We had some fun in Sydney last week with the APEC summit and the name famous 2.8m fence!!Whatever you make of the 'usual suspects' and their protests, the Chaser fake motorcade and the 'dryzabones' national raincoats.... it was an amazing week whent eh city turned ghost town in response to the post 9/11 security measures!!
From my vantage point the behaviour of Police in the last hour of the protest in Sydney was a disgrace!! Thye had targeted organisers, were ready for the worst and when it didn't eventuate they precipitated a confrontation!! They launched into a crowd and singled out people they had under surveillance for weeks [including one at a Hyde Park Cafe] and others 'crossing the road, on the pretext that people were attempting to take an alt route which was originally denied permission.
It reminded me of my own Year 12 'muck up' where a Yr 12 v Yr 10 friut fight early in the year caused a stern warning and helped us decide to skip the normal destruction at year end and plan three days of touch footy, bbqs and parties....
Teachers who lived locally were really annoyed with us when they were rostered all night to sleep outside in cars and then regularly patrol our School to prevent damage....
Where were you? they asked.... either in Newcastle at the geography teachers house or at home asleep were the 2 responses!! No eggs or flour bombs at Assembly.... just a morning of touch footy, a bbq and some cold beverages ahead of our Prezo Dinner!!
They couldn't believe it...
I think the NSW Police were the same.... hang on, they can't just disperse.... better get amongst them!!
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