Njenge-PCC entsha Ekhethwe ngoMeyi 2021, lo mbiko ube usizo kakhulu ekuhlinzekeni ukuhlolwa kwezinselele umsebenzi wamaphoyisa abhekene nazo, ukuthi yini esebenza kahle nalapho kudingeka kugxilwe khona ukuze kuthuthukiswe oKhonstabili abakhulu nama-PCC. Okuningi obekuhlanganiswe embikweni kuhambisana nesipiliyoni sami ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule lapho ngikhuluma nezikhulu eziphezulu, amaphoyisa nabasebenzi, ozakwethu kanye nezakhamuzi.
Umbiko uzibona ngokufanelekile izikhathi ezingakaze zibonwe esikuzo kanye nezinselelo ezinkulu amaphoyisa abhekane nazo, amandla ami kanye nomphakathi ngesikhathi sodlame. Silubonile ushintsho esimweni sobugebengu ngesikhathi sodlame, nokwanda kokuhlukunyezwa kanye nokuncipha kwamandla abantu okufuna ukwesekwa kanye nokwanda kokukhwabanisa. Futhi siyazi ukuthi kungenzeka sibone ukwanda kwesikhathi esizayo kobugebengu obutholwayo njengoba abantu bebuyela ekushiyeni amakhaya abo isikhathi esithile. Izakhamuzi zami nazo zingitshela ngokukhula kokuziphatha okungahambisani nomphakathi. Lesi sidingo esishintshayo sibeka izinselelo embuthweni wamaphoyisa futhi kuyinto engizimisele ngayo ukusebenzisana noChief Constable ekuqondeni nasekunikezeni impendulo esebenzayo.
Lo mbiko ugqamisa umthelela weMpilo Yengqondo yamaphoyisa kulezi zikhathi zamanje. Lokhu kuyinto ebuye yagqanyiswa kimina. Nakuba i-Surrey Police yenze intuthuko enkulu ekusekeleni izikhulu nabasebenzi, kudingeka siqinisekise ukuthi kukhona ukutshalwa kwezimali okufanele ezinsizeni Zezempilo Zasemsebenzini.
Ukuqashelwa embikweni wezinkinga ezibhekene nabalingani abangewona amaphoyisa nakho kuyamukelwa. Kunezinselelo ezikhulayo ekusekeleni abantu abanesidingo sezempilo yengqondo kanye nokweseka izingane ezisengozini kanye nabantu abadala. Sidinga futhi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umsebenzi wamaphoyisa uyingxenye yoHlelo Lwezobulungiswa Bobugebengu olusebenzayo, oluqashelwa embikweni njengoludinga ukuthuthukiswa okuphawulekayo. Zonke izinsiza zingaphansi kwengcindezi, kodwa lonke uhlelo luzobhidlika uma singabambisene ukuxazulula lezi zinkinga – ngokuvamile amaphoyisa asuke esala ecosha izicucu.
Njengamanje ngibhala Uhlelo lwami Lwamaphoyisa Nobugebengu, ngiqikelela ukuthi ngikhuluma nabo bonke ababambiqhaza futhi ngiqonde ukuthi yikuphi okumele kubekwe eqhulwini kuPhoyisa lase-Surrey. Lo mbiko uhlinzeka ngesizinda kazwelonke esiwusizo kakhulu ukusiza ekuthuthukisweni koHlelo lwami.
Lisa Townsend
UKhomishana wamaphoyisa kanye noBugebengu eSurrey