What price Multiculturism at Cronulla now?
I wasn’t impressed with the rioters at Cronulla but the problem is clearly deeper that the media would have us believe. In all my years in Australia I have never heard of or witnessed such a mass display of anger and frustration and think the message to be taken from the scenes is much deeper than the mindless savagery displayed.
I note the NSW police have suddenly found a supply of batons. Where were the batons previously? Certainly none at Redfern and there didn’t seem to have been any at Campbelltown or Palm Island either. Could I be forgiven for thinking that the batons are for Surfies only? Are the police issued with “tolerance kits” for trouble involving people of Middle Eastern or indiginous appearance and batons for yobbos.
Could someone explain that contradiction.
The world is busy condemning the ‘Nulla boys’ and rightly so but I can assure you if someone came to my turf and spoke to my daughters like the Lebanese did to the surfie chicks at Cronulla I would attack..no questions ask…no forgive me’s and no quarter given or taken.
I have never been involved in a brawl in my life, drunken or otherwise, but would boil over in those circumstances.
Al Jazeera carry an article on the riots and the quote Keysar Trad and Kuranda Sevit
Keysar Trad, the president of the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia, called on the police to “use the full extent of the law on these criminal thugs who behaved in the way that they did”.
Damn right the police should use the full extent of the law which by extension means tracking down the Lebanese thugs who initiated the troubles as well as the Aussies who retaliated.
Kuranda Sevit, the director of the Forum on Australia’s Islamic Relations, said in a statement:
“We have over 3000km of beaches on the east coast, there’s plenty of sand and ocean there for everyone.
“What happened to the Australian idea of a fair go and tolerance?”
That’s true but if you are going to break into someones elses turf and treat their woman as the Lebanese have done then you must expect some flack. The Australian idea of a fair go and tolerance has been pushed to the limits and people are getting sick and tired of newcomers spitting in our face. Couple that thought with the obvious Aussie hooligan element at Cronulla and trouble is guaraneed.
I leave the last comment to Di who commented at News.com
I work at Cronulla and everyday gangs come off the train and head towards the beach insulting anyone in sight along the way. Whilst I don’t support the action that happened yesterday, I understand the frustration of people in the Shire having to put up with this disgusting behaviour on a daily basis. The politicians need to address this situation now before we have more scenes like yesterday. This has been building for many years and last week’s attack on the lifesavers was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Our children have been targeted by these gangs whilst they are doing nippers and subjected to language that is very unacceptable in any part of the world. Stand up Mr Iemma and take charge!!!
I grew up in Cronulla, this has been brewing for a LONG time – the Lebs have gone to Cronulla looking for trouble since I was a kid, the problem is that their
definition of trouble has become more extreme over the years as the Police have ignored it. a few judicious arrests at almost any time in the last 20 years
could have nipped this in the bud.
These guys abuse women, threaten to rape them, move as a group and pick fights with lone Australians, property crime, the list goes on.
Ask yourself how little the police, govt and courts must be doing to get 5000 surfies angry enough to turn out for a riot – a one off attack won’t do it, or there
would have been weekly riots for years.
NSW Police needs a real police officer in charge as a starting point.