chuckwoww Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I once witnessed some Aussie police dealing with a bunch of drunk aboriginal folk outside Sydney railway station. They didn't fool around. Mind you that was a few years ago. They've probably had sensitivity training since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 They do what they have to do .....they have sprays etc these days... and an new toy a "water cannon'...not in Canberra however.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Wasn't there a flap a couple of years ago over some aborigine gents who sort of died in police custody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 You have to admire their commitment....the protesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Actually it wouldn't be the protesters I'd worry about. It would be the arseholes out looking for a blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I saw the RAN on shore leave here once back in the 1980s. The matelots would drink themselves sh*tfaced, then proceed to beat the crap out of each other. When they'd finished, the winner helped the loser back onto his feet and they'd drink together some more. They were actually quite decent about it. Didn't bother anyone else, just beat up their mates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 There will unfortunately be some of them .. after the 15 minutes of fame........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Yes there was a few in a very short time ...i can't recall what if anything happened from it all...under the carpet i feel.....again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 An interesting development: Follow the money: Olympic protest movement turns its sights on to sponsors The linked rings on every Chinese Coke bottle and the leaping athletes on each McDonald's paper bag testify to the power the world's biggest corporations believe this summer's Olympics wields. But having spent huge sums, the companies sponsoring the Beijing games are about to find themselves the targets of a new, more vigorous war on China's human rights record by campaigners boosted by the success of protests along the torch relay route. Yesterday a coalition of Tibetan groups warned Coca-Cola that it would be "complicit in a humanitarian disaster" unless it used its influence to ensure Tibet was dropped from the torch route. And tomorrow, Dream for Darfur will launch a critical "report card" on sponsors of the games. Campaigners are urging companies to press the International Olympic Committee and Beijing itself for change - or risk damaging their brands. "Companies [who do not act] will get physical protests; they will get letters; we will ask people to turn off their adverts," said Ellen Freudenheim, director of corporate outreach at Dream for Darfur, which argues that they should press China to put pressure on Sudan as its major oil buyer. "Sponsors don't make policy and we understand that. But combined they have about the equivalent of the GDP of Canada, the world's eighth largest economy; they have government affairs offices; they have lobbying firms; they have international presences - and they all do engage in politics.". Canny activists are targeting the stars who represent the brands too: George Clooney has already said he has raised the issue of Darfur with Omega, the Olympic sponsor and watch manufacturer which he advertises. The aim is to create a domino effect as spokespeople or consumers pressure sponsors, who in turn push the IOC into lobbying China. Each of the 12 global partners for this year's event have paid £30-40m for a four-year deal. An IOC spokeswoman said yesterday: "A number of companies engage in partnerships with the IOC and the Olympic Movement to help us fund the work we do and spread the Olympic values. Their support is key not only to the success of the Olympic Games but also to the sustainability of the Olympic Movement. In the period 2001-2004, sponsors contributed $1,459m, 39% of the IOC's revenue. Activists believe their protests are already having an effect. The angry reception afforded the Beijing torch relay in London, Paris and San Francisco earlier this month caused acute discomfort to the relay sponsors Coca-Cola, Lenovo and Samsung. Last week, Human Rights Watch accused "cowardly" partners of "remaining "largely silent" in the face of abuses; just a few days earlier the media freedom body Reporters Without Borders disrupted Coca-Cola's annual general meeting. Campaigners say some sponsors are raising concerns privately. Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Activists believe their protests are already having an effect. The angry reception afforded the Beijing torch relay in London, Paris and San Francisco earlier this month caused acute discomfort to the relay sponsors Coca-Cola, Lenovo and Samsung. Last week, Human Rights Watch accused "cowardly" partners of "remaining "largely silent" in the face of abuses; just a few days earlier the media freedom body Reporters Without Borders disrupted Coca-Cola's annual general meeting. Campaigners say some sponsors are raising concerns privately. May well be ...however the mighty dollar will win out ...imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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