Rioters pelt Sydney police with Molotov cocktails (Using excuse to start riot, in Australia)

Stuff.co.nz (originally Sydney Morning Herald) ^ | 28 February 2005 | By JUSTIN NORRIE, NATASHA WALLACE and GERARD NOONAN

[UncleHambone]

"The officers who handled the [pursuit] have my support and gratitude," Mr Scully [the Police Minister] said.

I am actually impressed. The officers don't usually get that kind of support in the U.S.

[Bahbah]

LOL. Actually, there are some really good Australian wines. I cannot attest to their paint removel properties.

[Logophile]

Nope, this time (unlike the riot last year) the rioters all appear to be WASP. I saw the TV news report last night and none of the perpetuators looked Muslim or Aborigine.

Thuggish behavior can be found among all racial, ethnic, and religious groups.

[spokeshave]

"At one stage four youths used a burning mattress to threaten officers"

And when mattresses are banned only Australian louts will have mattresses.

[NZerFromHK]

Probably almost all racial "rationales" for riots are just excuses. It's a shame that it took nearly 30 years for much of the centrist public and centre-left politicians with good sense to realize it, while those on the hard left will never admit it.

[rogue yam]

Thuggish behavior can be found among all racial, ethnic, and religious groups.

This is true and trite, but unless you are a complete and utter retard you are also aware that thuggishness is much more prevalent in some cultures than in others. So what is the point, exactly, of your comment?

[kromike]

If I was an Australian p.o., I'd want to know where these punks lived.

Not to punish them, but to respond to their 9-11 calls in the slowest manner possible. I'd also ask fellow firefighters and paramedics to take leisurely drives thru the country "on the way" to responding to the needs of these fellow "citizens"...

[Fred Nerks]

Diversity. Public Housing. High 'welfare' payments. During the News report I noticed several women wearing hijab. 'Palestine' has arrived in Sydney. The muslim clerics are intent on converting aboriginal youth to islam. Poverty is not an excuse, Australia has the lowest unemployment rate for decades.
The tactics are new but the strategy is familiar, isn't it? Civil stife is the tool of islam.
Aboriginal and Islander youth = useful idiots IMO.

[popdonnelly]

These rioters have parents?

[7thOF7th]

As an American who lived in West Australia for a number of years, I am disturbed by these malcontents who seem to have emerged over the last ten years. I consider Australia to be one of the last vestiges of common sense "fair dink-um" and I surely hope the police nip this kind of behavior in the bud before we start seeing the rise of the bleeding heart libs there as well.

[Logophile]

Probably almost all racial "rationales" for riots are just excuses. It's a shame that it took nearly 30 years for much of the centrist public and centre-left politicians with good sense to realize it, while those on the hard left will never admit it.

Yes, and those on the hard left will continue to excuse such behavior: the little thugs are actually victims who have been scarred by racism or poverty.

[expatpat]

.....actually victims who have been scarred by racism or poverty.

They may well have been so scarred. However, they need to get over the scarring and act like responsible citizens - or pay the price.

[dfwgator]

Rebels without a clue.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[TexasCowboy]

I don't see any puzzle about this.

These were gangs bought and paid for by the communist party of Australia. This is their style.

[King Prout]

are they muslim, or just punks?