I am aware this story made it to the foreign media but click here to read about it. I made a thread because this is something I am very passionate about and need to sound off.

I take a lot for granted in this country, one of them is that there is a basic understanding in existance that all races and people are equal and a riot will not erupt in your city between white people and people of middle-eastern extraction.

So you can imagine my surprise and disbelief when word of the riots came through.
The police presence was enough to subdue the riots after many hours, and possibly prevent further injury to persons involved in the riot, but they were not enough to cease the riots altogether, something easier said than done but an increased police presence was the least the state could have provided.
At a time when this country seems to be tearing itself a part, one would assume its leader would be able to bring it back together.
To this end, it is unfortunate we are governed by a Prime Minister who demonstrates a weak grasp on events within let alone without our borders.
The State Premier Morres Iemer does seem to be a man of action, although a task force comprized of detectives which was set up to investigate the riots of the previous days will not aid in quashing any further violence nor will it relieve any tension between racial or social groups in Sydney.

I sincerely hope that those who incite hatred and violence toward others in society whilst hiding behind the Australian flag are recognized by the rest of the country and the world as criminals, not patriots, and are brought to justice as such.


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Wow! that's really harsh... In Colombia things like that happen everyday... an one does anything at all... not even the police... because they are all corupt or they are the ones being rasist. But I cant belive that kind of a riot would errupt in Sydney... that is really harsh!


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Well then, Indeed that sucks. I wouldn't have pictured a race riot taking place in Australia, but hatred knows no borders.


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Damn. I feel really stupid. When i read the title of this thread, i thought it was riots at a race track...

Mob mentality is one of the most ridiculous facets of human behavior, i like to think we live in racist free land, obviously an ignorant belief.
Both sides of this riot are guilty, honestly who attacks volunter lifeguards, but since when has this been acceptable to start a freaking riot.
Back to my original point, its not like the thousands of rioters are individually racist, throw them together though and look what happens, absolutely ridiculous.

Wasman wrote:

Damn. I feel really stupid. When i read the title of this thread, i thought it was riots at a race track...

Yeah you are.


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Least im not the only one that thinks that.

Tragic id'n it.


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I thought this thread was 'Sydney Space Riots'

shows what I know.


But yeah, this fits into the 'humans are retarded' argument. Who the hell even has the energy to riot? Especially about something as dumb as that. I can barely get out of bed in the morning, who has the time?

I didnt hear a peep out of the Prime Minister about these riots. He needs to get it together.... or better yet, just leave.

And we humans have the nerve to call ourselves 'evolved'.


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nish wrote:

I thought this thread was 'Sydney Space Riots'

shows what I know.


But yeah, this fits into the 'humans are retarded' argument. Who the hell even has the energy to riot? Especially about something as dumb as that. I can barely get out of bed in the morning, who has the time?

I didnt hear a peep out of the Prime Minister about these riots. He needs to get it together.... or better yet, just leave.

And we humans have the nerve to call ourselves 'evolved'.

Amen.


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kinda funny how your saying amen, which is biblical, to a post where he says evolved, non-biblical.

actually, its prolly not funny. but i thought it was.

Wasman wrote:

actually, its prolly not funny. but i thought it was.

Amen


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