A bit of verbal abuse from a frustrated resident, a few negative comments on my blog or in an extreme case - and as happened to former Councillor Longhurst - hit over the head with some papers.
In Zimbabwe if I were an MDC councillor I would risk suffering a severe beating, mutilation, torture and death and so would my family. The situation out there is desperate and we need to do something. It is not good enough to sit on the sidelines as the country becomes a fully fledged military dictatorship. The world needs to act and soon.
