The title of the story reflects the daily struggles of the characters, and the lengths they have to go to in order to survive.

In summary, the title "The Neighbourhood Watch" is fitting for this story as it accurately reflects the theme of community, survival, surveillance, and poverty among the characters.

The Plot Summary

The story, " The Neighbourhood Watch ," follows a group of homeless individuals, Elias, Lazarus, Martin, Silas, and Omagano, who have formed a bond and a system for survival on the streets of Windhoek, Namibia.

They call themselves the " Neighbourhood Watch " and have specific days dedicated to scavenging for food and other necessities in different neighborhoods.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they avoid poor areas and instead focus on neighborhoods where they know they will find more valuable resources, such as white or wealthier black communities.

On Fridays and Saturdays, they stay in a designated spot, called " Headquarters ," to avoid potential trouble with the police.

And on Sundays, they focus on the neighborhoods of Avis, Klein Windhoek, and Eros where they know they will find the most resources and the least interference.

The group also receives assistance from an elderly woman, Mrs. Bezuidenhout, who regularly gives them food, clothing, and other necessities out of her own generosity.

Throughout the story, the group faces numerous challenges and dangers, including police interrogations, violent rival gangs, and the constant struggle for survival.

They learn to adapt and evolve, becoming more strategic in their scavenging and avoiding certain areas for safety reasons.

The theme of survival is prevalent throughout the story, as the group must constantly find ways to survive on the streets, not only for themselves, but also for each other.

Character Lists

  • Elias - A street-wise leader of the Neighbourhood Watch, who has experience from his days in the struggle. He is the one who teaches the others how to survive on the streets.
  • Lazarus - A member of the Neighbourhood Watch who is known for his contained violence. He is a loyal follower of Elias and helps the group navigate the streets.
  • Martin - A new member of the Neighbourhood Watch who is still learning how to survive on the streets. He is the youngest of the group and is often considered naive.
  • Silas - A member of the Neighbourhood Watch who is restless and often goes off on his own. He is known for his impulsiveness and lack of discipline.
  • Omagano - A female member of the Neighbourhood Watch who is reserved and shy. She is often seen as the group's nurturer and is protective of the others.
  • Amos - A former member of the Neighbourhood Watch who is killed in a fight over pride. He is remembered by the others as a wild, impulsive man who struggled with alcohol and anger.
  • Mrs Bezuidenhout - An old woman who lives in Eros and is known for her generosity towards the Neighbourhood Watch. She often provides them with food, clothes, and other necessities.

Character Traits

  • Street Savvy: Elias has a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to surviving on the streets. He has a deep understanding of how the street works and how to navigate it. He is able to guide his group, the Neighbourhood Watch, through the different neighborhoods and help them find food and shelter.
  • Leadership: Elias takes on the role of leader for the Neighbourhood Watch, making decisions for the group and guiding them through different situations. He is respected by the other members and they look to him for guidance.
  • Resilient: Elias has been through a lot of difficult experiences on the streets, including being beaten by the Afrikaners during the insurgency years, but he has managed to persevere and continue surviving.
  • Pragmatic: Elias has a realistic and practical perspective on life on the streets. He understands that they need to survive on a day-to-day basis and that they cannot rely on things getting better in the future. He tells Martin, "Maybe is tomorrow, laaitie (buddy),’ Lazarus says. 'And there is only today."
  • Empathic: Elias has a deep understanding of the struggles of the other members of the Neighbourhood Watch and is able to relate to their experiences. He is willing to help and support them, as demonstrated when he comforts Omagano after they found a dead baby in the trash.
  • Loyal: Elias cares deeply about the other members of the Neighbourhood Watch and is willing to go to great lengths to protect them.
  • Survival-oriented: Lazarus is constantly thinking about how to survive on the streets and make ends meet. He and Elias methodically scour bins in their old territories to find food and shelter.
  • Experienced: Lazarus has been living on the streets for a long time and has a lot of knowledge and experience about how to survive. He passes on this knowledge to the younger members of the Neighbourhood Watch.
  • Pragmatic: Lazarus is practical and realistic about the challenges of living on the streets. He knows that pride is poor food and that sometimes people need to do things they don't want to do in order to survive.
  • Resourceful: Lazarus is able to find ways to make use of the things they find in the bins. He and Elias start a fire using newspapers they find in the bin.
  • Resilient: Lazarus is able to keep going despite the hardships of living on the streets. He is able to find humor in difficult situations, like when Elias runs screaming after finding a dead baby in a bin.
  • Protective: Lazarus is protective of the members of the Neighbourhood Watch and is willing to fight to protect them. He tells Silas not to go out on his own in case mischief finds him and no one comes to look for him.
  • Naive: Martin is new to the streets and is not familiar with the ways of survival on the streets. He is easily shocked by the harsh realities of street life, as seen when he is horrified by the story of the dead baby found in the bin.
  • Optimistic: Martin expresses hope that things could get better for people living on the streets. He is seen suggesting that some people might be able to find jobs, which is met with scepticism by Elias and Lazarus.
  • Easily influenced: Martin is often seen following Silas's lead, even when it is not safe to do so. He is also seen looking up to Elias and Lazarus as leaders and is willing to accept their advice and guidance.
  • Trusting: Martin is seen trusting the generosity of Mrs Bezuidenhout, despite the fact that Elias and Lazarus do not share his trust.
  • Inexperienced: Martin is seen as inexperienced on the streets, as seen when he is not familiar with the ways of survival and is easily shocked by the harsh realities of street life.
  • Inexperienced: is a new member of the Neighbourhood Watch and is not as experienced in street life as the other members. He is shown to be unfamiliar with the ways of surviving on the streets and is often surprised by the harsh realities of life on the streets.
  • Curious and ambitious: He is eager to explore the different neighborhoods, and is not content to stay in one place. He also wants to find a job, as opposed to relying on scavenging for survival.
  • Dreamer: He is optimistic about the possibility of things getting better for the group and believes that they can find a way to improve their situation.
  • Risk taker: He often leaves the safety of the Headquarters and wanders off on his own, despite the warnings of the other members.
  • A follower: He often goes along with the group's decisions and does not speak up for himself or question the group's actions.
  • Vulnerable and fearful: as seen when she wraps her arms underneath her breasts and rocks herself a little after the group talks about finding a dead baby in the trash.
  • Quiet and reserved person, as her character is not explored in-depth throughout the story.
  • Prideful: Amos is described as having a lot of pride and not being able to hold his tongue. He calls someone an ugly word and refuses to apologize for the slight, leading to his eventual death.
  • Aggressive: Amos is described as goading people on with his words and having a tendency to curse people.
  • Heavy drinker: It is mentioned that one of the things Amos could not hold was his drink, leading to his death.
  • Unable to control his temper: The story states that Amos died due to his pride and his inability to control his temper.

Mrs Bezuidenhout

  • Generous: Mrs Bezuidenhout is described as being very generous towards the Neighbourhood Watch, often giving them food, clothes and other essentials. She also gives them things like a pair of scissors and a mirror to help them maintain their appearance.
  • Kind: She is described as being kind towards the Neighbourhood Watch, always asking how they are and if they need anything else.
  • Thoughtful: Mrs Bezuidenhout takes the time to sort through her recycling and even washes it before giving it to the Neighbourhood Watch.
  • Frugal: She is described as being frugal, always making use of her resources and not wasting anything.
  • Caring: Mrs Bezuidenhout cares about the well-being of the Neighbourhood Watch and wants to help them in any way she can.
  • Selfless: Mrs Bezuidenhout is selfless, always giving to the Neighbourhood Watch without expecting anything in return.

Classism / inequality

In the story "The Neighbourhood Watch," classism is a prominent theme that is highlighted through the descriptions of the various neighbourhoods.

The neighbourhood of Katutura, Hakahana, Goreangab, Wanaheda and Okuryangava are described as poor areas with slim pickings in terms of finding usable items in the garbage bins.

The characters of Elias and Lazarus share their knowledge of how to survive in these areas, but they also acknowledge that there is limited opportunity for success in these areas.

They note that "poor people's bins are slim pickings" and that "you can't survive by being around people who are also trying to survive."

The characters then move on to wealthier neighbourhoods like Khomasdal and Dorado Park, which they acknowledge as being too crowded with other people trying to survive, and the opportunities for success in these areas are limited.

They note that "The neighbourhoods are already spoken for" and that "All the places that break the wind have long-term tenants and all the generous churches already have their squabbling regulars."

The characters then turn to the neighbourhoods of Avis, Klein Windhoek, and Eros, which they describe as the best areas to forage for recyclable items as the people in these areas recycle and sort their trash.

They note that "the paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, tin cans and aluminium foil are sorted into separate plastic bags. Some people even wash the trash before they throw it away."

Through these descriptions, the story highlights the classism that exists in the city, with the wealthy areas having more opportunities for success and the poor areas having limited opportunities.

The characters' experiences and observations in these different neighbourhoods further underscore the theme of classism and the impact it has on people's lives.

By splitting the city of Windhoek geographically into different neighbourhoods, Ngamije is able to use place as a marker of inequalities and class differences that exist among the people. The content of rubbish bins in the different neighbourhoods shows the differences between the rich and the poor. The first suburb to be visited by the crew is Auasblick. It is described as a nice place since the people there still know how to throw away things

The Neighbourhood Watch is assured Of scoring good things such as ‘broken toasters, blenders, kettles water bottles, Teflon pots or pans scrubbed raw screen television cardboard boxes, and maybe some food’ (pg.78) This shows that the people who live here are well up and live comfortable lives.

The suburbs of the poor such as Katutura, Hakahana, Goreangab, Wanaheda and Okuryangava, are also described.

Using the flashback of the crew’s Tuesday and ‘Thursday visits to these poor suburbs, Ngaminje brings out the living conditions of the poor based on the content of their bins.

One day, Elias and Lazarus found a baby wrapped in some newspapers thrown into a big bin. Ihis encounter made them smart and move away from poor people. They decided that on Tuesday and Thursday nights, they would stop going to poor people’s places because poor people had nothing left to throw away but themselves (pg. 80)

Khomasdal is closely related to the poor people’s suburbs. It is, however, a drinking den. The neighbourhood watch never enters Khomasdal since it is crowded with other starving, roving cliques (pg. 80). It is also in the same neighbourhood where Amos was killed.

These lowly suburbs are contrasted to the suburbs ofthe wealthy such as Avis, Klein, Windhoek and Eros. Avis has complex apartments that bring a fresh crop of bins to the interlocked pavements. lhough made up of rich people,

Klein Windhoek portrays some meanness as they only put up their bins at the crack of dawn to dissuade the dustbin divers from perambulating through their streets (pg. 83). Eros is the best suburb for The Neighbourhood Watch due to the presence of Mrs Bezuidenhout, who waits for the crew and gives them some gifts.

This shows the wealthy nature of the old lady, the people living in this neighbourhood, and Mrs Bezuidenhout’s generosity.

The main theme of the story is the struggle for survival on the streets of Windhoek.

The characters, Elias, Lazarus, Martin, Silas, Omagano, and Amos all strive to survive by scavenging for food and shelter in the neighborhoods.

They have to fight off hunger, cold and danger from gangs and the police.

Pride is another important theme that runs throughout the story.

The characters are often faced with the choice of accepting help or maintaining their pride.

For example, Amos died because of his pride, refusing to apologize for his actions.

Similarly, Martin suggests that people who refuse to scavenge for food and shelter are too proud to be like them.

Mrs. Bezuidenhout's generosity is an important theme in the story.

She is the only person who is willing to help the characters and her generosity is contrasted with the pride of the other characters.

Her generosity is portrayed as a source of hope and inspiration for the characters.

Friendship and community

Friendship and community also play an important role in the story. The characters form a community and support each other, both emotionally and practically. They look out for each other and help each other to survive.

Hope and hopelessness

The characters have to contend with the constant struggle for survival and their future seems uncertain.

At times, they express hope that things will get better, however, they are often met with disappointment and hopelessness.

Elias and Lazarus's warning to Martin, "Maybe is tomorrow, laaitie (buddy),’ Lazarus says. 'And there is only today," highlights this theme.

One theme that arises from the story is poverty and its effects on individuals and communities.

The characters in the story, such as Elias, Lazarus, Martin, Silas, and Omagano, are all struggling to survive on the streets and often have to resort to scavenging for food and shelter.

The story also highlights the harsh realities of living in poverty, such as being at risk of violence and exploitation, and the constant struggle to make ends meet.

Community and solidarity

The characters in the story form a "Neighbourhood Watch" to survive together, sharing resources and helping each other out.

The story also highlights the importance of generosity and kindness in the face of poverty, such as the character of Mrs Bezuidenhout, who is described as giving the main characters food, clothes, and other necessities.

Street life And Its Challenges

Living in the streets is shown to have several challenges:

  • Crime and violence The neighbourhood watch must safely hide their valuable items at the headquarters to prevent theft. hidden stash is considered safe since they are a feared group— they have a fierce reputation (pg. 76). Lazarus is considered the Lieutenant of the group and one of its pillars due to his violence (pg. 83) shows that life in the streets involves some violent acts. Violence is seen to be a necessary survival skill in the street. The death of Amos after knife stabs also shows the level of violence faced in the streets ‘The knife flashed quickly In, out, in, out and then slashed across…… Amosfell.’ (pg. 80-81). Silas, one of the crew members, engages in some crime. He is said to have had a habit of discovering things that have had previous owners. ‘Silas steals’ ( pg. 77). If he gets caught while stealing, he might be beaten or arrested.
  • Secret struggles The Neighbourhood Watch has to struggle to ensure that the valuables are safely hidden to prevent theft. After splashing water on their faces, the empty can is stashed away with other valuables in a hook under the concrete abutment of the bridge (pg. 75-76). They also have to protect their territory — The bridge underside precious real estate. To achieve this, the abbreviations NW are sprayed onto the bridge’s columns which communicate that it is marked territory (pg. 76). The group must struggle to camouflage and appear like any ordinary person while roaming the streets to evade police. They have to look presentable, thus why Omagano struggles to straighten her kinky hair using her fingers. They also have to wear their best clothes. One of their greatest challenges is how to disguise their foul smell. The writer notes, “But smelling bad is something they try to avoid as much as possible since a smelly man is despised everywhere.” (Pg. 76).
  • Struggle to get food The crew relies on waste food and leftovers to survive. It is said that ‘Elias knows most city hotel’s kitchen staff who leave the group some decaying produce or some leftovers when they feel kind from the previous night’ (pg 76). The struggle to get food forces them to use dubious means such as having Omagano satisfy the sexual needs of guards who deny them access to bins that might contain high yields (pg. 77). The lunch that the group shares show that getting enough food for a meal is a real struggle for them ‘The food crew shares the lunch: Half a loaf of brown bread, some salty mashed potatoes, soft grapes and some water’ (pg.78). The group heavily relies on Mrs Bezuidenhout’s generosity as she gives them canned food such as beans and peas, fruits and other valuable items (pg. 83).
  • Struggle with poor health conditions Elias has a racking cough that worsens each day. It is so severe that, ‘Sometimes there is blood in the gunk from his chest, but he waves everyone’s concerns away’ (pg. 76).
  • Desperation Life in the streets is filled with moments of desperation. When Elias and Lazarus met, they would desperately flick through every bin they could find in every suburb they could reach. As the writer tells us, they had no room to be choosy as the writer tells us, ‘They were indiscriminate and desperate and always hungry.’ (pg.78) Elias shares these experiences with the other crew members and tells them, “When we started when you have to we weren’t picky. We had to survive survive, you don’t get to choose what you have to do.” (pg.79). We further see that the crew’s desperation to get food and survive makes them use any possible means. Omagano is a precious survival tool for the group in such desperate times. This especially happens where the bins in some areas are fenced off and guarded by guards who threaten to beat the crew if they trespass. The  guards have to be bribed to let the crew scavenge in these bins. When the crew has money, Elias pays the guards. However, when the crew has no money and needs to get food, Omagano is their only way out. She goes behind a dumpster with a guard and does what needs to be done (pg. 77).

Waste disposal in cities

Ngamije shows the actual situation around waste disposal in many urban neighbourhoods.

The Neighbourhood Watch crew solely depends on the disposed waste for their survival.

By describing the kind of waste found in different neighbourhoods, the writer communicates the need to ensure that waste is appropriately disposed off.

The crew’s appreciation of high-end suburbs such as Eros, Windhoek, and Eros emphasises the need to recycle and separate different waste products.

These suburbs have people who recycle. Different bins containing different wastes are also seen- ‘The paper cardboard, plastic bottles, tins, cans and aluminum foil are sorted in separate plastic bags. Some people even wash the trash before they throw it away. Everything else that is of no use goes in the big green bins’ (pg. 82).

This serves as an advantage to the crew as it saves time and prevents disappointment.

The writer subtly advocates for waste separation and recycling to ensure proper waste management.

Other lowly suburbs such as Katutura, Hakakana, Goreangab, Wanaheda and Okuryangava display poor waste disposal where all sorts of waste are put in the same bin.

The writer communicates the inappropriateness of this waste disposal approach through the grave voice adopted by Elias as he shares their past experiences with the crew.

“Usually in a bin you have to be ready to find shit Old food, used condoms, women things with blood on them, broken things.” (pg.79)

This waste disposal method is not just disgusting, but it makes proper waste management difficult and ultimately impossible. Similar waste disposal methods are seen in Ausblick, where everything — including electronic gadgets such as broken toasters, blenders and kettles- is disposed of together with water bottles, cardboard boxes, and even food wastes.

This is the repeating words or phrases.

(There are actually many different types of repetition like anaphora and epiphora.)

The phrase "Today you need food. Today you need shelter.

Today you need to take care of today" is repeated throughout the story to emphasis the characters' focus on survival in the present moment, rather than thinking about the future.

Symbolism is   the use of words or images to symbolize specific concepts, people, objects, or events.

The use of the term "Headquarters" to refer to the place where the characters gather, symbolizes their sense of camaraderie and unity, as well as the fact that they are all part of a group fighting for survival on the streets.

Comparing two things without using the words “like” or “as”.

The phrase "Pride is poor food" is used to describe how pride can lead to poverty and hardship, as it can make people refuse help or opportunities that would improve their lives.

Irony is a rhetorical device in which a statement or situation contrasts with what is expected or known.

The characters refer to their scavenging through trash as "foraging," which is a term usually associated with hunting for food in the wild, but in this context it is used to describe the characters' search for food and resources in garbage bins.

Imagery is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head.

Through language, imagery does not only paint a picture, but aims to portray the sensational and emotional experience within text.

The story uses vivid descriptions of the characters' surroundings and experiences on the streets, such as "the thorns and broken bottles" at Headquarters, and "the interlocked pavements" of the wealthy neighborhoods, to create a sense of the gritty reality of homelessness.

Revision questions for  The Neighbourhood Watch

  • How do members of 'The Neighbourhood Watch' apply street wisdom, past experiences and unity to survive? 
  • Proper waste disposal makes it easy for waste to be appropriately managed. Using illustrations from Rem’y Ngamije’s “The Neighbourhood Watch” show how this message is communicated.
  • Street life is not for the faint-hearted. Show the truthfulness of this statement based on the story “The Neighbourhoodd Watch.” 
  • In every society, some inequalities exist that affect people’s way of life. Using illustrations from Rem’y Ngamije’s “The Neighbourhood Watch” support this assertion.

Essay Questions 

People living on the streets apply wisdom in order to survive the difficult conditions. Write an essay to qualify this statement citing illustrations from Rem'y Ngamije’s The Neighbourhood Watch.

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The Pros and Cons of a Neighborhood Watch Program (What to Consider Before Joining One)

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The Pros and Cons of a Neighborhood Watch Program (What to Consider Before Joining One)

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When it comes to having a semblance of order within our society, we typically look to our law enforcement agencies to help keep things in balance. We have all seen situations where there are riots and things seemingly get out of control, as well as times where we see a little bit too much force being used by the police. 

When these situations happen, people within society normally want to help, but they aren’t sure of how to best do it. One way they can help the area where they live, and the people within their community, is by starting or joining a neighborhood watch.

Within this article, I’m going to explore what defines a neighborhood watch. Ill also review what the pros of a neighborhood watch are, as well as what some of the cons might be. 

This way, you’ll be able to see all the facts in front of you and can make an educated decision concerning if this is the right program for you and your community.

How Is a Neighborhood Watch Defined?

In its truest definition, a neighborhood watch is a group of people who live near one another and help each other out by keeping an eye out for any suspicious behavior. This is typically defined within areas where there are a large group of people, whether it is an apartment complex or a housing neighborhood. 

Although a neighborhood watch can be implemented in a rural area, the less dense the population, the less effective the program will be. This is mostly due to how many people actually participate in the program. 

When you live in a dense area, not everyone has to be involved, but there are enough people and eyes around to cover everyone. In a rural setting, if only a couple of people are involved, it is very hard for them to see larger distances and therefore there is a greater likelihood that something will go awry.

In addition to this, to be a true neighborhood watch, this group needs to be able to check a few boxes. They need to develop a strong relationship with the local police force. Even if you see a crime happening, you need to be careful and read the situation, which means the local police should always be called in when there is a crime. 

In order for this group to be effective, you need to have regular meetings to discuss what has been going well, and what needs to be improved upon. 

These kinds of groups also need a leadership structure, so there can be a very clear and defined method on how to handle situations and to build the relationships necessary to be an effective group.

What Are the Pros of Having a Neighborhood Watch Group?

The most important pro concerning a neighborhood watch program is this; there is empirical proof showing neighborhoods with a watch group have less crime than those who don’t. There could be a variety of reasons for this, including economic and social statues. 

Even with this being the case, when it comes to crime, there is a universal truth; most criminals like to take the path of least resistance. If they see there are two choices in front of them, which will both net about the same result, and one path has a clearly defined watch program and the other one does not, they will more than likely choose the one without the program. 

Criminals do not want to be caught, so they, like everyone else, will minimize risk and want the maximum return for their effort. 

Often times, neighborhoods with a watch group will put signs up, just for this reason. The neighborhood wants anyone who comes into the community to know there are people watching everywhere. With this being the case, it’s a lot harder for a criminal to move in and out without being noticed. 

Another benefit to a watch group is having regular meetings to discuss what has been going on. In addition to this, during the regular meetings, there are topics which could be discussed in order to bring everyone’s awareness up. 

These topics could be things as simple as making sure your doors and windows are locked at all times when you are not at home. 

You could also hold seminars to include some topics like the best home security systems, or how to look for the blind spots in and around your yard which a criminal could use to scope out your living space. 

Another topic possibility is the idea of teaching self-defense. Once again, within a neighborhood watch, you don’t want to turn into a vigilante group. If there is a crime happening, you need to call your local police department whom you have developed a relationship with right away. 

However, if you are the one being attacked, there is nothing inherently wrong with defending yourself or your loved ones. Having these skills can make sure you stay safe in a situation that you don’t normally find yourself within.

Lastly, a neighborhood watch group can bring a sense of calmness and security to a community. Knowing that you are not alone within your community, and that there are other people out there watching what is going on should give you a sense of calm to help you relax each night and even have a good night’s sleep. 

Having a strong bond to your community will bring value to your own life and the lives of your family, and as in most things in life, living together is better than being alone.

Are there Any Cons to a Neighborhood Watch Group?

With all of these positives laid out, it might be hard to see the negative side of a group like this. There are a few though which need to be thought about and addressed, in order to make sure the group does not self-implode.

The biggest con for a watch group is the idea that people in the group think they can take the law into their own hands. If they see a crime happening, even though they know they should call their local police department, they think they can be the hero and stop the crime from happening. Often times, this leads to a much worse scenario. 

Although there are cases where someone was able to thwart an attack, more times than not, it lead to people dealing with more injuries or even something worse. 

When in a group like this, this point has to be hammered home. They are not police officers, they are a watch group. The role within the group is to watch out for crime, and if they see it, then they need to alert officials. 

They can inform others of ways to be better prepared before a crime happens, but they are not to do anything reckless.

Another con to be on the lookout for is an inflated sense of value within the community. A neighborhood watch is almost always made up of volunteers who want to be in the group. 

They are giving their time to help others within the community. They might sit in on the meetings, and perhaps even be elected to a leadership position. 

However, this does not give them authority on certain matters within the neighborhood. This group is intended to watch for any elements of crime which might be happening and that is it. 

They are not meant to be a group of people to help settle disputes or determine what someone can or cannot do within their own house or yard. If you have a group, you always have to safe guard what the intention of the group is, and to ensure it stays within those bounds.

One other concept to be on the lookout for is, which is common in all groups, is the possibility of a division occurring within the group. At certain times, there may not be a very clear answer to an issue you are facing, and opinions can become pretty strong on what needs to be done. 

You have to remember this is a volunteer group, and no one should be forced to either be in, or to not be allowed in if they want. However, there are times where you have to take a stronger stance for the benefit of the group and community if there are two or more people who are not able to get along. 

Because we are dealing with crime within this group, there is a heightened sense of responsibility and all everyone wants is for the community to be safe. As long as you can keep that at your core, then everything else should work out.

Final Thoughts

No matter what you decide concerning a neighborhood watch group, hopefully you can see there are a good number of pros and cons concerning a group like this. Once you have analyzed all of these factors, it should become clear if your community needs a neighborhood watch, and if it can sustain it. 

Remember, people want to be involved in a community, and being a part of a group like this might be the perfect fit for them. 

Lastly, there is no doubt there are some other neighborhood watch programs near you already, and there is nothing wrong with going to visit one of those and see how it is. Talk with them, and have them describe both their successes and the areas they need to improve upon. 

This way you can see a group in action, and from this, should be able to determine if this is something your community can support or not.

Jeff

I have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems and over 10 years of experience working in IT. As a homeowner, I love working on projects around the house, and as a father, I love investigating various ways to keep my family safe (whether or not this involves tech). I’ve also played guitar for almost 20 years and love writing music, although it’s hard to find the time these days.

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'I learned a lot': Black History Month essay, poster contest winners recognized

Feb. 24—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — David L. Simms was the Johnstown Police Department's first Black detective, a member of the military who was deployed to help during the city's 1977 flood, and, in his great-granddaughter Ella Simms' words, a man who helped many people is his hometown and around the world.

So, when Simms was looking for a person to honor in the Ron Fisher African American History Educational Fund's Black History Month poster and essay contest, sponsored by The Tribune-Democrat and Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, she chose him.

Simms, a Greater Johnstown Elementary School fourth-grader, created a poster that included a hand-drawn portrait of her great-grandfather and a brief biography. A panel of judges selected it as the winning entry in the poster contest for students in kindergarten through fourth grade who were asked to depict a Black person who makes a difference in current times.

"I never knew about him and I never got to meet him," Simms said during an awards ceremony at the Bottle Works in Johnstown's Cambria City neighborhood on Saturday. "I just thought it would be cool to do him. ... I learned about him to do this project. I talked to my dad about him."

Students in fifth through eighth grades were asked to make posters based on the question: "What is one of the most important inventions that was created by an African American? Depict why is it important to you or your community." Greater Johnstown Middle School seventh-graders Kaleena Cannady and Joel Brougher won for their tribute to Dr. Charles Richard Drew, a surgeon who organized the United States' first large-scale blood bank.

NaLonai Tisinger, a sophomore at Greater Johnstown, won the award for best essay among students in ninth through 12th grades who were asked: "Consider the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Why is it important to treat people equally and what does that mean to you?"

Tisinger's essay was about how sometimes she wishes she was white because of the discrimination she has faced. She concluded her piece by writing, "We as people still have toxic tendencies and it's time to shine light on the small things and take accountability."

"I wrote about my experiences growing up as a young Black woman, how I felt growing up as a young Black woman, not wanting to be a young Black woman sometimes," Tisinger said during an interview.

This is the fourth year for the local Black History Month essay and poster contest.

"I think it's really important for us to not just engage with the community at large with the themes that we cover for this contest — and it's important material for Black History Month, but to also give the kids who participate a platform, an opportunity to explore some of these topics, to learn, to research and then to express what it means to them, what they feel like about not what just happened over the course of history or what some historical figure might have done, but how they feel that reflected in life today and how they experience life," the newspaper's publisher, Chip Minemyer, said.

The fund and awards honor Ronald Fisher, a Tribune-Democrat reporter who died in 2019.

"It's just a blessing for me just to see everything that the kids are inspired by as far as Black history," his mother, Cheryl Fisher, said.

His sister, Alexis Fisher, spoke about seeing the students' work on display at the Bottle Works, saying, "I am just in awe when I walk into the room and I see all of the posters. It's just a great feeling. I'm happy to be back at it for the fourth year now. ... Honestly, I learned a lot. I didn't recognize more than half of the people in the posters, and that tells a lot. I hope that everyone who's looking at the posters are learning from them, too."

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My Neighborhood Essay

500 words my neighborhood essay.

As humans , all of us live in a society are bound to a neighbourhood. It is an essential place which has a great impact on our lives. So much so that it does determine where we are in life and how we are doing. It is a fact that if we are not happy in our neighbourhood, we will not live peacefully. Through my neighborhood essay, I will explain about my neighbourhood and the reasons why I love it.

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All About My Neighbourhood

I live in a great neighbourhood. It is wonderful because it offers us a lot of facilities. The green park near my house makes the area much more beautiful. Similarly, the swings in the park ensure the kids get to play cheerfully all day long.

Moreover, my neighbourhood also has many other bonuses. A grocery store adjacent to the park makes sure people get all their needs fulfilled without having to go far. All my neighbours buy their things from that grocery store only.

The owner also lives in the same area so he is very cordial with everyone. The grocery store saves everyone a long trip to the market and also their time. The park in my neighbourhood remains clean at all times.

The maintenance team makes sure they clean and sanitize it from time to time. It allows my neighbours to sit and relax in the evenings and take walks in the morning. The clean and fresh air gives everyone a great experience.

Why I Love My Neighbourhood

Apart from the top-notch facilities available in my neighbourhood, we also have amazing neighbours who make our lives better. A good neighbourhood is not made of facilities only but good people as well.

I got lucky in this case because my neighbours are very sweet. They help in maintaining the peace of the area so everyone lives in harmony. I have seen very often that if there is an emergency at anyone’s place, everyone rushes to help.

Similarly, we also organize events from time to time so that the whole neighbourhood gathers and enjoy themselves. I have a lot of friends in my neighbourhood with whom I play.

Most of them are my age so we meet every evening to cycle together and play on swings. We also go to each other’s birthday parties and sing and dance. The most favourite thing about my neighbourhood is definitely the residents.

I always notice how we never let any poor person go back empty-handed. My neighbourhood also organizes a donation drive every year. In this, each family donates clothes, toys and other useful commodities for the needy.

Thus, we all live together as a large family. Even though we live in different houses, our hearts are bounded by the same love and respect for each other.

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Conclusion of My Neighbourhood Essay

All in all, a great neighbourhood is important to have a good life. In fact, our neighbours prove to be more helpful than our relatives sometimes. It is because they live nearby so they are most likely to offer help in emergency situations. Similarly, my neighbourhood is very clean and helpful, thereby making my life happy and content.

FAQ on My Neighborhood Essay

Question 1: What is the importance of a good neighbourhood?

Answer 1: A good neighbourhood is important because it helps in providing a safe and secure atmosphere . When people live in good neighbourhoods, they lead happy lives and spread joy around.

Question 2: Why must we keep our neighbourhood clean?

Answer 2: It is important to keep our neighbourhood clean because it will create a hygienic and serene environment. This way, everyone will be able to enjoy outdoors and it will also prevent any diseases.

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Neighborhood Watch Program: Research Strategy Essay

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Within the framework of the socially oriented model of criminal justice that involves preventive work and resolving problems of meeting the needs of communities and improving their quality of life, matching police objectives with the interests and expectations of the population is central. The issue of Neighborhood Watch was chosen for the research as it creates a range of controversies and, therefore needs to be properly studied (Brewer & Grabosky, 2014).

For example, it is important to identify whether it is effective in crime prevention or not. Neighborhood Watch is a partnership between the police and citizens, which helps to reduce the possibility of committing a crime (Siegel, 2015). Neighborhood Watch is based on the idea that when one notices something suspicious, he or she should react by reporting (Reeves, 2012). The thesis statement may be designed as follows: how does the crime rate change after the implementation of the Neighbourhood Watch program. To explore this topic, it is expected to identify crime statistics before and after the program implementation, reveal methods that were used and community members’ attitudes towards the measures that were provided, etc.

Among the objectives of the Neighborhood Watch program, there are helping members of communities to protect themselves and their property, reducing fear and preventing violence, improving the quality of communication between the police and society, and maintaining the quality of life through partnership (Worrall, 2014). The mentioned issue was chosen for the research since communities often suffer from crime conducted on the streets.

It may be a minor offense such as disorderly conduct or a significant crime such as robbery. At this point, community members are the persons who have the opportunity to contribute to crime prevention by reporting suspicious situations. In future research, it is expected to focus on various methods used by the program and their perceived effectiveness. Currently, the program of Neighborhood Watch is conducted in three directions that are to be investigated:

  • uniting groups or communities of citizens residing in a certain area to monitor suspicious persons and inform the police about it;
  • marking the property by putting a special number (for example, the postal code of the house and apartment or the owner’s initials) to facilitate the detection of property. Police officers issue stickers for windows warning criminals that the property in the house is under protection;
  • organizing visits by police officers to homeowners and residents of the area and the provision of advice in securing the protection of their houses.

The participation in Neighborhood Watch program requires the desire to contribute to the creation of safer living conditions. The main activity of the so-called “neighbors” is to bring any information of a criminal nature to the attention of the police. Sometimes this activity involves the creation of civilian guards for patrolling the territory. Today in the US, there are more than 100 thousand such organizations (“National Neighborhood Watch”, 2017).

The program aims at developing an alarm system based on the interaction between citizens, authorities, and police and raising the level of consciousness of local and regional authorities, police, and citizens regarding the need to improve the crime prevention system. As emphasized by Kang (2015), the program can be effective only with the active participation of all members of society. The first condition is the desire to create the local Neighborhood Watch, while another way to develop citizens’ interest in the program is to participate in meetings of the society to discuss security issues. It should also be noted that another aspect to be studied refers to ethics. In particular, some people believe that it is rather unethical to report about neighbors and their activities as a result of the so-called “spying”, while others consider it appropriate.

Thus, the research will focus on the role of reporting suspicious situations in crime prevention and reduction. The mixed-method design will be applied to reveal the topic. For example, it would be better if the number of crimes was accompanied by an explanation of the situation. Accordingly, the researcher will provide quantitative research finding out the number of crimes and people committed them in different living or social conditions (for example, low-income or high-income), of diverse age of criminals (for instance, adolescent, adults, and elderly), and according to recidivism (whether it is criminal’s first offense or the repeated one).

The qualitative data will also be based on a thorough literature review. To collect the necessary data, a range of scholarly sources will be used, including books, recent peer-reviewed journal articles, and official websites.

The latter is especially important to identify the relevant quantitative data regarding certain communities and create the overall awareness of the existing situation. It is expected then that scholarly articles will provide essential grounds to identify tendencies, advantages, and gaps that the current system involves. Based on the mentioned information, the researcher will understand the issue in an in-depth manner and either support or reject the thesis statement. Moreover, it is expected to point out some recommendations on addressing the challenges and maintaining the effectiveness of the program.

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Kang, J. H. (2015). Participation in the community social control, the neighborhood watch groups: Individual-and neighborhood-related factors. Crime & Delinquency , 61 (2), 188-212.

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I’m the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., and My City Feels Betrayed

A woman points and shouts into a megaphone. Other people hold Palestinian flags and signs that read “Abandon Biden.”

By Abdullah H. Hammoud

Mr. Hammoud is the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., and a Democrat.

“Dearborn doesn’t sleep,” I recently told an out-of-state visitor to my hometown.

It was a reference to the celebratory time of Ramadan, when our city breaks bread together for iftar at sunset and suhoor, before sunrise, each day. For a month, Dearborn is bustling around the clock: Business districts buzz during the day, and residents and visitors flock to break the fast together every night, gathering over hot, heaping plates filled with some of the best food in the country, surrounded by neighbors of all backgrounds.

I have always spoken these words with warmth and pride for my community, but after 130 days of genocide in Gaza, the phrase has taken on new meaning.

Dearborn does not sleep. We have not slept. Our entire city is haunted by the images, videos and stories streaming out of Gaza. Life seems heavily veiled in a haze of shared grief, fear, helplessness and even guilt as we try to understand how our tax dollars could be used by those we elected to slaughter our relatives overseas.

We don’t have to imagine the violence and injustice being carried out against the Palestinian people. Many of us lived it, and still bear the scars of life under occupation and apartheid.

Since the Nakba of 1948, many Palestinians have been forcibly displaced by the state of Israel. My neighbors still have the documents they had to carry between Israeli military checkpoints, to prove they could walk the streets of their own ancestral villages. My aunts, uncles and elders recall life under Israeli occupation and wrestling with the decision to flee the only home they ever knew. I have seen grief gut a constituent whose family pulled both his grandmothers from the rubble of their shared apartment building after it was leveled by Israeli missiles. Even before the horrific events of Oct. 7, last year was the deadliest year in nearly two decades for Palestinians in the West Bank.

Now, friends pray for the safe return of family members still in the West Bank. A shop owner from Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem that has come under threat from radical Zionist settlers, wonders what will happen to Al Aqsa Mosque. His family has cared for it for generations.

At a Dearborn City Council meeting in November, a resident testified that his family has buried at least 80 relatives in Gaza since Israel began its bombing campaign in October. Eighty relatives. Eighty innocent lives.

What compounds the constant fear and mourning is a visceral sense of betrayal. In the past three federal elections, Arab American voters in Michigan have become a crucial and dependable voting bloc for the Democratic Party, and we were part of the wave that delivered for Joe Biden four years ago. But this fact seems long forgotten by our candidate as he calls for our votes once more while at the same time selling the very bombs that Benjamin Netanyahu’s military is dropping on our family and friends.

Until just a few months ago, I firmly believed that Joe Biden was one of the most consequential and transformative presidents that our nation had seen since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His administration managed to put in place groundbreaking domestic policies in the last three years that his predecessors couldn’t manage even in two terms. But no amount of landmark legislation can outweigh the more than 100,000 people killed, wounded or missing in Gaza. The scales of justice will not allow it.

President Biden is proving many of our worst fears about our government true: that regardless of how loud your voice may be, how many calls to government officials you may make, how many peaceful protests you organize and attend, nothing will change.

My greatest fear is that Mr. Biden will not be remembered as the president who saved American democracy in 2020 but rather as the president who sacrificed it for Benjamin Netanyahu in 2024.

Dearborn is not alone in calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. A poll conducted last fall found that 66 percent of Americans and a whopping 80 percent of Democrats want a cease-fire. However, the president and our elected representatives in Congress seem content to ignore the will of the American people.

This betrayal feels uniquely un- American. When conflict shoved them out of their homes, many of Dearborn’s parents fled to Michigan in pursuit of the American dream and the promise that their voices would be heard and valued. Today, we instill in our children the American aspiration of standing on the side of justice for all people, everywhere.

Two years ago, when Americans across the country rallied to offer support and aid to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression, so did we. There are still blue and yellow flags fading against the facades of homes and businesses across my city. But when Dearborn residents flew the Palestinian flag this past fall, they were met with threats .

Too often, it feels as if our president and members of Congress have turned their backs on us. In many ways, the Democratic Party has turned its back on us, too.

This month, I agreed to meet with senior policy officials from the Biden administration on the condition that they be open to withdrawing their support for the right-wing Israeli government now bombarding Gaza. A delegation visited me in Dearborn on Feb. 8, fully aware of these terms.

I firmly believe that there is always time to do the right thing. But as I imparted to the officials I met with, words are not enough. The only way to ensure the safe return of all hostages and prisoners is through an immediate cease-fire. The only way to ensure that unrestricted humanitarian aid enters Gaza is through an immediate cease-fire. The only way to establish a just and legitimate Palestinian state is through an immediate cease-fire.

With every day that passes, every minute that the president fails to do the right thing, the belief that I and so many others have invested in him dwindles. With every American-made bomb that Israel’s right-wing government drops on Gaza, a stark numbness coats everything, restricting any space for belief to grow.

Four days after our meeting in Dearborn, the United States government watched as Israel, which had corralled innocent Palestinian civilians into Rafah, one of the last safe havens in Gaza, besieged the city overnight, killing dozens in what experts believe could amount to an egregious war crime.

I, like many of my fellow Americans, cannot in good conscience support the continuation of a genocide. This has weighed heavy on my heart, particularly as the presidential primary election in Michigan has drawn near.

It is for that reason that I will be checking the box for “uncommitted” on my presidential primary ballot next Tuesday. In doing so, I am choosing hope.

The hope that Mr. Biden will listen. The hope that he and those in Democratic leadership will choose the salvation of our democracy over aiding and abetting Mr. Netanyahu’s war crimes. The hope that our families in Gaza will have food in their bellies, clean water to drink, access to health care and the internet and above all else, a just state in which they have the right to determine their own future.

The hope that, one day soon, Dearborn will be able to sleep again.

In my sleepless nights, I have often questioned what kind of America my daughters will grow up in: one that makes excuses for the killing of innocent men, women and children or one that chooses to reclaim hope. What still lies between betrayal and hope is the power of accountability. It is my prayer — as a father, the son of immigrants and as a public servant in the greatest city in the greatest nation in the world — that my fellow Michiganders will harness this power and lend their voice to this hope by holding the president accountable.

Abdullah H. Hammoud ( @AHammoudMI ) became the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., in 2021.

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Neighbourhood Watch and Stolen Analysis

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What are the various individual experiences the TWO plays explored within Australian society? Neighborhood watch explores the individual experiences: Isolation- all the characters carry an element of loneliness. Catherine is isolated through the memory of Martin (previous boyfriend). Ken is isolated, in his own World of Warrant. Ana’s angry temper leads her to live in isolation, stating ‘Ana no trust novo’ War- the flashbacks into Ana’s past through a non-linear structure project Ana’s past of war in her previous country, Hungary. For example, the flashback where we see a working nurse tit a soldier who had lost his leg during the war.

Loss- Ana loses her father during the war, we see this through a flask back where the gypsy sings for the loss Of NANAS dad, singing ‘Never anymore evil the Start to shining in the sky above this roof… Never to come… Never anymore’ to express the hurt and tragic loss ANA feels. Catherine has also experienced loss through her ex- boyfriend who had recently committed suicide, her grieving mechanism is shown through her lack of eating and through the repetition of Kens (her housemate) nagging of her to eat, for example through his imperative league after Catherine tries to argue that she had already eaten ‘That’s such a pathetic lie.

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I’m making you a sandwich. ‘ It demonstrates her eating disorder caused by her loss of her boyfriend’s death. Love: Ana projects her love for her second husband, Vladimir. Ana’s love for her Vladimir is projected through her everlasting support for him until his death where she says ‘when you is dying and is bathing your overhead, kissing your hands, carrying you on my shoulder, bashing your kaka, drying your peewee, you is very grateful’.

Catherine is still in love with Martin and through the repetition of Catherine managing Martins reappearance this symbolizes her continuous love and missing of him. Friendship: F-reminders is depicted as a healing process for Catherine and Ken, and Catherine and Ana. As an element of friendship is helping one another out, Ken helps out Catherine by trying to get her to eat properly and find employment. Ana helps Catherine out as she is always finding ways to make her live a safer life and move on from her previous love (Martin).

Stolen explores the individual experiences of: Loss of Aboriginal identity: All 5 main characters undergo the loss of their aboriginal identity through the harsh isolation process that the white people implemented during the stolen generation. This is evident when JIMMY accuses the white people of stealing his soul in ‘I’ve been a thug and a thief- but I’ve never stolen anyone’s soul’. A sense of place: individuals experience a sense of place which symbolizes themselves and their past, for example, Sandy’s dialogue stating ‘Back to me place.

That bit of red desert. I still remember it. The sand must have seeped into my brain. ‘ Symbolizes his missing of the past through a sense of place. Cultural stereotypes and Cultural superiority: ALL 5 main characters are isolated, stolen from their birth families and witness the ‘cultural stereotypes’ through the superior and authorial figures of the ‘white people’ the white peoples superiority and authority is strongly portrayed through ‘Unspoken Abuse’ where Ruby’s mood significantly transforms from happy to severely enclosed and depressed.

Her depressed state is evident through ‘RUBY returns more slowly than she ever had before. She is dragging a book’ her slowed body language emphasizes her depressed state through the abuse experienced by the ‘superior white people. Hope and reconciliation: This is seen through the end of the play when Sandy emphasizes ‘l don t have to hide- I’m going home’ to emphasis his persistence, hope and reconciliation in finding home through positive dialogue. What are the TWO performance styles that are used in the plays and identify scenes from the plays that demonstrate each style?

A Non naturalistic performance style is a style of theatrical performance in which actors and props have multiple uses, roles and meanings, serving to represent different environments. Stolen follows a non-linear; this is where he play follows a non-chronological order which lacks structure in terms of plot and character development. Are two performance styles that are evident in both ‘Stolen’ and ‘Neighborhood Watch’. In ‘Stolen’, a non-linear performance style is projected through the flashbacks/ reality of the children’s past.

Five aboriginal children are removed from their birth families in the Stolen Generational period of Australia’s infamous history from the sass. The non-linear performance style is evident throughout the play, however are strongly evident in scene one, where the stage direction states each of the characters slip into their character as a child. Their body language changes, and they speak over the top of one another and in the ‘stream of consciousness’ style of the very young’ to expose the adult actors in their childhood days and thus holding a non-linear structure.

Another scene this is evident in in ‘Stolen’ is the second scene named ‘Adult Flashes’. The juxtaposition of ‘Act 1’ to ‘Act 2’ projects the distorted, non-linear setting of the play. In Act 1, the adult actors are characterizes to play the children, however in the following scene, the same actors are displayed as adults in their current fife positions. Through the informative dialogue depicting each character to hold adult like qualities, for example Ann.’s dialogue is ‘My home’s got lace curtains-?and Eve got a room of my own. Through the juxtaposition of the two Acts, it is evident that ‘Stolen’ follows a non-linear structure. Through the non-linear structure, this allows the audience the opportunity to see how the characters present lives are intrinsically joined to their past. It also allows the characters to be suspended in time so their lives seem linked even though none of the characters were actually in the children’s home at the same time. In ‘Neighborhood Watch’ a non-naturalistic performance style is used to allow the audience to make sense and develop their understanding of the present characteristics of the characters.

Flashbacks of the main character are portrayed in non-naturalistic form as we see Anna’s friend Catherine playing out the role of ‘young Ana’. This is evident in Act 1 Scene 10 and Act 1 Scene 16. All three scenes require the Catherine to transform into a new character called ‘Young Ana’ as we flashback into the past scenes of Ana’s imagination; this is evident in the texts stage directions ‘ARTURO speaks to CATHERINE now, as though she is the young ANA.

The real ANA steps slightly away to show the transformation of ANA into CATHERINE. However the scenes are set within the setting of the present time, for instance, the text stating ‘Ana’s home transforms into Hungary’ shows the non-naturalistic setting of the scenes. Both performance techniques are elements of the Non- naturalistic performance style and highly reflect the non-naturalistic nature of the performance. Identify and discuss THREE dramatic techniques used to convey the range of experiences found in Australian Society.

Through the intellectuality evident in ‘Neighborhood Watch’ Australian society can relate to the events projected in the play through self-experience. Through the cyclical nature of the play where the opening scenes’ dialogue depicts ‘Kevin ’07’ to establish both the context and the intellectuality of the political leader and the closing scene ends with ‘Happy Obama’, another political leader in close context with Kevin ’07, we can establish and relate to the context of the text.

The intellectuality is further staged by the setting in which Catherine and Ken is staged whilst this is occurring. They are set in the drive way in a friendly neighborhood; this reflects the friendly neighborhoods associated with the context in which the intellectuality is referring to. Another intellectual element in ‘Neighborhood Watch’ is the game ‘World of War craft’ used and stated repetitively by Ken. This intellectual element is also used as a metaphor to establish how trapped Ken is between the world of reality and the world of war craft.

This is projected through Ken’s constant concentration on his laptop, and his little or no attention being paid to the real world. For example, Ken and Catherine are sitting in their drive way and Catering’s dialogue states ‘I wish something would happen that would change the world’, immediately after this statement, Ken pulls out his laptop and begins to play ‘World of Warrant’, this shows the humorous element of this intellectuality by the association of the world to a computer game.

This is a common experience found in Australian society as so many Australians are engulfed in the world of technology, and thus the intellectuality of the ‘World of War Craft’ and the political leaders of Obama and ‘Kevin ’07’ highly reflect individual Australians everyday experiences. Friendship and loss are common Australian experiences in Australian society, relatable to the majority of Australian individuals. In ‘Neighborhood Watch’ symbolism of a ‘baby horse’ is used to convey the birth of Ana and Catering’s friendship as well as to project the first grieving stages of Catering’s recent loss of her partner.

Ana States to Catherine ‘Don’t be the baby horse- all the time try to run in front of the mummy horse. ” The use of the term ‘baby horse’ invokes images of an unsteady, shaky and immature creature longing to find its feet n the world. This mirrors Catherine, symbolizing her fragility, naivety and childlike nature, which reflects the loss of her deceased partner. This is further emphasizes through the direct and authorial body language of Ana when she states this to Catherine to enforce a clear message to Catherine.

Catherine body language is of a smaller frame, showing the higher knowledge Ana withholds. This clear and strong message projected by Ana acts as a catalyst for Catherine to move on from her loss as well as appreciate Ana further as a friend. Setting is essential in Jane Harridan’s play ‘Stolen’ as it reflects the negative and horrific experiences the Stolen Generation were experienced in Australian Society. Through the depiction of a barren setting outlined as ‘Five old iron institutional beds alternate across the stage.

The beds are the base of the five main characters, representing their homes at various stages of their lives’ it then goes on to depict the layout of each characters bed through props which are used to reflect each characters past values and their individual experience, for example, Anne had a relatively suck up bringing for an indigenous child living in the stolen generation, and thus this experience is reflected in her institutional bed, depicted as ‘Ann.’s bed is prettier because wealthy white parents adopt her’.

The majority of the setting is barren and isolated to reflect the characters emotions during the cold experiences in the sass Australian society. Explain how you would theatrically use ONE element of production (stage, space, costume, sound, vision or lighting) in each play to engage the audience. Through the use of lighting I would create an eerie atmosphere to engage the audience in Stolen.

For example, in the introductory where the institutional beds a large distance apart from one another I would place 5 individual spotlights on each bed to project space and create isolation between the characters which reflects the emotions felt by each character. This will visually project an isolated image through the sense that each child is alone. This will thus engage the audience as the space will be reflected in their emotional engagement. The audience will feel a sense of emptiness which will be complimented by the characters body language when ‘their eyes search the audience for compassion. The SE of lighting will also engage the audience in the scene ‘RUBY’S FAMILY COME OUT VISIT’ as ruby is projected as sitting on a hospital bed due to the physical abuse she has experienced from the ‘white people’. I would place the hospital bed in the centre stage, isolated; with a single spotlight on her with a pitch black atmosphere surrounding her visually project Ruby biggest fear and her isolation. This will reflect Ruby emotions of loneliness and isolation.

This will engage the audience as it not only draws all of their attention toward Ruby (due to no other distractions) but it will also emphasis ND project the brutal reality of loneliness and abuse that was the reality of the stolen generation onto the audience. In ‘Neighborhood Watch’ the use of dark lighting would be projected in the scenes of loneliness. For example, in Act 1 Scene 16 when Ana is in the past and her life is threatened by a serial killer, when ANA and ARTURO leave the train and go to the ’empty factory’ as it is dark, the eerie factory will be emphasizes with dimming of lights to create a visually eerie atmosphere.

This will draw in the audience in as this creates suspense engage the audience’s suspicions and perceptions of ARTURO. As ARTURO exposes his axe, the first swipe he takes with it, the lights will dim to an all over black with only the light being projected onto Ana. This will visually project fear onto the audience as: 1 . We do not know where the crazy axe murderer is, thus he could strike at any moment which causes great suspense for the viewers and 2. Black symbolizes fear Furthermore, in Act 1 Scene 10 when Ana and her siblings have just discovered her father’s death, would create space when they are mourning in the toilet.

Through the red of ANA and her siblings in the bathroom corner, he red sill symbolism the torturous death Ana’s father suffered and thus projects an uncomfortable atmosphere. This exemplifies the scared, lonely and isolated emotions that ANA is experiencing due to her father. This will engage the audience as it will draw all attention onto ANA and reflect the sad, emotional response Of ANA Onto the audience. Reflect on how TWO workshop experiences in the classroom have developed your understanding of the plays and how they explore individual experiences found in Australian society. Through the workshop experience where we had to write down:

What 2 things we loved most in the world Our 2 favorite people besides our family members Our 2 favorite local places Our 2 most beloved memories Our 2 favorite objects An AAA sheet of paper symbolizing me And then tear each individual part up and either rip it up or get another person to tear it up and put it in the bin. This truly allowed me to empathic with the loss felt and experienced by indigenous aboriginals during the stolen generation. It allowed me to develop my understanding of the emotions felt by those torn apart from their families and the hate they must have felt award the ‘white people’ in the 1 sass.

This workshop articulated the individual experience of the indigenous children of the 1 9605 and the disconnection, isolation and loss they would have experienced in Australian Society. Through the workshop where David, a refugee, came in to talk with us about his journey of escaping the deathly threats of his company and entering into the safety of Australia, it allowed me to truly connect to ANA’s individual experiences.

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I got my son a pocket knife instead of a cellphone. Here's why.

  • My 12-year-old son spends so much time outside in the woods with his friends. 
  • He asked for a cell phone, but he already has a tablet and a smartwatch and we felt it was too much. 
  • Instead we got him a pocket knife so he can build things with this friends in the woods. 

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Over the last two years, my 12-year-old son has become increasingly consumed with going to the woods near our home. On many Saturday mornings, he's the first one up, dressed, and headed out the door with Pop-Tart in hand. He heads to meet his pals at a particular spot in the ravine near a creek that runs through our neighborhood.

He's told me about hawks that frequent the space, and he's scavenged for wild blackberries. He's used wagons and shovels to haul mud and rock, converting this forest area into his own covert space, diverting water to flow better, and carving out his own small natural space. He comes home muddy from head to toe , has dirt under his fingernails, and sometimes tracks dirt through the house.

The "outdoor boys," as we parents have affectionately dubbed them, seemingly live for their time out there. I know this because the questions he asks most days center on the impact of his time in the woods.

"Do we have any plans for the weekend?" he asks often, his curiosity piqued by how family activities may allow for or interfere with his time in the woods.

When I pick him up from school most days, his first words when entering the car are, "Can I go to the woods today?"

He does go and sometimes is out there until dark. I love this about him and his buddies. As a parent, it is a joy to me when he asks to go to this space in the woods.

He asked for a cellphone.

But just like many other tweens, he's also asked, "Can you get me a cellphone ?" He made a case for it: he does well and behaves in school, participates in sports and activities, he could contact me quickly, I could track his whereabouts, and many of his classmates and friends have them. He could have access to the world via a tiny screen in the pocket of his jeans.

We considered getting him a phone and whether it was the right time, if there was a suitable time. Plenty of parents have given their kids phones , and I'll admit I like the appeal of knowing my kid's whereabouts and being able to message him as he grows older.

But he also spends plenty of time on a tablet and plays video games, and he has a smartwatch, so I can track him and even message him via the watch when needed. I wondered if adding another device to the mix was necessary. I considered my time monitoring and setting limits on more technology.

I worried that connection via a phone could replace the camaraderie he had found with his buddies in the woods. I questioned if that time with a phone might eventually take precedence over his time in the woods. Maybe not, but we felt it wasn't worth figuring it out.

We told him no to the cellphone . It was just a no for now, and we communicated that we had no idea when we would consider a phone.

Then he asked for a pocket knife

As he continued working and playing in the woods, he eventually saw the need for tools to make achieving a clear path or clearing a small area easier. He needed a tool other than broken branches and found objects.

"Can I have a pocketknife?" he asked us one day. Again, he explained his case: he needed something to help him clear an area of brush and cut twigs and small branches. After all, his grandfather always carried and used one. Yet again, we considered the issues of safety.

The pocketknife would be a potential weapon in his pocket that could harm him or someone else if not used properly.

We bought him a pocket knife. We knew his intentions with the knife, taught him when he could use and carry it, and taught him how to be safe with the blade. We had trial runs of opening and closing the knife. We whittled sticks for fun practice and made sure he knew what to do if there was any type of accident with the knife.

He cuts twigs, fixes small toys, and replaces batteries with the blade. He mostly keeps the knife in his pocket when he heads outdoors, only bringing it out when a project calls for a sharp object.

Then, he built a fort

The pocketknife inspired other adventures in the woods. Now that he had a tool, he and the other outdoor boys began drafting plans for a fort in their little covert spot in the woods. Other boys' parents entrusted their sons with a few tools — a hatchet, a saw, a hammer, and nails — and they constructed their small fortress in the forest. An endless work in progress, the tree fort has evolved due mainly to the tools and materials they've requested, received, and borrowed.

As for the pocket knife, when it's not in use or at the bottom of his camo pants pocket, it stays safely displayed in his bedroom, a token of independence and ingenuity. I think, overall, he's just proud to have access to a powerful little tool. And I'm proud of that, too.

From time to time, my son still asks for a cellphone. We know the time is coming when we will eventually consent, but we want to make the right decision at the right time.

For now, though, along with his scratches, poison oak rash, and possibly a few stitches, I think I'll vicariously enjoy this outdoor adventure, do whatever I can to support the habit, and keep punting the final verdict on the smartphone for as long as possible.

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Protest outside Healey’s home shows need for governor’s residence

Governor Maura Healey sat for an interview in her office in December 2013.

In her column “Don’t normalize these fascists” (Metro, Feb. 18), Yvonne Abraham writes about a group of neo-Nazi demonstrators who showed up this month outside Governor Maura Healey’s home, their second appearance since October. Once again a neighborhood had to tolerate the antics of protesters simply because our governor lives nearby. It is well past time for our state to build a proper governor’s residence, one that is secure and separate from residential areas. It should be in Boston with guest space to accommodate a visiting head of state or other dignitary. And it should be gated, with a building for the State Police security detail.

As we found out when someone entered Charlie Baker’s home four years ago, you cannot sufficiently guard a governor’s home with officers sitting in cars. Are we really going to wait for something to happen to a governor, their family, or one of their neighbors before we wake up and do the right thing? Build a governor’s residence and do it right.

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