Posted on 12/14/2005 12:39:14 PM PST by knighthawk
NSW Premier Morris Iemma has called on people not to renounce their Australian identity in the face of intimidation by Lebanese gangs - even if it means being bashed.
His advice came after victims of rioting in Sydney told how they were asked if they were Australian before being attacked by large groups of Middle Eastern men.
Mr Iemma said that if approached, people should say: "I'm Australian and this is Australia and this is a country that is here to be shared by all.
"(We are) Australian and proud of it and they're not going to - with baseball bats or with those kind of questions - change the response they get."
He said if he were approached by such a gang he would say he was "proudly Australian", even if it meant being attacked.
Mr Iemma also warned troublemakers that a 500-strong anti-riot squad would be in place over summer to deal with the violence.
"These people have effectively declared war on our society and the values that we hold dear to our hearts, and their behaviour will not be tolerated," he said. "Force will be met with force."
His comments came after NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam said tough new police powers to be rubber-stamped with Coalition support in parliament today did "not go far enough".
Trumpeting his new laws, Mr Iemma on Tuesday said rioters' cars would be confiscated.
But Mr Debnam said he had been told at a private briefing with government officials that instead of being confiscated, cars would be impounded only for seven days. "Seven days is an inconvenience, not a punishment. The cars should be sold," Mr Debnam told The Australian.
But he said the Coalition would support the laws.
NSW Police Minister Carl Scully said the police presence would be increased this weekend, as SMS messages encouraging more violence circulated last night.
Deputy Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said text messages urging violence were "a form of terrorism". But he said whole SMS networks could not be shut down, as they were used by emergency services.
The police response to the riots came under the spotlight last night when it emerged that officers were ordered to stay away from a gathering of Lebanese men in Sydney's west on Monday.
The Seven Network said a police incident report instructed officers to stay clear of Punchbowl Park, from where gangs later travelled to the riot hotspot of Cronulla.
Superintendent John Richardson denied the allegations.
"We received information that cars had started to gather at Punchbowl Park. A car crew was sent and reported back that there were 10 cars and approximately 40 men there," he said. "There were no offences being committed and the car crew was ordered to withdraw and observe from afar. There was no trouble and sending police in would only cause trouble."
Ping
...including my mate Mr Sig here!
The silence of the MSM on this issue is deafening.
"His advice came after victims of rioting in Sydney told how they were asked if they were Australian before being attacked by large groups of Middle Eastern men."
I was looking to see what comntry this was in... Certainly doesn't sound like Australia.
It would appear that the formula followed by the rest of the world for racial harmony (the one we should be emulating) isn't doing so well these days.
This scenario is like "Romper Stomper" (Russell Crowe's early film on skinhead violence in Australia) all over again.
I couldn't have said it better...kudos to the Aussies...the French might want to take notice.
Given what has been going on there couldn't this have been considered to be assembling to commit riot, or something?
"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk? "
ditto..my first thought was wtf? they should be making arrests not trying to bond
And they'll need their 500-man riot squads, controlled by their nincompoop nanny-state NSW government, because they've disarmed their populace. Anybody willing to bet that those "Lebanese" gangs are disarmed?
It would not surprise me one bit if right now, al-Qaeda or Jemayah Islaamah (from Indonesia) operatives are inside those gangs, pulling a few strings here and there, recruiting, providing money and maybe even arms, and recruiting the next wave of Bali-style bombers.
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If that happens here, the Muslims will be hunted down dealt with and nothing the government says will stop it.
Our Aussie allies need to do likewise. Hunt them down and make them regret they ever came to Australia.
Easy enough for him to say. I don't imagine he goes among large groups of Muslim men without his bodyguard.
The idea is not to get yourself beaten up or killed. The idea is to fight back and if necessary expel these people.
Amen to that.
I heard this morning on Lee Rodgers and melanie morgans Show Hot Talk 560 am in San Francisco about how there are gangs of muslims there in Austrailia who rape white Ausie women, intimidate them making sexual suggestions and confront Aussie Youths with Violence and run in large Gangs, driving through Non Muslim Neighborhoods blareing Music and screaming out insults. this was from a letter read from a woman who comes from there.
It was chilling to hear how bad it is, and how bold the Muslims are getting.
I'm not supprised at the reaction of Aussie youths.
They are probably sick and tired of the leftist Govt. there
coddling the Muslims..who only see it as weakness.
its sad that it might be too late for Austrailia.
they Voted into office these Liberals and the first thing they did was take away all their Guns, now the are defenseless.....no wonder the Muslims are so bold.
Its "fight or Die" now mates. find your Balls and be quick about it.
P.S. thanks for the help in Iraq. but Piss on your
Liberal leadership...Kick them out!!!!
Hey there SB...I hope that your workload is easing up a bit.
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