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JONJO THE MISER · 10-01-2011 3:22pm #1

Reporting sensationlist ignorant anti-foreign anti-Irish rubbish.
This was talked about on Joe Duffy, the Irish embassy has already made a complaint.
Once again it shows how ignorant and racist the vast majority of australians are.
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/investigations/8194474/street-fight-central

4zn76tysfajdxp · 10-01-2011 3:24pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Once again it shows how ignorant and racist the vast majority of australians are.

And you are not any of those things, why...?

Jack Sheehan · 10-01-2011 3:29pm

This is pretty mild, nothing worse than you'd see in the Daily mail about Romanians or the like, and on top of that the comments on the site from Australians are calling out the news site for targeting Irish people.

prinz · 10-01-2011 3:30pm

Have they got a point? I have seen and heard plenty of similar stories from elsewhere.

southsiderosie · 10-01-2011 3:31pm

The biggest complainer on that report was an American.

Lumen · 10-01-2011 3:32pm

Australians suffering from obnoxious drunk foreigners.

Ha ha!

bonerm · 10-01-2011 3:32pm

Australia = The Western Worlds dumping ground 1770-2011.

ejmaztec · 10-01-2011 3:33pm

This has been in the Australian news for a while, some pissed up Irish back-packers making a name for themselves and embarassing the people at home.

Of course, if they ever wanted to go for residency there, they'll have a criminal record going against them when they apply.

u140acro3xs7dm · 10-01-2011 3:33pm

I have to say a lot of Irish Backpackers are a disgrace over there especially in Sydney.

Nelson Muntz · 10-01-2011 3:35pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Reporting sensationlist ignorant anti-foreign anti-Irish rubbish.
This was talked about on Joe Duffy, the Irish embassy has already made a complaint.
Once again it shows how ignorant and racist the vast majority of australians are.
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/investigations/8194474/street-fight-central

Sounds like you have some sort of agenda.

If you go to any place full of backpackers from any country & add loads of alcohol, you will get the same result.

I'm sure nothing would be said if temple bar was turned into a cage fight every weekend :rolleyes:

prinz · 10-01-2011 3:35pm

Of course on boards no one ever criticises foreigners, say Spanish students, for acting the bollix.

SeaFields · 10-01-2011 3:37pm

Gerardo Narrow Fullback wrote: »

I have to say a lot of Irish Backpackers are a disgrace over there especially in Sydney.

Have to agree. I was on hols there a few years back and Bondi Junction was well rough. The "Tea Gardens" seemed to be all celtic jerseys and black eyes.

chicken fingers · 10-01-2011 3:37pm

To be totally fair about this, Australia is half full of loutish sunburned drunken "backpackers" from Ireland.

The majority of whom are not "backpacking" but have just moved to a big city in Australia to hang out with, drink with (and yes fairly frequently fight with) other Irish "backpackers".

flas · 10-01-2011 3:38pm

is it just me or is the only thing in that video australian bouncers fighting on the streets with everyone?

u140acro3xs7dm · 10-01-2011 3:42pm

It so strange these people go to the other side of the world. When they get there they wear their county's GAA jersey and hang out mainly with people from their county. Rarely would they talk to a "foreigner". If you talk to a lot of them they say Ireland has too many foreigners and they say this without a hint of irony. Muppets

ejmaztec · 10-01-2011 3:42pm

flas wrote: »

is it just me or is the only thing in that video australian bouncers fighting on the streets with everyone?

They obviously didn't want anyone to feel left out, so attacked as many as they could, even passers-by.

The Waltzing Consumer · 10-01-2011 3:43pm

flas wrote: »

is it just me or is the only thing in that video australian bouncers fighting on the streets with everyone?

Yeah I noticed that. I also noticed the age of these guys fighting, these were not the student backpacker group, they look like adults in their late 20s/early 30s getting into fights.

I turned off video just before the end, but I was surprised there was no mention of the hotel owners or attempts to get a comment from the managers of these bars/hotels. Not the best journalism to be fair.

Stinicker · 10-01-2011 3:43pm

Gerardo Narrow Fullback wrote: »

I have to say a lot of Irish Backpackers are a disgrace over there especially in Sydney.

Agreed 100% was over there last summer and the Cock and Bull as mentioned in the article was a real hole, Quickly got my coat and left after one drink, the entire area around Bondi Junction is a dumping ground for those Irish who's idea of a year in Australia revolves around drinking heavily, time on the beach and a phone call home for a bailout to keep them going.

A small minority of idiots, giving the rest of us a bad rep. It is just the pommies down there stirring crap at the same time against the Irish.

JONJO THE MISER · 10-01-2011 3:45pm

flas wrote: »

is it just me or is the only thing in that video australian bouncers fighting on the streets with everyone?

Yes and even the Police said 7/9 of the assaults reported were for bouncers fighting with the police, so why was the report not about this?
Oh no because that would take away from targeting foreigners like the Irish and the Lebanese.

u140acro3xs7dm · 10-01-2011 3:45pm

Stinicker wrote: »

Agreed 100% was over there last summer and the Cock and Bull as mentioned in the article was a real hole, Quickly got my coat and left after one drink, the entire area around Bondi Junction is a dumping ground for those Irish who's idea of a year in Australia revolves around drinking heavily, time on the beach and a phone call home for a bailout to keep them going.

A small minority of idiots, giving the rest of us a bad rep. It is just the pommies down there stirring crap at the same time against the Irish.

You had a coat in Australia?

AnonoBoy · 10-01-2011 3:45pm

I love the way they put music under it to sex up the violence.

TelePaul · 10-01-2011 3:46pm

Nelson Muntz wrote: »

I'm sure nothing would be said if temple bar was turned into a cage fight every weekend :rolleyes:

Ehh........

ButtersSuki · 10-01-2011 3:47pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Reporting sensationlist ignorant anti-foreign anti-Irish rubbish.
This was talked about on Joe Duffy, the Irish embassy has already made a complaint.
Once again it shows how ignorant and racist the vast majority of australians are.
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/investigations/8194474/street-fight-central

The male reporter who broke this SENSATIONAL, DISGUSTING and DISTURBING story was doing a fairly good impression of Joe Duffy himself.

Voodu Child · 10-01-2011 3:49pm

Australia should build an island and send all these foreign louts and criminals to it.

Hells Belle · 10-01-2011 3:50pm

At the side of that page there's an article about a lady in a burqa who wouldn't take it off for a policeman - have a look at the comments there, just goes to show the level of intelligence of the posters on that site.

u140acro3xs7dm · 10-01-2011 3:51pm

they have its called Christmas Island

Stinicker · 10-01-2011 3:51pm

Gerardo Narrow Fullback wrote: »

You had a coat in Australia?

I was there in July in their Mid-Winter and just a light evening jacket, I am a bit more refined than a T-Shirt and flip flops!

u140acro3xs7dm · 10-01-2011 3:53pm

Stinicker wrote: »

I was there in July in their Mid-Winter and just a light evening jacket, I am a bit more refined than a T-Shirt and flip flops!

It can get a little chilly alright

scientific1982 · 10-01-2011 3:55pm

Shock horror. People living beside a busy nightclub/bar, popular with tourists, may witness loutish behaviour. I used to live beside a nightclub and seen far worse things than what was reported in this video. Bunch of moanbags.

MrPoker · 10-01-2011 4:00pm

In all fairness this type of behavior is typical of most Irish towns at the weekend. Its a part of our culture that I find embarrassing. Having said that this video was out of line targeting the Irish as I doubt everyone involved in the scuffles were Irish.

prinz · 10-01-2011 4:02pm

scientific1982 wrote: »

Shock horror. People living beside a busy nightclub/bar, popular with tourists, may witness loutish behaviour. I used to live beside a nightclub and seen far worse things than what was reported in this video. Bunch of moanbags.

Perhaps if more people had spoken up you woudln't have to have seen "far worse things".

aDeener · 10-01-2011 4:03pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

The male reporter who broke this SENSATIONAL, DISGUSTING and DISTURBING story was doing a fairly good impression of Joe Duffy himself.

i love how his surname is murphy

Badgermonkey · 10-01-2011 4:03pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

The male reporter who broke this SENSATIONAL, DISGUSTING and DISTURBING story was doing a fairly good impression of Joe Duffy himself.

Were we watching a different video?

Mild enough stuff tbh.

If Irish nationals are screaming or causing nuisance they should be fined and warned.

If they're involved in assault or come to the attention of the police a second time they should be deported, common sense imo.

scientific1982 · 10-01-2011 4:09pm

prinz wrote: »

Perhaps if more people had spoken up you woudln't have to have seen "far worse things".

Yeah, but I'm not an old moanbag.

gazzer · 10-01-2011 4:19pm

I was over in Australia for 3 weeks last year and was out most nights (Sydney/Melbourne) and apart from one night I saw fights breaking out every night. I was out in various different places(Bondi, Kings Cross, Oxford St, CBD, North Fitzroy, South Yarra)and was pretty shocked at the amount of street fighting going on. Dont know what nationalities the people fighting where but passers by were not really batting an eyelid at the goings on. I was getting used to seeing it myself after the first week.

RockinRolla · 10-01-2011 4:21pm

I seen nothing in that video that doesn't resemble any given night in a town, city or village throughout Ireland or the UK.

It's a case of ineffective and incompetent policing - nothing else.

And if the Ozzies think they're fellow countrymen and women are the definition of acceptable behaviour when in other parts of the world, then they're sadly uninformed. This sort of incident is everywhere and labeling it an "Irish thing" is quite narrow-minded and insulting.

prinz · 10-01-2011 4:24pm

scientific1982 wrote: »

Yeah, but I'm not an old moanbag.

Sums up Ireland tbh.

Xavi6 · 10-01-2011 4:25pm

No surprises at who started this thread :rolleyes:

scientific1982 · 10-01-2011 4:27pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

No surprises at who started this thread :rolleyes:

Thats one of the cool things about boards. It displays who started the thread so theres no surprises.

Xavi6 · 10-01-2011 4:30pm

scientific1982 wrote: »

Thats one of the cool things about boards. It displays who started the thread so theres no surprises.

If you see the thread on the front page then you only see who posted in it last until you hover over it. Then the OP is revelled in all its glory (or fail, depending on the thread).

So close to smart arsed reply perfection yet so far.

Tesco Massacre · 10-01-2011 4:36pm

From the moon, Bondi Junction's a little dot. From the ground, it's a huge mess! Like Dante meets Bosch in a crack lounge!

scientific1982 · 10-01-2011 4:39pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

If you see the thread on the front page then you only see who posted in it last until you hover over it. Then the OP is revelled in all its glory (or fail, depending on the thread).

So close to smart arsed reply perfection yet so far.

History will judge us both.

Cranky Mc Funhouse · 10-01-2011 4:44pm

I think there's one thing we can all agree on and that is that violence always works.

ejmaztec · 10-01-2011 4:52pm

RockinRolla wrote: »

I seen nothing in that video that doesn't resemble any given night in a town, city or village throughout Ireland or the UK.

It's a case of ineffective and incompetent policing - nothing else.

And if the Ozzies think they're fellow countrymen and women are the definition of acceptable behaviour when in other parts of the world, then they're sadly uninformed. This sort of incident is everywhere and labeling it an "Irish thing" is quite narrow-minded and insulting.

It's strange how, had it happened here, most people wouldn't hesitate in saying "lock the scumbags up", but as it happened in Sydney, the perps are victims of Ozzie racism.

Lumen · 10-01-2011 4:56pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

It's strange how, had it happened here, most people wouldn't hesitate in saying "lock the scumbags up", but as it happened in Sydney, the perps are victims of Ozzie racism.

People are racist.

Australians are not racist.

Therefore Australians are not people, but some sort of vermin.

What we need is to introduce some sort of predator that eats Australians. That approach always works.

Atomic Pineapple · 10-01-2011 5:01pm

If it was happening in my back garden I'd be giving out as well, lets face it its likely to be Irish louts, probably mixed in with some other nationalities but Australia attracts the loutish loud mouthed idiots from Irish society that think they can drink until the end of time and be fine.

One of the reasons I've avoided doing the "Oz thing" is because I know exactly the type of Irish that go over there and there exactly the type I avoid here.*

*No offense to anyone who's been I know thats a generalisation.

Wompa1 · 10-01-2011 5:09pm

Let's face the facts. We are scum bags. Every negative stereotype about us is true. Once we learn to accept it we will be much happier.....WHAT!? THEMS FIGHTING WORDS!

biko · 10-01-2011 5:10pm

Foreigners caught doing a crime that will lead to jail time should be deported for at least 10 years, that goes for Irish in Australia too.

Badgermonkey · 10-01-2011 5:11pm

RockinRolla wrote: »

It's a case of ineffective and incompetent policing - nothing else.

It's the polices fault people lack respect for alcohol, themselves and others?

Incompetent policing is unacceptable but ineffective is as a result of lack of resources.

I believe in a society which grants the citizen a high degree of personal freedom but if you want to behave like a fool in public, you should be prepared to suffer the consequences.

Crann na Beatha · 10-01-2011 5:11pm

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My name is URL · 10-01-2011 5:16pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

It's strange how, had it happened here, most people wouldn't hesitate in saying "lock the scumbags up", but as it happened in Sydney, the perps are victims of Ozzie racism.

You could turn that on its head too.. if it was happening here and Australian people were implicated as being the main cause of trouble you'd have people calling that a racist suggestion, but since the generalisation is about the Irish there's nothing at all wrong with that.

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