Looks like the Premier of New South Wales and his mate Richardson have done some number crunching:
New laws end right to bail
Jonathan Porter
December 14, 2005
EMERGENCY laws removing the right of bail for those accused of rioting are to be pushed through parliament after it emerged that all 27 of those arrested during the first two days of mob violence in Sydney were back on the streets within hours.
The NSW parliament will be recalled tomorrow in the first stage in the fightback against gangs that have "declared war on our society".
Under laws to be enacted, which are similar to those passed for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, six people - the NSW Commissioner and his five deputies - would have the power to declare a lockdown zone to restore order.
Jail terms for rioting will be trebled, from five to 15 years.
And police will be given the power to confiscate the cars of those involved in rioting, and stop and search vehicles at roadblocks. They will also be free to demand the personal details of those in the cars.
Police will also be given the power to search houses and cars without warrants in areas "locked down".
On Sunday and Monday nights, convoys of up to 60 vehicles packed with ethnic Middle Eastern males attacked isolated groups of Caucasian men and women.
The laws, which NSW Premier Morris Iemma said he would finish drafting overnight, will remove the presumption of bail for people accused of rioting.
This follows a political storm sparked by the release of those arrested so far over the riots.
NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam said the fact those arrested were back on the streets within hours was "a joke".
"This violence is being led by 150 criminal thugs who are known to police," Mr Debnam said, pledging the Opposition's full support for the new laws.
"They have been arrested and charged many times but under the Government's revolving-door criminal justice system, they are out on the street."
The laws were necessary to battle ethnic Middle Eastern thugs who were ruining the city's international reputation after 48 hours of violence, Mr Iemma said yesterday, adding that he did not care how much the recall of parliament cost.
Mr Iemma, vowing to "take back the streets", said: "It's a case of these people having brought shame on our city. They've effectively declared war on our society, and we won't be found wanting in our response."
Deputy Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said yesterday NSW was in "preliminary discussions" with police in Queensland and Victoria to supplement the state's 14,500-strong force to combat the civil unrest.
But he said he had not yet begun discussions with the Australian Federal Police or the military to help restore order.
An extra 450 police officers split into flying squads were deployed across the battle-zone suburbs in Sydney's south and southwest last night.
There were just 100 extra police in the trouble zones on Monday night.
The flying-squad tactics were necessary to combat the guerilla-like "hit-and-run" tactics of the gangs of Middle Eastern descent, Mr Scipione said.
"Police are actually dealing with a new phenomenon to some extent as opposed to last Sunday, so we're applying new tactics," he said.
Mr Scipione said there could never be "a policeman on every corner", but the patrols would be "rapidly mobile". He added that NSW had "longstanding arrangements" with other states and there had been "preliminary discussions" about receiving extra help if required.
"We have had other states supporting us, if there is an operational need," he said.
Asked how many millions police would be paid in overtime, Mr Scipione said: "There is a lot of money involved for this, but there are more important issues involved and that is keeping this city safe."
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17563472%255E601,00.html
(But I do wish everyone would stop calling the muslim Lebanese who are the culprits 'men of middle eastern appearance'. Australia has a number of Lebanese Christians who are a true asset to this Country.)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17563472%255E601,00.html
(But I do wish everyone would stop calling the muslim Lebanese who are the culprits 'men of middle eastern appearance'. Australia has a number of Lebanese Christians who are a true asset to this Country.)
The Lebanese I've known have been Catholics. Call the Muslims what they are: Muslims. It's should not be a matter of ethnic appearance - it's about Muslim behaviors and attitudes. The good people of near Eastern ethnicity will not be out roving and rioting in the streets, nor would they allow the kids out there.
This sounds pretty coordinated to me. Seems that they were using France as a starting point, and using the same formula in Australia.
But unlike the French, thankfully the Aussies have been giving them the hell they deserve. I hope that Australians will not get these hefty jail terms applied to them, if they are trying to protect their neighborhoods.
Thats something that Chiraq et al never quite understood.
I can't wait for the next stage. Seems like these swine have finally picked the wrong country to defecate in and hope Australian reaction may teach the EUrodhimmis a thing or two about how to deal with the violent mohamMADans in their midst before its too late.