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Old 31-03-2010, 05:57 PM   #1
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Default More riots planned this weekend over event cancellation..

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/two...-1225847881906

"PROTESTERS angry at the cancellation of the Easternats drag racing event are planning more riots at Bob Jane T-Mart outlets this weekend, a court heard.

Police today opposed bail for two youths accused of joining the Easternats riot on March 19 at the Oakleigh Bob Jane T-Mart outlet because of fears they may join another planned riot this weekend.

Police have told the Melbourne Magistrates Court they have gathered intelligence online from Facebook and other car enthusiast websites outlining plans for protests over the cancellation of the event, which was planned to go ahead this weekend."





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Old 31-03-2010, 06:00 PM   #2
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good, i need a new set of tires, say the bogans that'll attend.
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Old 31-03-2010, 06:04 PM   #3
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Ok lets get some Abrams tanks there for them to roll over...
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Old 31-03-2010, 06:05 PM   #4
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At least the copper know, they'll rock up with a very big fist
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First up let's keep this thread civil.

Secondly - if I was the Area Commander I think I would be handing out a whole heap of rubber bullets and sitting in the bushes waiting.
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Old 31-03-2010, 06:09 PM   #6
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I just can't believe these morons.
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Old 31-03-2010, 06:13 PM   #7
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Who would be stupid enough to put it on facebook and then ACTUALLY go through with it? I smell media beat up.
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Old 31-03-2010, 06:20 PM   #8
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Police have told the Melbourne Magistrates Court they have gathered intelligence online from Facebook and other car enthusiast websites outlining plans for protests over the cancellation of the event, which was planned to go ahead this weekend."
I bet the reporter could not show us one car enthusiast website supporting this crap
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Old 31-03-2010, 06:21 PM   #9
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There was talk about this the very day after the first riots and I received an email saying another protest was going to take place. Since then, all plans for it to go ahead were cancelled because of the public outrage and rightly so!

I am happy to stand corrected on this...but if you read the story quoted..

"Police have told the Melbourne Magistrates Court they have gathered intelligence online from Facebook and other car enthusiast websites outlining plans for protests over the cancellation of the event, which was planned to go ahead this weekend."

I think it is just as it is written...WAS planned to go ahead..and that is why there bail was opposed because they were planning another one.
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Old 31-03-2010, 07:38 PM   #10
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Stop calling it a protest.... it was/is a riot.
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Stop calling it a protest.... it was/is a riot.
If it was a riot, Insurance would not have paid out for the shop repairs or damage to the vehicle that was flipped over...
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Great....


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/two...-1225847881906

"PROTESTERS angry at the cancellation of the Easternats drag racing event are planning more riots at Bob Jane T-Mart outlets this weekend, a court heard.

Police today opposed bail for two youths accused of joining the Easternats riot on March 19 at the Oakleigh Bob Jane T-Mart outlet because of fears they may join another planned riot this weekend.

Police have told the Melbourne Magistrates Court they have gathered intelligence online from Facebook and other car enthusiast websites outlining plans for protests over the cancellation of the event, which was planned to go ahead this weekend."
Easternats is not a drag racing event, it's a car show event. Obviously the copy doesn't sound sensational enough with the facts.
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Who would be stupid enough to put it on facebook and then ACTUALLY go through with it? I smell media beat up.

Plenty of Morons out there
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Old 31-03-2010, 08:48 PM   #14
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Great....


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/two...-1225847881906

"PROTESTERS angry at the cancellation of the Easternats drag racing event are planning more riots at Bob Jane T-Mart outlets this weekend, a court heard.

Police today opposed bail for two youths accused of joining the Easternats riot on March 19 at the Oakleigh Bob Jane T-Mart outlet because of fears they may join another planned riot this weekend.

Police have told the Melbourne Magistrates Court they have gathered intelligence online from Facebook and other car enthusiast websites outlining plans for protests over the cancellation of the event, which was planned to go ahead this weekend."
I somehow doubt there was any intellegence in this. Lies, misinformation, and the potential to make all car enthusiasts public enemy number 1 would be more the order of the day.

Also, intelligence is not a word I would use to describe anything done by the fools who we pay absurd somes of money to run our Police force. (N.B. meaning the Police Commissioner and the idiot beaurocrats, not the boys in the blue).

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First up let's keep this thread civil.

Secondly - if I was the Area Commander I think I would be handing out a whole heap of rubber bullets and sitting in the bushes waiting.
I would rather see salt pellets, or pellets with 100' and 1000's in them. More entertainment value.
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Old 31-03-2010, 08:51 PM   #15
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I somehow doubt there was any intellegence in this. Lies, misinformation, and the potential to make all car enthusiasts public enemy number 1 would be more the order of the day.

Also, intelligence is not a word I would use to describe anything done by the fools who we pay absurd somes of money to run our Police force. (N.B. meaning the Police Commissioner and the idiot beaurocrats, not the boys in the blue).



I would rather see salt pellets, or pellets with 100' and 1000's in them. More entertainment value.
Yeah that's the spirit, make up a conspiracy theory out of another potentially disgusting display of anarchy.....



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Yeah that's the spirit, make up a conspiracy theory out of another potentially disgusting display of anarchy.....
Why not, happens frequently around here?
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Old 31-03-2010, 09:50 PM   #17
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First up let's keep this thread civil.

Secondly - if I was the Area Commander I think I would be handing out a whole heap of rubber bullets and sitting in the bushes waiting.
Give them some real live 'target practice', i agree
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If the "new planned" riots eventuate and happen, maybe it will be a good start for the cops. To show they have control, and respect, by actually doing something and nabbing them at the scene, and straight in jail. No more slaps on the wrists. This ******** has to stop soon, and they need to take control of the streets. Its no good having them parking 100's of meters away just watching. I'm sure they have tear gas, pepper spray and a water cannon on hand.
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I was quite happy to hear Assistant Commissioner Ken LAY state on 3AW this morning that this hoon element is different to the car enthusiasts.
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If it was a riot, Insurance would not have paid out for the shop repairs or damage to the vehicle that was flipped over...

I don't care what the insurance payout it....

Do we have to go this ALL OVER again???

Does it have to be explained?

It wasnt a protest, it was a riot.
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I was quite happy to hear Assistant Commissioner Ken LAY state on 3AW this morning that this hoon element is different to the car enthusiasts.
Its a good sign, and to be honest ive always held faith that 99% of Police and the media understand the difference...



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Its a good sign, and to be honest ive always held faith that 99% of Police and the media understand the difference...
More importantly, the general public dont seem to.
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More importantly, the general public dont seem to.
I think most do....



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I somehow doubt there was any intellegence in this. Lies, misinformation, and the potential to make all car enthusiasts public enemy number 1 would be more the order of the day.

Also, intelligence is not a word I would use to describe anything done by the fools who we pay absurd somes of money to run our Police force. (N.B. meaning the Police Commissioner and the idiot beaurocrats, not the boys in the blue).



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Yeah that's the spirit, make up a conspiracy theory out of another potentially disgusting display of anarchy.....

Wasn't making a conspiracy theory at all. It was in your OP. The media alleged that Police were gathereing intelligence from car enthusiast websites.... um...... this is a car enthusiast website. Isn't it? I haven't seen anything here supporting riots. I don't think many self respecting and genuine enthusiast websites would be condoning riots regarding a cancelled event.
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Wasn't making a conspiracy theory at all. It was in your OP. The media alleged that Police were gathereing intelligence from car enthusiast websites.... um...... this is a car enthusiast website. Isn't it? I haven't seen anything here supporting riots. I don't think many self respecting and genuine enthusiast websites would be condoning riots regarding a cancelled event.
This is only one of a plethora of "car enthusiast" sites.....

Im sure boganhoons.com.au will have a different slant to AFF....



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This is only one of a plethora of "car enthusiast" sites.....

Im sure boganhoons.com.au will have a different slant to AFF....

True, but unfortunately we ALL get tarred with that same brush.
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Send in the Dog Squad... Will soon sort the boys from the Men.
I think the Dog Squad was there last time, maybe this time they will take the leashes off....
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