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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

World Cup 2010: Venue must be changed

Target: Joseph Blatter, President, F:I:F:A
Sponsor: Beverlee and Brian Deller
  • Signatures: 454
  • Goal: 100,000
  • Deadline: 8-19-2007
PLEASE HELP US TO MOVE THE SOCCER WORLD CUP 2010 TO A SAFER COUNTRY AND TO FORCE THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SOUTH AFRICA SAFE AGAIN.

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Number Date Prefix Name City Country Please give us your comments
463 4:37 am PST, Nov 19 Dr. Dr Sead Divović Sarajevo Bosnia And Herzegovina Bruka je, incijativa g. Blattera da ,, male zemlje ne mogu da učestvuju na šampionatu, te da preko sudijeske organizacije onemogući rezultate , malih ,, Bruka je da sudi9ja Roseti na meču Bosna i Portugal sudi na takav način čuvajući portugalske fudbalere od kartona a Bosancima sa bezazlene startova djeli karton. Isto je bilo u Lisabonu da kartone zarade baš oni fudbaleri koji su nosioci igre.Ne mogu da kao ljudsko biće izrazim želje g. Blateru i sudijama u ovom meču želje, ali znajte da ima neko tko vodi računa, i kojise brine da pravda bude dostupna za svakoga
462 8:44 am PST, Nov 2 Ms. Debbie Bouwer Pretoria South Africa Yes, South Africa IS unsafe. I live here so I know. They are also going to sacrifice cows to bless the 2010 World Cup. It is barbaric. To say the least. You will find a petition to stop that on the web too. :( GO USA! You have my vote and my voice!
461 5:15 am PDT, Oct 29 Ms. Julie van Niekerk Gauteng South Africa CRIME WILL ROCKET SKY HIGH DURING THE SOCCER EVENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
460 11:19 am PDT, Oct 24 Mr. D Sam Vancouver Canada Crime on foreigners will be accounted for by their governments unlike many of the local crime. Selecting and holding the 2010 WCS event in SA will result in a massive world class action suit against FEFA and its organisers.
459 11:59 am PDT, Aug 9 Mr. Anonymous   Thailand Thats funny - "Human rights" and "free tibet" org. and western media called for boycott of Beijing olympics but the Beijing games turned out to be a great success. Now that the South African Mundial 2010 is in real danger of being boycotted by football fans because of crimes, why don't these "human rights" org. campaign in favour of south africa ( which is a DEMOCRACY.) hA hA HA.
458 10:29 am PDT, Apr 22 Mr. Karoly Ignac   Hungary I am not supporting this petition. SA is the place to host this main event. The rest of the world must be aware of the real situation in South Africa. A couple of white liberals from other countries must be murdered/assasinated/mugged/gangraped/robbed so the public oppinion in the western world changes. The worse on the sort term, the better on the long term. Those white people who travel to SA to enrich their experiences with foreign cultures to make interracial relationships, or what silly things libs do are worthless. You can watch the games on television, those people who travel to SA dont deserve better, they just should not bring hard foreign currency to the SA regime. On the other hand such experiences would really help the cause of our Boer brethren.
457 8:40 pm PST, Feb 25   Innocent Madondo Harare Zimbabwe No keep the world cup there so the rest of the world can see what a stuffed up place africa really is and how useless the africans are.
456 10:32 pm PST, Jan 27 Mr. Anonymous Southington United States I'm not a euro football fan and as soon as I saw the cup would be in SOUTH AFRICA?!? I thought of all the non caucasian teams, all the outright racism that will flow "like the ganges" and the fear and apprehension most players will feel coming in, leading to an unrealistic tainted win for the victors, as it would be a big factor to most teams.
455 3:30 pm PST, Jan 6   Anonymous GLENDALE United States To ALL who accuse us who are against the WC IN S Africa, and whose accusations of racism, stupidity etc., YOUR points are not valid. What planet do you live on, or have you ever lived in S Africa. We speak as citizens of the world and our concern for the innocent supporters who will come into this country with the excitement of the the great world cup, will not be aware of the thugs who have already put their crooked plans in place, to hurt and rob and even kill the innocent. this is a reality, not racist, not spiteful. So you who spew racism --- you're full of shite, and a dumb shite at that. So wake up and look beneath the fun and games. Peoples lives are at risk here, you fools.
454 6:51 pm PST, Jan 2   Valk Smit   South Africa STOP THE SOCCER WORLD CUP NOW !!!
453 8:10 pm PST, Dec 10 Mr. Martin Wolmarans Perth Australia I can not believe that the world still believes that a soccer WC can be held safely in South Africa. I am just wondering how people are going to react when the black population start getting violent when they can not see "their team" or an Frican team play because all the tickets are sold. I witnessed first hand a couple of yers ago how they trashed Kings Park, beacuse they could not get in to see two local teams play. Sitting in a relative safe Australia, it is amazing that people in these countries dont hear of all this violence and especially violence against White Europeans. Wake up people and especially the world. Start opening your eyes. Every African country is down the drain. I just hope that not to many people get assaulted, raped and killed. In a country lik ethat it is almost a shame to say that you are probably "lucky" if you escaped with your life even your "whole life" was taken away. WAKE UP WORLD.
452 2:00 am PST, Nov 25 Mr. Wayne Richardson   Australia I think the saftey of the players and spectators should be put first and have the World Cup moved to another more appropriate country.
451 5:16 am PST, Nov 24   Anonymous Perth Australia SA is too dangerous to host the world cup. ASAmhas the highest rate of rape and carjacking in the world. Robberies and other violent crimes are also high. Murder rate is the six highest in the world. Why put so many people at risk unnecessaily by having SA hosting the world cup. Surely Many other countries deserves this honor more tham SA.
450 6:32 am PDT, Sep 21 Mr. Eugene Gerber Pinelands South Africa ALL South Africans need you to boycott the World Cup because of the situation in SA. Yes we would all love it, but we cant host the world, if no one is welcome in SA except the blacks?? Going ahead with this is a stamp of approval we don't deserve. This country in unsafe, we have one of the highest crime rates in the world. You want your wife to be raped? Well come here and suddenly the slightest possibility increases drastically.
449 1:13 pm PDT, Jul 23   Colleen Pathe Glendale United States I have been gravely concerned about South Africa's lack of interest in beefing up its security. This country really does not give a damn about its own citizen's safety and I know that attitude toward the world cup supporters will go unheeded. YOu cannot put a price on a life and I do predict the news will be about many unecessary murders, so pse please can change the venue
448 11:45 pm PDT, Jun 27 Mr. Anonymous   Canada  
447 10:44 am PDT, Jun 22 Mr. Anonymous   Morocco With the current issue of xenophobia causing all the polititical problems in South Africa, it's a wonder how they picked South Africa over Morocco
446 11:47 am PDT, Jun 5 Mr. Anonymous   South Africa All I can is don't host the WorldCup 2010 in SA. eg. SA can use the budget for all the new stadiums to help ESKOM out of their misery. If only our goverment wasnt so shortsighted
445 10:38 am PDT, Jun 5   Heinrich Z   Namibia Considering the Xenophobic attacts I As a Namibian will not feel safe outside the stadiums.
444 1:31 am PDT, May 31 Mr. Anonymous Chingola Zambia They have shown us how they welcome foreigners
443 10:52 am PDT, May 28 Mr. abdoul aziz niane Dakar Senegal no comment i don't unsderstand
442 1:04 am PDT, May 28 Mr. Anonymous dakat Senegal IT LL BE A GOOD THING TO ORGANISE A WORLD CUP IN AFRICA THE WORLD ARE NOT ONLY THE OTHERS CONTINENTS
441 1:46 am PDT, May 26 Mr. Johnny Kotze Johannesburg South Africa  
440 9:44 am PDT, May 25 Mr. Jeremy Reingold   South Africa Degeneration of standards, services and general abilities of self styled "authorities" in everyday life within South Africa have already proven that SUCCESSFUL hosting of the World Cup 2010 is hopeful at best!
439 4:52 am PDT, May 25   Anonymous   France this is not a safe country for the world cup .this has to be reconsidered.Recent xenophobic attacks
438 2:16 am PDT, May 6   Anonymous Cambridge United Kingdom Let it happen, it will just show the world what has happened to a once first world country.
437 10:09 pm PDT, May 4   DAVID CHANDLEY Saint Petersburg United States From my reading of the crime statistics coming out of South Africa it does not sound reasonable to lure people to an area in which they may be killed or injured.
436 5:58 pm PDT, May 4   Sonia Carr Perth Australia Too much crime and violence. Venue def. has to be changed.
435 6:45 am PDT, May 4 Mr. Francois de Villiers   United Kingdom Due to the transport system, the country is unable to sustain and transport the amount of people that are expected to attend. The crime wave that will sweep through the country will have a devestating affect on the image of South Africa.
434 6:37 am PDT, May 4 Mr. Anonymous   South Africa Please do not remove the WC from SA, it is sure to be showpiece of k4 incompetance and a PR nightmare. It will also be the most expensive WC in history, with SA having to shut down industry to have enough power to host the event. Maybe it will humble our black friends, if not at least it will hurt in the sort and long term.
433 4:35 am PDT, May 4 Mr. Dmitri Dumas   South Africa This country is not ready to host the World Cup, no matter what people say. we are deluding ourselves. Stop the crime first.
432 12:55 am PDT, May 4 Mr. klippies van Rensburg Pretoria South Africa In the 14 years the blacks have been in charge nothing of any improvement has happened.The few things they did achieve was due to the fat of the land prior to taking over. Let them have it and be damned for another failure.
431 12:46 am PDT, May 2 Dr. Anonymous cape town South Africa what the hell do you think you are,all over the world there is criminals,look all the drugs like tik,they come from USA,CHINA,UK.do try to cheat africans as you did during colonial times never again that we will let punks like USA,to take what is ours,the pro 20 criket was here nothing happen,all the ideots thik like this stupit site
430 7:29 am PDT, Apr 30 Mr. Riaan Botha Johannesburg South Africa All i can say is the people who are coming to South Africa for the world cup,You must be Joking risking your life for a Soccer match PS Please Watch it at home if it is hapening in South Africa do not came here Please!!!!!
429 6:02 am PDT, Apr 11 Mr. Stuart, Yorkshire, UK   United Kingdom Dont host it!! It financially cripple the country....invest the money in health, education and fighting crime. It will be a duck shoot for the criminals with the supporters and tourists. This will be a lasting memory on future investments and holidays Stu
428 3:03 pm PDT, Apr 6 Mr. Christo Pretoria   South Africa I also believe that SA can successfully host a world cup. Most of the negative views expressed here are those of people who have left our country. My view is: "Good riddance - we're better off without you!" Just try to deal with the USA's paranoid TSA, or consider the major crap at Heathrow this past week before you shoot your mouth off...
427 7:29 am PDT, Mar 20 Ms. Ginger Geronimo Birmingham United States  
426 4:20 am PDT, Mar 19 Mr. Anonymous melbourne Australia it will be easy meat for many criminals , and foreigners not use to this barbaric violence, avoid a disaster and move the cup to another country
425 3:01 am PST, Feb 7 Mr. Faisal Khawaja   United Arab Emirates they should be shifted to indo pak being cricket freeks
424 7:43 pm PST, Jan 9 Mr. Johan Venter Kalgoorlie Australia Tourists will be an easy target for these criminals. They have the money that these criminals seek and won't hesitate to take it by force or even KILL if they have to as it happens daily. Please change the venue and safe these people all the tears and hardship that is so much part and parcel of Africa. Don't let them do to these innocent people that they have done to so many others. Kill, steal, rape, hijack, murder, fraud, etc. is part of these criminals daily routine and the leaders of the country don't want to admit that it is and has been a problem. Read NEWS 24 and see for yourself what's going on it that country, if you want to believe the news. PLEASE CHANGE THE VENUE.
422 1:40 pm PST, Dec 21   steve campbell   United States  
419 6:37 am PST, Nov 28   Benjamin van Staden Pretoria South Africa Please - over 19000 people gets murdered each year!!! SA govt - take action and responsibility!!!
418 9:16 am PST, Nov 27 Mr. Brevard Swart Dublin Ireland I have lived in South Africa for 19 years of my life. I moved to Ireland 2 years ago due to the unacceptable crime situation in South Africa (voted with my feet like so many other expatriates). I had experienced crime first hand like so many others in South Africa, and didn't want to wait until I become another murder, road accident, unemployed etc statistic. PS I have also lived in Zimbabwe and know what it was like before Mugabe caused total destruction. This is a route that SA is following rapidly.
417 3:23 am PST, Nov 26 Mr. Snowy Smith DURBAN. South Africa 1 RAPE EVERY 17 SECONDS Memorial to nearly 2000 white farmers murdered Revenge, fuelled by racism and envy. And as the killing goes on, the police do nothing. Brian Moynahan reports." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article694534.ece Very good article. I suggest we all e mailing it world wide. + 55 MURDERS PER DAY 1 RAPE EVERY 17 SECONDS
416 9:09 am PST, Nov 19 Mr. proudly imperfect south african   South Africa It was really reckless and irresponsible of the Italian police to shoot that Lazio fan, especially considering that he was unarmed. Nonetheless this doesn't really justify the respective fans' actions i.e. fan violence during the Milan-Atalanta match resulting in the match being called off. This has culminated in a domino effect with more and more fans from other teams becoming more and more violent and anti-police (as a number of other matches involving Cagliary, Roma and Inter were also called-off). The fans must realise that it's infact the same hooliganism which started the whole thing when Juventus fans clashed with Lazio fans after a match. Surely there's other ways of protesting than vandalism and burning police barracks. Hopefully the government and sports ministry (who've quickly acted on the matter by launching an investigation into the murder) can help restore calm. Had this been in South Africa it would be front page news across Europe and jelouse people like you who claim not to be racist or zanophobic would be over the moon!!!! world cup is happening like it or not infact watch it at home in your perfect country. p.s hahaha you didnt reach you goal infact very far off....
415 5:45 am PDT, Oct 23   Boeredok Vermeulen   South Africa After reforms in the health service it will be inpossible for the health service especially ambulance services to supply enough paramedics to serve the thousands of people that wil need medical care in normal circumstances, not to mention the asaults that will obviosly ocur, STAY AWAY
414 6:30 am PDT, Oct 22 Mr. Anonymous   South Africa Violent Crime in South Africa has become a way of life. The police force is corrupt from the top down. President Thabo Mbeki protects his corrupt Police Chief Selebi that has ties with drug lord Agliotti. The same police chief is the head of interpol. If you want to come to South Africa you more than welcome just don't complain if you are a victim of crime. The police will not assist you; they most probably will rob you as well.
413 6:18 am PDT, Oct 22   Anonymous   South Africa 2010 will end in disaster for overseas visitors. Stop the carnage now !
412 5:23 am PDT, Oct 13 Ms. simbakali Craig   Australia Please someone sort out the dreadful situation in our beautiful South Africa for the sake of all citizens and their children and grandchildren. Pray for a peaceful solution to a dreadful crime rate and especially the destruction of our children.
411 12:13 pm PDT, Oct 3   Anonymous   South Africa it is not safe here and now we want the whole world to see just how unsafe it is
410 12:44 am PDT, Sep 23 Mr. Exessayers one and two Marbella Spain By adding your name to this petition, will all those who are against it please remember that your name is COUNTED AS SUPPORTING it. The petitioners are not racist or anti-South African, just able to see the future and it is not bright. The same actions as in Zimbabwe are occurring. The ANC continues to rule with disregard for the citizens of all colours including those who are not high ranking members of the ANC who continue to believe the propaganda. Do you believe that football stadiums are more important than hospitals and schools as well as homes (well-built as in the old days not as under the ANC where they are now falling down)? If you do then you deserve what will undeniably happen and remember this in about 10 to 15 years. This petition is to try and force the ANC to stop the terrible crime that SA is suffering. The petitioners used to live there until they also suffered as did several of their friends and associates. And that was up to 7 years ago. So stop the racial comments, it is for the sake of SA and all its citizens. Read the facts and work it out for yourselves.
409 5:32 pm PDT, Sep 11   Anonymous   United Kingdom  
407 11:05 am PDT, Aug 9   j lo   South Africa I'm white,non-racist,will raise children as non-racists.. white,black,pink whatever your skincolour is...we are all the same.Some of the comments made by black people is a bit concerning,but the whites probably deserve it after what our asshole forefathers like Jan van Riebeeck and Verwoerd did.I'm going to put my vote with the black voters on this petition even though they sound quite hateful.South Africa will host a succesfull world cup and more.Look at places like Brazil,Formula 1 still travel to Interlagos every year,even though it is in a "bad" part of Sao Paulo...and you hear no complaints from anybody.This violence/crime situation in SA is blown completely out of proportion by possibly white people.Yes,so I cant really say anything,because i havnt lost anyone to crime in SA.But the fact of the matter is,if SA is to scary for you,you can as my hatefull black brother said earlier....get the hell out of SA and apply for an english passport like Kevin Petersen.
406 6:12 am PDT, Aug 7 Dr. kingk moketa cape town South Africa its so irritatinghow people are using crime as an excuse of their jealousy towards "BEAUTIFUL SA" hosting the world cup. People we need to look at the facts and reality of the matter especially those who are in Europe and any where in the wotld who never been to our country. Firstly, we have hosted succesful world class events before e.g cricket and rugby which are white dominated in the country now the problem is that soccer is majority followed by blacks so racist can not swallow the news that black s.africans can achieve this much. so thats why there is this fuss about crime. Ask yourself why raising crime issue now why not before cricket and rugby wold cup for further info about sa send me email to 2443192@UWC.AC.ZA
405 11:37 pm PDT, Aug 5   PRO 2010 Pretoria South Africa YOU RACISTS CAN SCREAM UNTIL YOUR PINK BUTTS TURN BLUE.BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE THE WC IS GOING NOWHERE.FIFA IS NOT GOVERNED BY IDIOTIC RACISTS LIKE YOURSELF.THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS KIND OF CAMPAIGNS ARE MOTIVATED MAINLY BY RACISM.CRIME IS JUST A CONVENIENT SMOKESCREEN.ALL YOU ARE DOING IS ENRICH THE MORONS WHO ARE BEHIND THIS CAMPAIGNS.HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY SA WHITES NEVER COMPLAIN WHEN CRICKET AND RUGBY MATCHES COME THIS SIDE.THERE’S GONNA BE A CRICKET 20/20 WC THIS SEPTEMBER YETTHERE IS NO OUTCRY FROM THESE RACISTS.DON’T THEY CARE ABOUT CRICKET FANS GETTING MURDERED? NEW SOCCER STADIUMS ARE ALREADY HALF COMPLETED AND YOU MORONS STILL FOOLISHLY THINK FIFA WILL LISTEN TO YOUR SILLY RACIST RANTINGS,GET A LIFE MORONS.BUT ANYWAY WE KNOW MOST OF YOU POSTING THIS RUBBISH WILL BE HERE IN 2010.HYPOCRITE RACISTS
404 5:48 pm PDT, Aug 4 Mr. Rudi Prinsloo   New Zealand  
403 8:53 am PDT, Aug 3 Mr. Thabo Johnson East London South Africa Why you white people [from South Africa] make so much noise about this thing.When you hosted your cricket and rugby world cups, you ain't said nothing about crime [coz you consider those sports to be yours],and soccer[in S.Africa] is seen as a "Black Sport".Would you have said the same had Cape Town won the bid for the Olympics 2004? My advise is simple: SINCE YOU ALL SO TIRED AND 'MOEG' ABOUT LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA,DO US A FAVOR AND LEAVE.GO BACK TO YOUR MOTHERLAND EUROPE,AND WE'LL KEEP OUR OWN AFRICA.YOU FOUND US HERE,YOU MADE EXPLOITED US [WASN'T THAT CRIME?] AND BECAME RICH AT OUR EXPENSE.NOW WHEN WE TRY AND GET THE SHARE OF YOUR WEALTH BECOZ WE ARE HUNGRY, YOU SAY WE ARE CRIMINALS AND BLAME US.WE CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU.IN FACT WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE. BUT ONE LAST QUESTION:WHY DO YOU CALL YOURSELVES AFRICANS [AFRIKAANERS]WHEN YOU ARE NOT? LEAVE OUR LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU'VE MADE ENOUGH MONEY ALLREADY. OR ELSE WE'LL MASSACRE ALL OF YOU!
402 8:38 am PDT, Aug 3 Mr. Thabo Johnson East London South Africa Why you white people [from South Africa] make so much noise about this thing.When you hosted your cricket and rugby world cups, you ain't said nothing about crime [coz you consider those sports to be yours],and soccer[in S.Africa] is seen as a "Black Sport".Would you have said the same had Cape Town won the bid for the Olympics 2004? My advise is simple: SINCE YOU ALL SO TIRED AND 'MOEG' ABOUT LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA,DO US A FAVOR AND LEAVE.GO BACK TO YOUR MOTHERLAND EUROPE,AND WE'LL KEEP OUR OWN AFRICA.YOU FOUND US HERE,YOU MADE EXPLOITED US [WASN'T THAT CRIME?] AND BECAME RICH AT OUR EXPENSE.NOW WHEN WE TRY AND GET THE SHARE OF YOUR WEALTH BECOZ WE ARE HUNGRY, YOU SAY WE ARE CRIMINALS AND BLAME US.WE CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU.IN FACT WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE. BUT ONE LAST QUESTION:WHY DO YOU CALL YOURSELVES AFRICANS [AFRIKAANERS]WHEN YOU ARE NOT? LEAVE OUR LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU'VE MADE ENOUGH MONEY ALLREADY. OR ELSE WE'LL MASSACRE ALL OF YOU!
401 8:36 am PDT, Aug 3 Mr. Stone Blogstone North West South Africa I think we need to refrain from loosely labeling our country a crime haven. I'll put it to you that an average black South African is now currently more worried about who will win the Charity Cup tomorrow. An average white South African is more worried about who will win between the Cheetahs and Sharks in Durban 2moro. Yet we keep going on like we living in Iraq, like we need to buy bulletproof vests for our kids when they go to school, like we need to check for land mines every time we leave our homes. Let us get real. We are not living in a war zone. Joburg is no worse than New York. Tourists in Turkey get mugged before they even get out of the underground trains. Some countries have even put self-help tourist directions machines on every street corner because it is not safe to ask for directions. I'm not saying this because I never experienced crime. I live in village. My house was broken into and my home theater and videos stolen. That does not mean that now I need to stand on top of Himalaya and declare my country the Soddom & Gommorah (hade! Alex) of this world. It is totally unfounded and primarily driven by bitter racists who believe that apartheid South Africa was safer. For who?

World Cup 2010: Venue must be changed

We are very concerned about the safety of the citizens of South Africa where the government refuses and appears to be unable to bring under control the horrendous crime rates.   South Africa has an average of 20.000 murders a year especially of helpless farmers, the highest reported number of rapes world-wide, and violent robberies.  This is a country where even the police stations have to use private security companies to protect them.
It is inconceivable that the World Cup 2010 can be held in such a country where many thousands of foreign visistors will be at extreme risk.  Even the infrastructure will not be able to cope, and most Foreign Offices warn of the risks of going there as a tourist.  

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