Posted on 10/25/2007 1:59:25 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter
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Dunno if yer interested but here’s a first attempt...
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Good stuff.
You're a credit to your community.
Don't think we have Guardian Angels in this neck of the woods.
You got my adrenaline pumping too. Great narrative, I didn’t know they had Guardian Angels in N.Z. It’s a relief to know because I have a brother and niece in Wellington.
I enjoyed it! Starting a ping list? Please add me.
> I enjoyed it! Starting a ping list? Please add me.
Cheers for that! I’ve added you to the ping list.
Bring it on!! Very interesting read!! Thanks for posting DHTH!! Please stay safe over there!
> You got my adrenaline pumping too. Great narrative, I didn’t know they had Guardian Angels in N.Z. It’s a relief to know because I have a brother and niece in Wellington.
Wellington is a great town: we are opening our Wellington Chapter sometime this summer (December, probably). Our Wellington Chapter Leader just underwent surgery for a ruptured appendix the other day (it would take *that* to hospitalize him...) but that shouldn’t slow our plans down too much.
Please let your brother and niece know that we are around in Wellington, and to keep a look out for us: if you ever see someone in a red beret and gleaming scarlet satin jacket — that Volunteer will help you with anything you need, to the best of his or her ability.
If you are being harassed and you feel unsafe: tell the red beret immediately and you will be escorted to wherever you need to go.
If you are feeling ill, or are having a heart attack or medical emergency — tell the red beret: s/he will call an ambulance and give you first aid and CPR and try to keep you alive. That Guardian Angel will not leave your side until you are safe.
If you are being assaulted, wave your hands in the air and call for “help!” as loud as you can — if there is a red beret within earshot, the Guardian Angels will rush to your aid at double-time and rescue you, we’ll call the cops, and we will Citizen’s Arrest the perpetrator or perpetrators on-the-spot if you are willing to press charges.
If you are lost and need directions: ask the red beret. We know our Patrol areas inside-out, and if we don’t know the precise spot you need to get to, we’ll have a map or we’ll find one.
If you need to use the ATM and it’s a rough neighborhood: tell the red beret. The Patrol will Post Up around you while you do your transaction, and ensure you get safely to where you need to go without getting mugged.
If you want to know where the best Irish Pub or steak house is, ask the red beret: invariably, we know all about these things...!
And if you ever have occasion to seek assistance from a Guardian Angel, tell the red beret that “Chieftain” from New Zealand says “hello and thankyou”. Word will eventually filter its way back to me, and it will make this post worthwhile.
*DieHard the Hunter*
> Don’t think we have Guardian Angels in this neck of the woods.
We’re fairly new to New Zealand: we’ve been Active since January 13 2006, so nearly two years now. Two Chapters so far: our HQ Chapter is in Henderson, Waitakere City. And the second Chapter is in Auckland’s Central Business District. We are opening a Chapter in Wellington this summer (probably December), and another in Christchurch soon thereafter.
In your neck-of-the-woods, we have active Chapters in Green Bay and Madison, and are in the process of establishing a Chapter in Milwaukee.
If you encounter any Guardian Angels there, please tell them “Chieftain” from New Zealand says “hello”.
*DieHard*
> http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist
Great website, Star! I am exploring it even now...
*DieHard*
Oh yeah — I have really enjoyed reading there!
Say high to Curtis for me! ;-)
Excellent!
Looking forward to the next!
God bless,
GB
In the U.S. it’s pretty much a “Big-City” thing. We don’t have Guardian Angels in my community.
Of course it might be because it’s a “Northern Tier” state. And everybody’s carrying guns.
There’s very few muggings...
;-)
Thanks again DieHard! Keep em safe!
Semper Fi!
So when can we expect the next installment?
Thanks againa and God bless you!
Wow, DH! Yes, I want to read more! (Please?)
I would be honored to be on your ping list, too.
The one thing that amazed me, is that you don’t carry. That REALLY amazed me! You guys stay safe, and even though I don’t live in NZ, a big thank you, for those that do! yorkie
> The one thing that amazed me, is that you don’t carry. That REALLY amazed me!
Cheers, mate! Being unarmed is a counter-intuitive concept but our oldest Tradition. No Guardian Angel anywhere in the world patrols Armed. Not even in South Africa, where my good mate “Morpheus” patrols, and where just about everyone is packing heat and murder is a commonplace event. It is a part of our public accountability.
We train in the martial arts, first aid and CPR as a disciplined unit. But always unarmed: that way we have the moral (and legal) right to reinforce, as private citizens on behalf of our communities, the concept that crime and all the misery that goes with it is not welcome amongst us. Without an armed “Or Else” accompanying this expectation.
Mostly, we are there to change Attitudes, and by doing that we can change Outcomes. You can’t change Attitudes by pointing guns at people: you can only secure their immediate and begrudging compliance Or Else. But it is the Attitude change we want. We do that by persuasion and example, providing sensible alternatives to crime.
We’re not there to enforce the law, we are there to deter crime: this is a subtle-but-important difference.
Definitely, we train to defend against attack from all weapons: often harder than the local cops do. As professionals they have Occupational Safety and Health guidelines that they have to follow with their training: if they get hurt then they are an expensive resource that the community ends up paying for.
In our case, we’re Volunteers (thus amateurs by definition), so it makes sense for us to train hard: we’ll get hurt if we don’t, and if we get injured it is our own stupid fault. Nobody can prevent us from training hard, after all — in the same way that nobody held a gun to our heads and forced us to be Guardian Angels!
Some people play soccer, others surf, and still others go skydiving: all of these are dangerous hobbies. We do the Guardian Angels thing: statistically safer than playing golf.
> You guys stay safe, and even though I don’t live in NZ, a big thank you, for those that do! yorkie
(grin!) it’s our pleasure, yorkie, and thankyou for your kind words.
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