BY GABRIEL PRINCEWILL
The Newham neighbourhood watch police put up an enthralling Christmas show at the Stratford shopping centre today in Stratford east London, to celebrate the work of the police in keeping people safe, helping find missing people, and tackling the evil of crime in society. It was a refreshing site to see a group of police officers singing so gracefully- a marked contrast with their daily duties of enforcing the law and dealing with the pressures that accompany the job A sizeable crowd gathered to be entertained by the Met’s Christmas’s galavanza before a crowd deeply engrossed in the eye catching show.
— — USEFUL
Police officers play a very necessary and useful role in society, despite the fact that a handful of them have been embroiled in reprehensible conducts that have at times brought their institution to disrepute. Such misdemeanours must always be shunned and understood to detract heavily from the integrity and worthiness of officers found to be abusing their powers, or dabbling in illegal activities. Getting caught and exposed is always a bitter pill for the police community, but also attests to an overall police framework prepared to hold transgressing officers to account of their misdemeanours. However, this set of officers sang from their hearts and illuminated the shopping centre.
A spokeswoman for the neighbourhood watch police force in east London, Sue Lawler, exclusively told eye of media that the event was designed ”to help children who may have been taking away from their parents or who may have been the victim of crime and without a present this Christmas”. ”The people were tremendous, they were reaching further in when they realised what the donations were for.
REMOVAL
Thousands of children are removed from their parents every year due to a perceived risk to the child. Social services use their discretion and expertise in determining and avoiding those situations where a ‘reasonable risk of abuse’ to a child may exist. The interest of the child is purportedly uppermost in the considerations of social services- the stated custodians of the law when it comes to the interest of children. The criterion of risk is customarily based on the evidence of history, and the interest of the child trumps that of the parents when it comes to decisions surrounding adoptions. Events like this were taking place in at least four other areas of Newham, and will help improve the lives of several under privileged children in the borough.
Adopted children, and indeed children from several disadvantaged backgrounds are often deprived of a Christmas present merely because their parents either can’t afford it, or simply does not care enough to keep in touch with their children. Many children will have a Christmas present courtesy of the event which raised £295.94 in the one hour they captured an enthused audience in the middle of the shopping centre. We attached a clip of the video and applaud them for their benign project, clearly for a good cause.
A nice crowd dispersed from the gathering at the Shopping centre, where onlookers had been appreciating the exquisite display. Officers in uniform blended with older members of the community to host the enthralling exhibition that captured the passing public. A soothing ambience in the atmosphere assured a convivial atmosphere, eventually concluding an entertaining Christmas evening. Let’s hope the children the police are warming catering for, do not turn out to become a liability having several brushes with the law. We hope positive initiatives like this is merged with future plans to oversee and guide the developments of children who are recipients of this benevolent act. How great a story it would be if these children turn out to be a credit to society.
