CNN/AP: Second night of violence in Sydney

[DeepModem Mom]

Second night of violence in Sydney
Monday, December 12, 2005


SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Youths riding around in vehicles bashed cars and smashed store windows in suburban Sydney late Monday, police said, as violence continued for a second night in a row.

A police spokesman said the rampage broke out in Cronulla, the same beach-side suburb where a night of race riots resulted in scores of arrests Sunday, and in neighboring Caringbah.

"We have shops damaged at Caringbah, cars damaged at Cronulla," according to Paul Bugden, spokesman for New South Wales police. "We have six arrests at this stage."...

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Australian Associated Press, citing a resident who declined to be named, said men riding in up to 50 cars and wielding baseball bats converged on Cronulla, smashing cars. Ambulances were called to help at least one injured man seen lying on the side of the road.

Earlier Monday, Prime Minister John Howard condemned the previous night of riots but said he does not believe Australian society has an undercurrent of racism....


http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/australia.racial.unrest.ap/index.html

[DemonFighterLives]

1. The whole worlds going crazy

I somehow thought the Australians were beyond this.
I see dubby has lit the fuse for the whole world.
More terror, more hatred all because he failed to act pre 911.

[notadmblnd]

4. well it seems to me that we need to bring the peoples of countries

like France ans Australia around to our way of thinking, (what with 90% of the worlds population against US). What better way to do it than to have muslims rioting in their streets? It sure would make me hate them and want to join up with the Merikans.

[bikebloke]

2. It wasn't unpredictable.

Last week in the Sydney Morning Herald, they had a piece about friction between the Cronulla beach locals and folk from the western burbs. A text message was floating around urging Cronullans to gather for a face-off come Saturday. They don't like the behaviour of the outsiders.

[ThreeCatNight]

3. Damn.....

The wife and I are planning a trip downunder next spring. I hope things settle down by then.

[bemildred]

5. Schadenfreude in Paris right now, I suppose. nt