Aussie prime minister Gillard pulled to safety!

[monovillage]

It seems like it was Australia Day down under and Aussie Prime Minister Gillard, was mobbed by an unruly group of protesting aborigines. She had to be pulled to safety by her security detail and lost a shoe. Unlike Cinderella I bet she's not going to try it on if it ever gets returned.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...boriginal-protesters-shes-dragged-safety.html

"Australia Day marks the arrival of the first fleet of British colonists in Sydney on January 26, 1788.

Many Aborigines call it Invasion Day because the land was settled without a treaty with traditional owners.

Miss Gillard was unharmed and hosted another Australia Day function at her official residence in Canberra after the incident."

For OP commentary I guess I have to say that it wasn't very nice of the mob of protesters and maybe her security detail might have over reacted.

 

[WelshBloke]

"move back, move back"

Looks like the Aussie police were were pushing through photographers and other policemen more than protesters, and not really a lot of them.

 

[CanOWorms]

The article states that they were protesting there due to prior unruly comments by the Opposition leader.

 

[Remobz]

"Shame on you" Shame on you"

 

[monovillage]

The article states that they were protesting there due to prior unruly comments by the Opposition leader.

Then why did her security detail drag poor PM Gillard in such disarray out of the hall? I guess they're going to sell the shoe on e-bay. I guess they provoked some kind of protesting group or something.

http://www.news.com.au/national/mob-sinks-slipper-into-nations-day/story-e6frfkvr-1226254820835

 

[OutHouse]

who can take police serious with uniforms like those.

that is some of the worst State level security I have ever seen. did you see after they got her in the car the photographer come on on the passenger side and got within 1 foot of the window? good god what if he had a gun.

total failure all around. i dunno who head's the security for Australia's Prime minister but he should be immediately fired.

 

[WelshBloke]

who can take police serious with uniforms like those.

that is some of the worst State level security I have ever seen. did you see after they got her in the car the photographer come on on the passenger side and got within 1 foot of the window? good god what if he had a gun.

total failure all around. i dunno who head's the security for Australia's Prime minister but he should be immediately fired.

Yeah, they should have immediately opened fire upon everyone in a 100 yard radius of the PM.

 

[monovillage]

Hey cool, this is the first time i've heard about the Australian "Tent Embassy" it looks like a precursor to the #Occupy movement. It was placed on the lawn of some aussie old parliament house for aboriginal rights. It's been sitting there 40 years, gotta love it.

 

[OutHouse]

Yeah, they should have immediately opened fire upon everyone in a 100 yard radius of the PM.

dont be a wanker. im talking about the cluster fuck they called security. she is the PM for christ sakes. ive seen CEO's have better private security than what her country gave her.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

dont be a wanker. im talking about the cluster fuck they called security. she is the PM for christ sakes. ive seen CEO's have better private security than what her country gave her.

Yup, but not every politician around the world is shaking in their boots after making contact with their voters even if they are a tad unruly.

Last attempt on a politicians life in Australia was a LONG time ago, people are more content with making their voice heard than to "let the guns do the talking" in most civilized nations.

 

[OutHouse]

Yup, but not every politician around the world is shaking in their boots after making contact with their voters even if they are a tad unruly.

Last attempt on a politicians life in Australia was a LONG time ago, people are more content with making their voice heard than to "let the guns do the talking" in most civilized nations.

yes but crazies are everywhere. i know aussies really dont have guns but good god she could have been easily stabbed.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Hey cool, this is the first time i've heard about the Australian "Tent Embassy" it looks like a precursor to the #Occupy movement. It was placed on the lawn of some aussie old parliament house for aboriginal rights. It's been sitting there 40 years, gotta love it.

For a very long time (up until the late 70s / early 80s IIRC) Australia had a "Whites Only" policy similar to South Africa's Apartheid.
Aboriginals and other non-white immigrants had a very tough time of it. In general they were treated as almost sub-human.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

yes but crazies are everywhere. i know aussies really dont have guns but good god she could have been easily stabbed.

Well, it's not a war zone, things like these are quite common in Australia and in the UK too (take a look at the house of commons or open debates) and there has never been any real problem.

I think it's quite a different culture all in all, with all the security in the US politicians still get shot in the face, with the minimal amount Australia and UK has our politicians are very safe.

I can understand why it'd look strange to you though, it's quite different in the US.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

For a very long time (up until the late 70s / early 80s IIRC) Australia had a "Whites Only" policy similar to South Africa's Apartheid.
Aboriginals and other non-white immigrants had a very tough time of it. In general they were treated as almost sub-human.

That's not really true, the apartheid wasn't instituted in law in Australia.

If you want to say that the culture actually made it the same, i'd say that it's worse in some places in the US TODAY than it was in the 80's in Australia (i spent a few years traveling Australia in the 80's)

 

[OutHouse]

Well, it's not a war zone, things like these are quite common in Australia and in the UK too (take a look at the house of commons or open debates) and there has never been any real problem.

I think it's quite a different culture all in all, with all the security in the US politicians still get shot in the face, with the minimal amount Australia and UK has our politicians are very safe.

I can understand why it'd look strange to you though, it's quite different in the US.

fair enough.

 

[WelshBloke]

dont be a wanker. im talking about the cluster fuck they called security. she is the PM for christ sakes. ive seen CEO's have better private security than what her country gave her.

She's also just another citizen as well. They wanted to get her out in one piece, they did that.

Why do you think that they needed to go to extreme measures? If opening fire was too much and what they did was too little what do you think they should have done?

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

She's also just another citizen as well. They wanted to get her out in one piece, they did that.

Why do you think that they needed to go to extreme measures? If opening fire was too much and what they did was too little what do you think they should have done?

If it was the US, there would be a few guards holding the crowd back while at least three would bring her to safety.

It's not surprising though, it wasn't all that long ago when Gifford was shot in the face and before that there have been numerous threats and attempts on politicians life in the US, it's quite a different climate over there.

If something was to happen to Cameron or Clegg we'd see a beefed up security over here too you know.

 

[WelshBloke]

If it was the US, there would be a few guards holding the crowd back while at least three would bring her to safety.

It's not surprising though, it wasn't all that long ago when Gifford was shot in the face and before that there have been numerous threats and attempts on politicians life in the US, it's quite a different climate over there.

If something was to happen to Cameron or Clegg we'd see a beefed up security over here too you know.

Or maybe throw a party. :sneaky:

 

[CanOWorms]

yes but crazies are everywhere. i know aussies really dont have guns but good god she could have been easily stabbed.

It's part of the monarchy culture. The highest level of security must be provided to the monarch. Thus, the Prime Minister must be given a lower level of treatment. To do otherwise would be to disturb the natural order of things.


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[JohnOfSheffield]

Or maybe throw a party. :sneaky:

We're not a sheithole with dictators for life as our representatives, you get your vote.

I know you were kidding but it's not all that funny.

Besides, i think Clegg is one of the best politicians we've had in a LONG time, a true liberal in every sense of the word. Don't like Cameron much though, hopefully we can get rid of him come next election, but even if Labour wins then i hope that the LibDems are still in a position to share the power, either party needs the influence to stop them from going full retard.

Personally though, i'd like to see the LibDems in power.

 

[IonusX]

ah should have let her get it. she's been a fairly lousy PM.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

I herp, i herp, i herpaderp derp,
I herpaderp derp with all the herp,
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Catchy tune, did your mongolian icelandic tibetian friend give that to your tibetian indian beloved patriot arse or did you come up with it yourself?

 

[CrackRabbit]

That's not really true, the apartheid wasn't instituted in law in Australia.

If you want to say that the culture actually made it the same, i'd say that it's worse in some places in the US TODAY than it was in the 80's in Australia (i spent a few years traveling Australia in the 80's)

You are correct, Apartheid was much worse than what Australia had.
It was still institutionalized racism though.
You are also correct in stating that (sadly) is likely worse in some parts of the US today than the Aussies were then.

 

[pcgeek11]

Australia is racist.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

You are correct, Apartheid was much worse than what Australia had.
It was still institutionalized racism though.
You are also correct in stating that (sadly) is likely worse in some parts of the US today than the Aussies were then.

Culturally speaking, i'm sure there was in some places, give people the room to be racists and chances are there will be a group of idiots who wants to blame another group for their problems or think less of them because it's way easier than trying to better yourself.

There are retards everywhere, i think it's the inbreeding, we have the BNP and ELF over here so we are far from in the clear here either.