After Roque met Su Xian, he didn't even arrange Su Xian's work directly, but handed Su Xian to Buck for arrangement, which was Buck's job, and Roque was inconvenient and didn't want to interfere.

The reason is very simple, if Roque interferes in Su Xian's arrangement, then if Su Xian's work goes wrong in the future, then Buck may not be able to deal with it for the sake of Roque's face, and Roque will certainly not make such a mistake.

In the last two days, Roque has actually been quite busy, not only dealing with the affairs of the police department, but also dealing with pressure from the Board of Education.

Johannesburg set up a Board of Education last year, chaired by Douglas.

All along, because of Ziwei Public School, Roque has a good relationship with the Board of Education.

But recently, because Douglas was busy with the construction of the medical school, he didn't have much time to juggle the Board of Education, and then there was a problem on the Board of Education's side.

The initial trigger for the incident was the Public Security Administration Regulations, which were promulgated two years ago.

This "Public Security Administration Ordinance" was formulated by Roque from memory, and it was originally only a temporary regulation, but after the establishment of the Johannesburg City Council, Philip felt that this "Public Security Administration Ordinance" was quite good, so it was implemented as a fixed law.

In the "Regulations on the Administration of Public Security", there are different punishment provisions for different criminal acts, and this punishment has upper and lower limits, so that law enforcers can flexibly grasp it.

It is this flexible grasp that has gone wrong, such as the most common fights, according to the "Public Security Administration Regulations": Anyone who beats others, or intentionally harms others, shall be sentenced to more than 60 hours and 120 hours of public service, and shall be fined not less than one pound but not more than five pounds; where the circumstances are minor, a fine of not more than 60 hours of public service or a fine of not more than 5 pounds shall be imposed.

Public service is a kind of punitive measure, usually it is to sweep the street, tired is not tired, the key is to lose face, so many people would rather accept the return of money than accept the punishment of public service.

It should be emphasized that the law enforcement power of this "Public Security Administration Regulations" is not in the courts, but in the police stations, so the problem arises.

In Johannesburg, if a Chinese person violates the Public Order Regulations, then in most cases, the police will impose a minimum penalty.

If a white or African violates the Public Order Regulations, then in most cases, the police will impose a maximum penalty.

If such a sentence is handled separately, then there is no problem, the way the police station handles it is reasonable and legal, and no one can find fault with it, but if there is a conflict between Chinese and whites, then this kind of differential treatment is quite glaring.

While Roque was still in Nyasaland, there was a brawl between Chinese and white people in Johannesburg, and eventually the police arrived and brought all the participants back to the police station, after which all the Chinese involved in the brawl were fined one pound, and the white people involved in the brawl were all fined five pounds for 120 hours of public service.

At the time, the decision was not controversial, and when Roque returned to Johannesburg, the result was learned by William Temple, a member of the Johannesburg Board of Education, and after Roque returned to Johannesburg, a public crusade against the police quietly took place.

Initially, William Temple wrote an article on the Peace Administration Ordinance, which was published in the Liberal Party newspaper, the Free Press, and then a debate erupted over the Johannesburg Police Department and the Peace Administration Regulations.

Unfortunately, the Johannesburg Police Department did not notice the situation at the time, and by the time Owen reminded Roque, even Pretoria had begun to discuss the Peace Administration Regulations, and Ade had already noticed the problem.

That's not something Roque can control.

On April 1, Ade summoned Roque to Pretoria and asked him to explain the Public Order Regulations.

"Is this an April Fool's joke? We are so busy with work, and we have to explain this bullshit to the Governor, what does Lord Favart think about this? Before Roque walked into the Palace of Justice, he was still in the mood to joke with Henry.

Roque had to give Ade an explanation, and Henry would certainly not be able to escape, because the Johannesburg Police Department used the Public Order Regulations, and the Pretoria Police Department also used them.

This "Public Security Administration Regulations" was originally tossed by Roque and Henry together.

"No opinion, in Pretoria, everyone is the same against the law, and they are not treated differently because of the color of their skin - Lord Nyasara, I have to say, you are fierce enough, the whole world is white people who discriminate against people of color, in Johannesburg, it is white people who are discriminated against, if I were you, I would not be in the mood to joke." Henry squinted at Roque, looking like I was going to see a good show.

"That's what you said, the fact that white people are not discriminated against, people of color are not taken care of, and Johannesburg is a city where white and yellow people, black people and people want to get along, there is no difference between each other at all." Roque would certainly not admit that he was white, otherwise the incident would have repercussions around the world.

It's not just that Roque thinks that Johannesburg doesn't have a fact, Philip, Owen, Douglas, etc., etc., except for some people with ulterior motives, the vast majority of people in Johannesburg believe that there is absolutely no discrimination against whites in Johannesburg.

When Henry said this, he was actually joking with Roque.

"It's useless for you to tell me this, the main thing is that the governor has to listen to your explanation." Henry seemed to be preparing to watch the fire from the other side.

"Hehe-" Roque smiled silently, trying to stay out of the way?

Don't!

Sure enough, when Ade saw Roque and Henry, once they started spraying, it was indiscriminate firepower.

"Pig-like brains! Looking at what you have done, I thought you two were quite smart and full of trust in you both, but that's how you repaid me, did you get kicked in the head by a donkey-" Ade first scolded incessantly for ten minutes, and neither Roque nor Henry spoke, this is Ade's habit, and if Ade is not allowed to vent his anger first, Roque and Henry will have no chance to explain.

"-Now, I need an explanation from both of you!" Ade finally scolded happily, took a sip of coffee and straightened his clothes, and leaned back in his chair for a long time to look at his two right-hand men.

This is not an exaggeration, as far as the current Transvaal is concerned, in addition to Philip, the only officials who can be trusted by Ade may be Roque and Henry.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that only Ade and Philip, Roque, and Henry have knighthoods in the Transvaal, and in this relationship, it is true that only the four of them have the closest ties with Britain.

Roque and Henry exchanged glances, and then Henry sold Roque with a backhand: "Lord, this is not the case in Pretoria. ”

Normally, both viscounts and barons are addressed the same way, both are "lords".

Roque was silent, Henry's behavior of selling his teammates was Ade's least favorite, but Henry thought that he could stay out of it in this way.

Hehe, simple!

Sure enough, after hearing Henry's words, Ade was even more angry: "Stupid! The Policing Regulations are being used in Johannesburg, but is it not being used in Pretoria? If this scandal spreads, you will be able to get rid of suspicion with the Pretoria Police Department? When others talk about this, they will not target the Johannesburg Police Department, but the entire Transvaal as a whole, and if you don't already understand, then you can simply go to the Education Committee and forget it. ”

It's a good idea, and if it weren't for Ade's anger, Roque would definitely applaud.

Henry's face turned into pork liver.

"Lord, when the police department makes its decision, it decides the outcome of the case on the basis of the facts and not on the basis of the colour of the skin, and the cause of this incident is the fight between the Chinese and the white. The reason for this result is not as some people say, just because the result is different because of the color of the skin, but because that night, it was the drunk white man who took the initiative to make trouble, and a physical conflict broke out between them. Roque took the initiative to explain that it didn't matter if the truth was as Roque said.

When dealing with law and order cases, Johannesburg will not play the same 50 boards and mud, but the party responsible for the accident will bear full responsibility.

In the controversy, if both sides were white, it might be possible that only the party responsible would be punished, and the other party would not be held responsible.

Of course, this is the treatment plan prescribed by law, and as for whether it will be carried out in strict accordance with the provisions of the law in the actual implementation, there is an applicable principle, and the specific situation needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

"So there's nothing wrong with the Johannesburg Police Service?" Ade's eyes were sharp.

"No, there is a problem with the Johannesburg Police Department, and the fundamental reason for this kind of thing is that the Johannesburg Police Department does not publicize the "Public Security Administration Regulations" enough, resulting in the public not fully understanding the "Public Security Administration Regulations" and not knowing the serious consequences of violating the "Public Security Administration Regulations", so similar incidents will occur - after the incident, the Johannesburg Police Department is strengthening publicity in this regard, and it is important that everyone fully understands the consequences of violating the "Public Security Administration Regulations", and in future law enforcement, The Police Department will be vigilant, strictly enforce the law in accordance with the provisions of the Public Order Administration Regulations, and accept public scrutiny. Roque was righteous.

Listen, that's the right attitude to the problem.

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