[thbc-news] Shooting incident on the Cam

[Bettina Beinhoff]

I've just received this message. Please be careful and vigilant when 
rowing through Chesterton and beyond.

Regards,
Bettina


Subject: [All-Robs] Shooting incident
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:53:38 +0000
From: Breton M. Saunders <breton.saunders at ntlworld.com>
To: all-robs at lists.arachsys.com

Folks,

  One of our rowers was shot at by two teenage boys with air-rifles
today at 11am while rowing up-stream through grassy corner.
  Fortunately she was not hit!

  While incidents like this one are rare - because of the seriousness of
this incident, please:
    1) Be vigilant! Keep your eyes peeled for potential threats while
rowing. Especially around the trailer-park areas (e.g. grassy corner).
    2) Avoid confrontation - its better to row on the wrong side of the
river (provided its clear) to avoid problems on the toe-path than to put
yourself in proximity of thrown/fired objects.
    3) If something does happen, or you are under threat: *Get the hell
out of there*.
    4) If someone throws something at you - or fires an air gun at you -
that an assault, and you must report it to the police.
    5) I and the rest of the committee need to be informed of such
incidents, so that we can communicate them to other clubs, the CRA and
ensure that follow-up is done.

  Thank you,

    -Brett