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I am reacting to the TygerBurger article of 5 August, “Prostitute ontstel”<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, I want to thank TygerBurger for placing this article on the front cover. That’s what we need. More exposure to what is happening in Oakdale.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am writing as a deeply concerned member of the Oakdale community to highlight a problem that has been escalating in our neighbourhood and urgently needs intervention.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For months, prostitutes have been openly operating in our street \u2014 an area home to churches, cr\u00e8ches, schools, small businesses, and family homes. Their presence is not discreet: they wear extremely revealing clothing and openly approach clients. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The constant stream of clients stopping to solicit their services has created a type of traffic no community should have to tolerate, especially where children live, play and receive education.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents and teachers are now forced to explain to their children why strange men are circling the block or stopping to talk to women on the roadside. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families are concerned about the safety risks linked to these activities \u2014 from potential hijackings to the growing threat of human trafficking. Children can no longer safely play outside, and the influence of this behaviour so close to places of worship and learning is unacceptable.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand prostitution is a complex social issue, but allowing it to take place so openly, in broad daylight, in a family-centred community is unacceptable and neglects the duty to protect residents. Oakdale is a place where residents take pride in keeping parks and streets clean, but we can only do so much without proper enforcement.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are calling for urgent action: increased visible policing, stricter enforcement of bylaws, and targeted measures to remove this activity from areas where children live, learn, and grow. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oakdale should not have to accept this as the new normal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the residents, are appealing to the relevant authorities \u2014 through your publication \u2014 to take immediate and decisive action to restore the safety, decency, and dignity of our neighbourhood.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oakdale is better than this, and we must protect it.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerned, Oakdale<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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