Posted on 10/25/2025 1:21:21 PM PDT by aquila48
On 6 September 2025, two boys aged twelve and fifteen were walking home from basketball practice in Cobblebank, an outer suburb of Melbourne, when they were chased and set upon by a group of assailants who then hacked them to death with machetes. Seven teenagers have since been arrested and charged with murder. This double murder has become a flashpoint in the city’s ongoing crimewave. A surge in violent crime and property crime is afflicting the city, still regularly (but less credibly) listed among the world’s most liveable.
The Melbourne crimewave is the most visible manifestation of endemic disorder created by Victoria’s longstanding Labor government, which has been in power for all but four years since 1999. A city that endured the world’s longest COVID lockdowns is now beset by crime, largely because changes to the criminal-justice system have paid more attention to the interests of offenders than to those of victims or the law-abiding public.
The youth of the victims and the alleged attackers, their shared Sudanese background, and the possibility that the violence is gang-related have raised inevitable questions about youth offending, policing, and multiculturalism. Reports that the arrestees include a young man photographed just months earlier, brandishing a machete at a suburban shopping mall, have reignited the debate about Victoria’s bail laws and precipitated a ban on machetes. Large bins have been placed across the city in the hope that budding duellists will voluntarily surrender their weapons.
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Isn’t Sudan an overwhelmingly Muslim (Sufi) country?
Just a reminder…”Our strength is our diversity.”
Import the third world, become the third world.
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Exactly.
Went to a local mall to get an electric plug converter, the thing that stuck out to me was the store had mannequins modeling burquas. Also the local pharmacy only had alcohol free mouthwash.
Had fun, got a great deal on a rental car, and got to drive on the wrong side of the road. Just had to remember stay on the left and on the expressway the left lane is the slow lane, and there were a ton of speed traps.
They knew who they were when they let them into the country. The only explanation is elitist hatred of their own citizens.
“and got to drive on the wrong side of the road. Just had to remember stay on the left and on the expressway the left lane is the slow lane, and there were a ton of speed traps.”
I did that in England a few moons ago - it was nerve wrecking.
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“The only explanation is elitist hatred of their own citizens.”
Correct.
The elites have figured out the best way to control their populations—turn their countries into third world dumpster fires.
Gee, I wonder what possibly could be the cause of all this crime. Oh, I just saw a photograph. Looks to be the usual suspects. What a surprise. NOT!
lawmakers may do well to dust off the practice of sentencing criminals “for the term of their natural life”.
Thanks for the picture. Worth a thousand (leftist coverup) words.
In the US the story would have said “And due to the harshness of putting handcuffs on the teen, the officers are all facing ACLU and Soros foundation funded civil actions in court and have been put in jail.”
RE: Isn’t Sudan an overwhelmingly Muslim (Sufi) country?
Google search today:
Approximately 91% to 97% of the population in Sudan is
Muslim.
Majority is Sunni Islam, with a small number of Shia Muslims in the capital city of Khartoum. The remaining population is a mix of Christians, followers of indigenous religions, and other faiths. (3-9%).
Yogi?
Yes, Boo-Boo.
Thx, Frank.
Did they still have the wet burqua contests on stage in the clubs? Naughty but crowd pleasers.
Ha.
They can get out of control, though.
In an Archie comic he lured Betty and Veronica to the malt shop and pressured them to try the newly invented bar-b-q potato chips. Spicy hot.
I’ve frequently visited countries, mostly in the Caribbean, where driving on the left is the norm.
Getting a right had drive vehicle is a must. Not only better suited for left side traffic but it is also a constant reminder.
Especially important when you occasionally have a no traffic situation. Such as leaving a restaurant or hotel late at night. If you’re driving a car with left side steering, it’s too easy to automatically fall into routine behavior.
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