High-Visibility Community-Based Crime Prevention Initiative

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THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF GUARDIAN ANGELS

A viable way to:
Prevent crime, take back our streets, save our children and old people,
retrieve our communities from criminals and massively increase our
citizen’s perception of safety
BACKGROUND
Never before in the history of mankind has a nation so young and recently divided as our own, had
to face such a cunning, relentless and insidious attack as we do. Whether we like to know it or not:
its war in our streets. Our police officers are dropping like flies and our innocents are steadily
being slaughtered to the tune of 52 per day: far, far worse than the bleakest days of the 20-year-
long border war or the Africa campaign, when South Africans and their allies drove the Nazis and
Mussolini out of Africa to reclaim it for Africans – us! Now it is being taken from right under our
noses!
The enemy this time? Criminals. The lower caste of society.
OUR CRIME SITUATION
South Africans report more than 1900 serious crimes per day. On average it includes:
52 murders (more than 2 per hour), 88 rapes, which include 43 children under 5, over 430 assaults
with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm and 544 housebreakings.
And those are only the ones that are reported!
If we include the unreported crimes then our rape figure, for example, increases to 1 every 24
seconds! Between 1990 & 1994 the average crime level has increased by more than 18 percent and
the level of violent crimes by 35 percent. According to conviction figures 26 percent of these
crimes are committed by youth!
Cape Town is one third the size of New York, but we experience 86 murders for every 100 000
citizens – the highest in the world! New York has only 7 for every 100 000. Our national average
is 47 per 100 000. The world average is only 5,5 out of every 100 000!
By November 2002 there were some 238 crime syndicates in South Africa and 65 of them were
‘active’. This includes Chinese, Russian, Congolese and Nigerian groups.
South Africa experienced as many fire-arms murders in the last ten years as the great tsunami of
December 2004.
Cape Town has 15 000 heroin addicts, more than 12 000 tik addicts and a drug problem that
increased ten- fold in two years and there are 144 known gangs in Cape Town.
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT CRIME?
If you’re the kind of person who has finally had enough of crime; the kind of person who wants to
break free from the limiting boundaries placed on you by criminals and get rich rewards from life
such as respect, honour, safety and security . . . the following concept will astonish you and set you
free!
We feel your concern. You’ve gone the route of putting up a security fence – no results! You’ve
acquired a knife or firearm and now worry about when that will be stolen. You probably have a
security contract, but after a former president’s wife was murdered by a security guard you feel
even less safe than you did previously. Your local police seem to be overworked and cannot come

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out except for severe cases and a minister has publicly proclaimed that you must leave the country
if you are unhappy about crime, and if you are a police officer, to ride a donkey or bicycle to a
crime scene! You ask, ”Why am I not where I want to be in terms of safety, security and freedom?”
You’ve done everything that you can . . . but it just doesn’t seem enough.
Is there an answer and if so what is it?
For over 26 years now, people just like you have been asking themselves this very same question.
Fortunately for a small group, they were able to get the answer to this, and ensure not only their
own safety but also that of whole communities and cities in the process, by creating a very special
group of volunteers.
If you were to look at old newspaper clippings of the late 70’s and early 80’s you would see that
New York was at the time the crime capital of the world. Today it is the safest large city in the
world. What was it that made it safer? A part of the process was undoubtedly different policies
such as a zero tolerance to crime, increased focus on quality-of- life crimes such as prostitution and
graffiti, but also its citizens!
In 1979 the worst spot in New York was the Bronx and at a McDonalds in Fordham road a night
manager, called Curtis Sliwa, got fed up with his customers being harassed by vagrants and
gangsters and decided to do something. He organised some people and they volunteered to start
cleaning the streets, initially, with mops and brooms. Miraculously the area started to stabilize!
After a year he had 60 volunteers and expanded to patrols of the subways where people were being
mugged on a daily basis. . When the authorities conducted a study of train violence a year later
they found that the violence on all the trains had escalated, with the exception of one train. This
was the number 4 subway express, the so-called ‘mugger express’, the worst one of the lot. All that
was different on this train was Sliwa’s volunteers.
Very soon the idea, which was initially violently opposed by civil servants and the police, ignited
the minds and hearts of the public. Today those volunteers are unified in a global alliance, their red
berets and distinctive badge seen as a symbol of safety everywhere. New York no longer carries
the stigma it had at that time. Its citizens, normal people like you and I, contributed hugely to this
success.
These people had a dream of safety and freedom. They had a dream that it should be possible to
walk the streets safely and without fear. They dreamed that it should be possible to get people to
care about each other, that young people should be able to once again have powerful role- models
like in the days of old and that there are more good people than bad people in the wo rld. In the
process of following this dream they became very well-known in their city and later in the rest of
the world, to the extent that today they are more than 5000 people in 99 cities, from Tokyo to
London, Honolulu, Jerusalem to Cape Town. They re-wrote history and re-wired a culture of
violence.
Their name? Guardian Angels!
Just like you, we are sick and tired of living in fear of crime. There is probably not a person
reading this who has not met a rape victim, or who hadn’t known someone who was murdered.
There are drug merchants standing on our corners and we fear for when our children become
involved with gangs. Guardian Angels also share this concern, but we found a way of taking fear
by the scruff of its neck and booting it out of our lives back into the darkness where it belongs. A
patrol with this group is probably safer than walking down to the local café. No-one tries to sell us
drugs, and pimps fade into the darkness with their prostitutes when we appear. We have the respect
of powerful groups like the police, who regularly stop a patrol to chat and exchange info and whom
we regularly join on patrols, due to the excellent working relationship we have established.

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It is a sad reality that we face a common enemy. Murderers, rapists, gangsters and drug dealers are
not the biggest problem and they are not the greatest danger facing you. The greatest enemy facing
you is indifference and apathy. If good people do nothing, evil has already won, without lifting a
finger, because evil can run around the world before good has had a change to put its boots on. The
greatest danger facing you today is thinking to yourself; “This is such a good idea”, and then NOT
getting involved. We understand that fear can drive people back, but we also understand the
unmatched power radiating from a group of devoted individuals.
WHAT ARE GUARDIAN ANGELS
The Guardian Angels is a non-profit community outreach and service organization with a primary
focus on public safety. The organization operates througho ut America as well as Europe, South
Africa, Brazil, Japan, the Philippines, and New Zealand. the organization was originally created to
combat widespread violence and crime on trains and subways. We train members to make citizen’s
arrests if they witness a serious crime occurring.
Over the years, the Guardian Angels have sought to improve relations with city officials by
working with them and increasing the level of their training to focus on safety and professionalism.
By the middle of the 1990’s, city officials were increasingly accepting the Guardian Angels.
The Guardian Angels have established chapters in Rio De Janeiro and Cape Town, two of the most
violence-plagued cities in the world, in Brazil and South Africa respectively. They have also
broadened their services to include youth programs, teacher programs, disaster response, an
Internet safety program called the CyberAngels, self-defence courses, as well as community
outreach addressing issues beyond crime.
The original and main Guardian Angels activity is the Safety Patrol in which members walk the
streets or ride transit. They can be identified by
their red berets and red jackets or white t-shirts
with the Guardian Angels logo of an eye inside
a shield with wings. Unlike most other non-
profit services, the Guardian Angels attempt to
reach out to the people on the streets who might
not otherwise seek assistance or community
services. Their goal is to address and help
solve community problems on the streets by
encouraging other citizens to become more
involved. Since they are so visible with their
red berets, criminals rarely commit crimes in
Figure 1 Arrest at Shoprite Park, Parow, Cape Town
their presence. The Safety Patrols therefore do
not try to spend all their time making arrests
but rather try to deter crime and build relations with people. The consistency of activity and
professionalism varies from chapter to chapter since the organization does not receive any major
funding and there is limited centralized organization. Chapters operate more like franchise
networks supporting each other regionally. However, minimum standards of activity and
professionalism are required and monitored to remain in operation.
The Guardian Angels is an equal opportunity organization that encourages diversity. The
organization does not discriminate based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion,
political view, or sexual orientation. Since, the organization originated on the then- violent subways
and streets of New York City, most early members tended to be young, toughened minorities from
the ghettos. The organization, however, emphasizes diversity and includes members all over the
racial and political spectrum including liberals, socialists, and libertarians.

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The Guardian Angels’ philosophy of anti-violence, anti-crime, and diversity does bar anyone with a
recent or serious criminal record, gang members, or members of racial hate groups. In order to join
the Safety Patrol program, members must be at least 16 years old. Younger members are
encouraged to participate in youth programs. Safety Patrol members are prohibited from carrying
weapons. They are trained in basic first aid, CPR, law, conflict resolution, communication, and
basic martial arts. Members are paired up and follow the directions of a Patrol Leader. Members,
however, are allowed to do whatever they feel is lawful and necessary in case their lives are
endangered or fear serious personal injury.
The element of danger is both a deterrent and attraction for membership. Two Guardian Angels
have been murdered while on a Gua rdian Angels Safety Patrol. Frank Melvin was shot by a police
officer in Newark, New Jersey in 1981. The officer alleged that Melvin was running toward his
partner in a hostile manner. Juan Oliva was shot by a gang member in New York City in 1983. No
Guardian Angel on a Safety Patrol has been killed since. It is argued the cause of these killings was
unfamiliarity with the Guardian Angels organization and their intentions. Today, police
departments know the patrols are unarmed and often work with them, and gangs do not view the
Guardian Angels as a rival gang that is threatening to sell drugs on their turf. It is the goal of the
Guardian Angels not to divide communities but bring all members of that community together
especially those who are oppressed, disenfranchised, migrant, destitute, and discriminated against.
THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER
Junior Angels are volunteer Guardian Angels between 7 and 11 years old. They are taught
principles and compassion and given guidelines to use against bullying. Junior Guardian Angels is
an early prevention program that strives to interrupt today’s prevalent violence mentality by
teaching important values and instilling a sense of purpose that youngsters may not receive at
home. With so much peer pressure to choose violence as a means of resolving disputes; this
program exerts a strong, positive influence on the children’s societal development. It teaches them
how to make “correct” choices, and helps them to recognize they have talents and interests that are
of value.
Urban Angels are volunteer Guardian Angels
between 12 and 15 years old, too young to patrol, but
old enough to make a difference. They are taught
community responsibility and help clean streets and
remove graffiti on a daily basis. They are also
encouraged to remain in school and not skip classes
through an innovative system of interaction between
patrol leaders and teachers. The mission of this life
skills program is to give teens an alternative to gangs,
drugs and violence through a supportive club
environment that inspires compassion, personal
responsibility, a desire to learn and a dedication to
volunteer community service. Participants learn self-
reliance, leadership skills and the benefits of civic Figure 2 Fundraising at Tyger Wheel Show
service, while developing a sense of belonging to a
vibrant, constructive community.
Safety Patrol Angels are volunteer Guardian Angels above 16 years old. They conduct unarmed
patrols as highly visual deterrents to crime. In the course of a nightly patrol they break up fights,
perform arrests if needed, render first aid to injured people, direct tourists to a good coffee bar or
safe place to dance, deter car thieves with their presence and dispense crime prevention tips.

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Angels In The Classroom are those volunteer Guardian Angels who teach teachers how to regain
control in their classes over riotous and disruptive pupils. ‘Verbal Judo’ is the basis of this training
and it leads directly to a safer school environment. This program is so successful that teachers in
New York now have to, by law, complete this course which is presented by GA in conjunction with
St John’s University.
Cyber Angels are those volunteer Guardian Angels who are unwilling or unable to take part in
normal patrols, but who none-the- less wishes to contribute to their communities. They patrol the
Internet, searching for hackers, child pornography, internet fraud and scams and continuously feed
this information to the authorities for investigation. Sole recipient of the 1998 Points of Light
Presidential Service Award, the Cyber Guardian Angels was founded in 1995 as the first cyber-
neighbourhood watch and is now the largest in online safety education. Cyber Angels addresses
the concerns of parents, the needs of children, on- line abuse and cyber crime, while supporting the
right of free speech.
IT professionals and law enforcement officers from around the world work together to combat
Internet crime, and due to a close working relationship with law enforcement agencies, the Cyber
Guardian Angels have been instrumental in putting child pornographers and predators behind bars,
where they belong.
Teachers, librarians and parents work together to teach children and teens how to take advantage of
the Internet’s vast resources safely, and provide online classes on many topics concerning Internet
issues for the general public.
24/7’s are those special volunteer Guardian Angels who are able to spend all their time as a patrol
angel due to being temporarily unemployed etc. They receive a small allowance, live at a Guardian
Angel facility and are on call 24/7.
Earth Angels are those volunteer Guardian Angels
who have a special love for or skills with animals,
nature and the environment and devote their time to
compassionately helping those in need of help with
their animals, building and maintaining food gardens,
patrolling nature reserves like Table Mountain and
facilities like municipal swimming pools while also
helping to protect our natural resources.
Park Angels are those volunteers who, due to age or
infirmity, cannot patrol, but would still like to
contribute. They spend their available time on walks
in local parks, being in radio communication with the
police. They only observe and report crime, they do
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2001 not directly intervene.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
We cannot afford to pass up this chance to improve safety in South Africa. By implementing this
system we are going to:
• Ensure safer schools
• Humanely change conditions for our homeless
• Reduce drug abuse
• Dramatically reduce new blood for the gangs

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• Improve the marketability of the city as international tourists will instantly recognize the
uniforms
• Reduce crime in all areas of deployment
• Increase our chances of hosting items like
the 2010 soccer cup and the Olympic games
• Replace to a large extent the ‘commando’
system that is being phased out
• Place at the disposal of our children a viable
alternative to gangs, loutish behaviour,
drugs, prostitution etc
• Beautify the city
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• Increase a sense of community among WTC attack
inhabitants of the city
• Increase a sense of safety among our citizens and visitors
• Have at our disposal for immediate deployment a large group of first-aiders and emergency-
response trained volunteers for deployment during disasters like floods, fires in informal
settlements, heat-waves etc or for help in cleaning beaches contaminated with oil spills.
These volunteers can also be used during large sporting events and can be used to
dramatically swell the ranks of the City Police, should the need arise (such as during the
festive season)
• Be able to render assistance in international
disasters like the Asian tsunami disaster of
Dec 2004 (just consider the prestige that the
city could win if it became internationally
known that 50 City of Cape Town Guardian
Angels rendered assistance in those
circumstances!).
In order to achieve this act of compassion we receive
help from the media, business community, local
government, present community organisations, SAPS
and all other role-players.
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Guardian Angels South Africa was established in
2005 by a police officer in Cape Town. No other Guardian Angels chapter has ever been
established and run by a police officer, although, one chapter in America was established and run
by the town’s mayor. The goal of the Guardian Angels South Africa is not only to address the
enormous crime and viole nce problem, but also to bring people of all races to work together in
communities of all races.
WALKING WITH ANGELS
In March 2005 Curtis, Anthony, Thomas, Joshua, Hiram and Ed arrived at Cape Town International
Airport. The Guardian Angels were here!
Very soon they had Cape Town in the grip of an irresistible force: compassion coupled with the
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Khayelitsha to the bright lights of Century City people fell sway to the charisma of these visitors.
It was a matter of hours and numbers of people were getting ready to join. Within days it was like
watching a powerful sorcerer pick up his staff and
call thunder down from the heavens; and there was
no denying it anymore: THIS IDEA WAS HERE
TO STAY! Where the Guardian Angels pointed
people went, where they spoke, ears listened and
hearts heard. Where they walked eyes followed and
there was a very real pleasure visible on their faces
when they wooed the crowds at each place they
went.
Nine days later I knew that there was hope. We will
stem the tide of criminality that is threatening us day
after day. The answer lies not in the fact that these
courageous men are Americans, but that they are
carriers of the flame of honour, and armed with the Figure 6 Cape Town & San Diego chapter
leaders on Table Mountain, Dec 2005
sword of the law. They expound universal truths
and principles that was the norm for our fathers’
fathers. The task now before us is to fan the spark
that they left in the tinder of Cape Town into a
mighty fire that will sweep through every city in
this country.
The way forward:
The first group in Cape Town is already more
than 2 years old. It is now time to spread our
wings. The second group, in Kuilsriver has
graduated with Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom and
Figure 7 Malmesbury Guardian Angels Ceres soon to follow. The need is now upon us to
spread this
concept as wide and as far as is in our ability. We are
looking to start chapters everywhere until we have 5000
members willing to give their 8 hours per week. This will
give us 40 000 volunteer hours per week. Different chapters
will be under the command of a chapter- leader and all the
chapter - leaders are answerable to the Regional Director:
Africa who, in turn, answers to the founder and president in
New York City. We would like to encourage cities to
contact the Regional Director: Africa for authorisation to
start new chapters. Each chapter is unique and self- reliant, being funded through local donations
and contributions. The one unifying factor being the rules, regulations and pledge that every
member undertakes to follow. Training is identical and every chapter leader is responsible to
maintain the standard of training in his chapter. Member all wear the same uniform and use the
same tactics and techniques, with the understanding that circumstances differ from area to area.
How do you become a Guardian Angel? As a volunteer you have to be above 16 years old, in
relatively good health and not have any record of violent/serious crimes. You do not need to be
large, powerful or an expert fighter. You will be taught self defence, conflict resolution, arrest
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highly visual deterrent to crime. You will NEVER refuse help and NEVER walk away from a
problem!
What will you do once training is finished and you’ve qualified?
The training never stops. Fitness and continuous training will be checked on a regular basis. Foot
patrols and deployment in disaster areas will be part of the tasks you will perform cont inuously.
Initially a large part of the work will include graffiti removal, community clean- ups and organising
high- visibility projects. Patrols are in contact with local police who act as back-up.
The leadership of this chapter will come from the
members and NO distinction is made based on sex,
age, religious orientation or ethnicity. Members are
not black, coloured or white. They are not young,
old, male or female, gay or straight. They are
Guardian Angels! Not all work will be pleasant.
Some is guaranteed to be tiring and unpleasant.
The Guardian Angels is not only the WORLDS
OLDEST & LARGEST NON-PROFIT SAFETY
PATROL ORGANIZATION; it is a profound social
and political concept. The idea is that ordinary
citizens can organize and work together to solve
social problems. This simple idea strikes at the very
heart of most political and ideological theories about
the role, rights, power, and responsibilities of the
Figure 8 Kuilsriver and Parow Graduates individual. Some people believe we should put the
burden of solving social problems on the government.
Others believe that private companies should address all our social problems and needs. Some
philosophers believe that power should rest in the hands of a few, and individuals are inherently
evil and will only pursue selfish interests. The concept is so powerful that in our twenty-eight year
history no Guardian Angel has ever been convicted criminally or civilly anywhere in the world for
any offence relating to patrol activities. Ever!!!
The Guardian Angels philosophy is that power should rest in the hands of everyone, and
individuals are inherently good and with proper guidance will sacrifice to pursue social interests.
The burden of solving and addressing social problems and needs lie squarely on the shoulders of
each individual. By providing individuals with the choice of pursuing social goals and interests,
you empower each individual. The empowering of individuals leads naturally to the empowering
of communities, nations, and all humanity. This is the very core of a democratic society and befits
being implemented in the country with the most liberal constitution in the world.
As Guardian Angels we have a dream of re-building this city and ‘re-wiring’ South Africa’s culture
of violence.
Guardian Angels offers you an alternative to the destructive lifestyle of drugs and gangs. Working
with us will teach you skills like self-discipline and self-defence. Along with this you will be
taught to take initiative, solve problems, think on your feet and work as a team. You will learn
integrity, conflict resolution, leadership, planning and communication.
We are not willing to see our cities sink further into the dark. We are looking for young people
who are willing to take up the challenge. If you are dynamic and pro-active, and can maintain
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in a new paradigm and are in the process of changing some footnotes in the history books. Joining
this group will give you that edge that makes you walk the streets like something out hunting.
If we don’t vanquish criminals, the sacrifices of our military in Korea would have been in vain.
The sacrifices of our young men in East and North Africa, in Tobruk and el- Alamein would all
have been useless. The sacrifices of the comrades who tried to restore justice to an unholy empire
would have been in vain. All the good men and women who tamed this land would have done so
for naught. The odds are great, our margins small, the stakes infinite.
And to paraphrase Churchill:
“There is only one way through now – that every man woman and child in this country stand up and sustain
the law and that criminals should continue to break the law, and in so doing break themselves against the law.
It is time that the magnificent spirit of our people should reveal itself and that we cast off every vestige of the
past and embrace a bright new future. If we stand together, far from being shattered and ravaged we will be
triumphant. Our resilience and spirit will remain indomitable and supreme. Thus South Africa will be saved.
In the midst of the shame of what is happening here though, we will come through disaster and through grief
to an ultimate defeat of this invisible enemy. We will experience glory and triumph over crime. United and
unconquerable, the tale of what we are doing will be the tale of the future.”

Being a GA is a source of true personal power and fulfilment. If you only do what you’ve always
done, you will only get what you’ve always got.
Because you have read this far, I want you to join. Lend your weight behind this acclaimed
concept; do not be content to accept the status
quo. This amazing notion will set you free from
fear. It is an authentic answer to a very serious
problem and by adding your voice to the rising
chorus of discontent at the crime situation in this
country you will be saying that you are not one
of the voiceless masses who have no choice, but
to take everything for granted. This is the
breakthrough we have been waiting for and I
would like to challenge you to make the right
choice because it is right and for no other reason.
This exceptional model will change your
neighbourhood and you will experience
powerful results in a very short span of time. Do
Figure 9 Parow arrest
not be deceived that it will be easy, it is not!
There will be hard work ahead of you, but with this sacrifice you will ensure peace of mind and
body for yourself and for future generations.
We will answer the call of need and defeat despair in its stronghold, liberating the hearts of our
people and light a flame that will stand as symbol to focus the nation’s will. At this shrine we will
attain victory and once again find freedom.
People can be divided into 3 types; sheep, wolves and sheepdogs. Sheep are harmless, productive,
good people. Wolves feed on them and massacre the flock mercilessly. Then there are sheepdogs.
They are friendly, but more than willing to bare their fangs at the wolves to keep the sheep safe.
The sheep do not feel comfortable with the presence of sheepdogs, because they remind us of the
wolves, but when the wolves come, the entire flock wants to hide behind a solitary sheepdog.
Your choice lies in which class you belong.
Cape Town is not only ripe for this initiative, it yearns for it!!! It would be our honour to invite you
into our family and give you the privilege of walking with Angels!

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Please forward any questions to southafrica@guardianangels.org, or log onto the South African site
www.freewebs.com/guardianangelssa for more information.
Charl Viljoen
International Alliance of Guardian Angels
Regional Director - Africa
Cell: 083 568 6760

One nation,
One enemy.
One solution!
NOTE TO SUPPORTERS : Our material needs are modest but persistent! We are in need of a
headquarters, funds for travelling to different chapters, printing, training equipment, uniforms etc.
If you can help, please contact the Regional Director at the above number or make a donation
directly into our account at:

First National Bank - Parow

Guardian Angels
Acc #: 62102261930
Branch code: 200510

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are you a religious cult?
We are not affiliated with any religion. Members are free to believe in whatever they want. We do not all
share the same religion or beliefs; however, we do all share the same ideals of community service and
sacrifice. We are not affiliated with any political party. Our members are free to support whatever political
ideology or platform they want so long as it does not involve the persecution and hatred of any group of
people. We do not use coercive, deceptive means to indoctrinate members. We protect the rights of all
members. We do not attempt to isolate members from their communities, family, friends, and co-workers.
We believe it is more important for members to choose to enhance their attitudes and beliefs than be forced.
Are you a security company?
No. Security guards are paid employees. They answer to their employers not the public . Their priorities are
the employer, his property, and his customers - not the public . Their authority only covers their private
property. They are not allowed to assist the public across the street. Their training is minimal. Their public
relations and conflict resolution skills are minimal. They are usually armed at least with large flashlights
and pepper spray. For many of them, their job is limited to calling a supervisor if anything unusual happens
on the property.
Are you a neighbourhood watch?
Neighbourhood Watches are only concerned with their own neighbourhood. They usually do not patrol on
foot. There is no worldwide network or association. They are usually short lived or until their problems go
away. They do not have a national or worldwide name and reputation. They are mostly home owners and
rarely involve youth or young adults. Their focus is purely on protecting their private property or rentals.
Their training is minimal. Their public relations and conflict resolution skills are minimal. They may be
armed.
Are you Vigilantes?
Vigilantes take the law into their own hands. They are the judge, jury, and executioners. They do not call
the police. They inflict unnecessary pain, injury, and even death upon their victims. They do not consider
themselves accountable to the public . They neither respect the law nor authority. They usually act out on
some vendetta against an individual, family, or group. Their focus is not the betterment of the community
but the persecution and destruction of their enemies.
Are those Pagan symbols on your shirt?
The Guardian Angels are not into secret symbols and hidden meanings. We have no hidden or secret
agendas, meetings, manuals, members, or hand shakes. The eye does not represent the Egyptian Osiris eye,
Satan, Cyclops, the sun, God, a spying eye; Freemasonry’s all seeing eye, or the US dollar bill eye. It
simply represents a watchful eye above us all, watching out for us like guardian angels
The shield represents protection and being a guardian. The wings are there to enfold our communities in
caring. The triangle represents strength.
Our choice of the colour red also holds no secret or hidden meaning. Red is simply a bright colour that
stands out, and bright red berets were more available than blue, purple, yellow, or pink ones.
What about secret meetings and rules
We feel no need to hide anything from the public . In open societies, secret and hidden groups only tend to
attract criminals and deceptive people who are more fearful of public opinion and scrutiny than they are
interested in freedom and liberty. For reasons of safety our training is not found in any book in any store as
they can be used against vulnerable people, but is freely given to any individual who joins us. This training
is also given freely to community groups and police reservists who enquire.

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