Should the chasers have been arrested?

If you or I did this we would be either dead or locked up.
It makes the laws brought in specifically for APEC a farse if nothing more comes of it.

The whole project has shown breaches from shows Lawyers down to the Hire Car Company's respect for law and order. Government ministers had to know as did police.
If the lawyers didn't inform they should be struck off shows the level of corruption and their thoughts on your the tax payers $$$ which will be used to bail these idiots out once again.
Remember these lawyers work for the ABC or the Chasers show, its your money as tax payers pays for the show.

For many years Australian entertainers have followed in USA shoes doing stunts like this.
Norman Gunston, Paul Hogan and Strop and many others.

I love a laugh (never watched the show) but at what cost ??? Could this create a situation in the future of a over reactive security officer.

Royalty around the world have had breaches as well as politicians either for political stunts or satire some have died because of it. oeplle have been put in jail for less ask Amnisty International.

Did anyone see that weird ad on SBS last night slagging off bush and howard about being friendly with Indonesia? It looked like someone hacked into SBS's broadcast because I'm sure their board would never have allowed that content..........truthful as it was.

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Question, Who would have ordered the snipers to shoot. I was under the impression that the snipers would have been given orders to only shoot in dire circumstances or when given the order to take the shot NOT BEFORE. A motorcade of official looking cars isnt dire circumstances, unless someone in higher authority gave them permission to take the shot no shooting will (and did) occur

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The US snipers (and other US security personnel) have been given authority to shoot to kill if in their opinion the safety of the US president may be in danger.

They have also been given idemnity from prosecution in those cases.

So if Bush had been outside the hotel (arriving or leaving for one of his travels) at the same time as the chasers stunt there would no longer be any chasers left.

Peter.

This show is pathetic.
Stupid kids embarrasing good people, most of the time. :~

I was seriously offended when they turned up at the Melbourne chamber orchestra concert, chanting crap.
Me?? I'd march on down to them, grab one buy the hair and drag him out. Just watch the others follow. :ranting2:

Alas, SWMBO would have blasted me for such an act. And others too. :C

If you know someone may be offended buy something that you do to them, you don't do it. Right???? OH???? You do?
If we get a reaction, is it providing amusement for others? At someones expense?
Stupid imature behaviour. I've got no sense of humour????. Yeah right!

Respect others professionalism and public image that they wish to maintain.

If you're a journalist with a camera, wanting to talk to me, do not raise your camera BEFORE you approach me. :~ They don't! :~

And pay me well!
If a camera crew asks you " Hey wanna get your face on TV?" You say,
" Yeah sure".
Then say " I will be potentially facilitating the the profit gains of your media org so you must pay me !".

Scum. Many.....( surely not all) of them, cause their muck rakers. Give them nothing. Just look at Ch9 and other stupid current affairs progs.
Are you pwr points killing you? Are you getting the right amount of toppings on your pizza. Then they pick on some store to compliment their story. Stupid behaviour.
Hmmm.... pizza. I get the toppings I want, ha he. :doh:

:D :2tsup: sign, .....someone......... ha he. :roll:

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I was seriously offended when they turned up at the Melbourne chamber orchestra concert, chanting crap.
Me?? I'd march on down to them, grab one buy the hair and drag him out.

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That was very, very funny:D And it was all pre planed, the members of the orchestra were in on the joke.

Dont take things so serious rgum:D

If the Chaser boys ran for office, I would vote for them in a heartbeat.....

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If the Chaser boys ran for office, I would vote for them in a heartbeat.....

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And I would vote for the snipers!

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And I would vote for the snipers!

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http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...1&d=1189228428

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Originally Posted by Sturdee

The US snipers (and other US security personnel) have been given authority to shoot to kill if in their opinion the safety of the US president may be in danger.

They have also been given idemnity from prosecution in those cases.

So if Bush had been outside the hotel (arriving or leaving for one of his travels) at the same time as the chasers stunt there would no longer be any chasers left.

Peter.

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Hi Peter

Are you dead sure the us has snipers here. I know the body guards are armed (the only country we let in to carry weapons :rolleyes: ) but have never heard of snipers. Could be wrong a course :)

cheers

Lignum. I've not heard that the Melb Chamb Orch were in on it.

I'll take your word for it though. :U
I'm in for a good laugh....ofcourse! :2tsup: But not in such an undignified way I reckon.

It purses me off that any media org can write and say what ever they like about anyone. Nearly anything :rolleyes: . Or invade and convict you on TV with a report about you. I dislike journalists who display contempt for dignity.
ABC aftrenoon radio recently said that there are no laws telling media that they can't film and publish whatever they like. This is gross.

Was it ok for Ch7 to publish personal medical records of a human living in this world? No ....it was not ok. AFL footballers I mean.

As a player I would tell them at the start of my playing yrs that they must 1st seek my permission to write about me and I would be proof reading it. No one has a right to know anything about me if I choose to maintain a private life. On and off the field.
Rubbish to say " But your public property". Rubbish.!

The public convict innocent people by media. And then they've found to be innocent of whatever it was. They are muck rakers. Misfits. ABC radio is great. :2tsup:

But taken over buy comedians I'm sad to say. And now the TV is heading that way. But I love Spick'n' Specks. ABC has Foreign correspondant and some good people programs and current affairs. All good too.

Cheers. :2tsup:

Christopha??? I love a good target shoot. Bring on the snipers. :2tsup:

:U Misfits are good fun to target when they unfairely target unsuspecting decent people. Not Dubbya though. :o

Might of even get Little Johnny outa office if it had of happened. Bugger! :o. But he won't recall will he?. Or say " I wasn't informed".

Cheers. :2tsup:

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Hi Peter

Are you dead sure the us has snipers here. I know the body guards are armed (the only country we let in to carry weapons :rolleyes: ) but have never heard of snipers. Could be wrong a course :)

cheers

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According to the news there was a small contingent of snipers (to be used in their own choppers to overfly the the US motor cavalcade) amongst the 650 US personnel that accompanies the US president on his little jaunt down here.

All of them have been given diplomatic status and thus immunity.

I believe that all APEC delegates and their entourage have diplomatic status so I would be very surprised if the Russian and Chinese delegation didn't carry arms as well.


Peter.

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It purses me off that any media org can write and say what ever they like about anyone. Nearly anything :rolleyes: . Or invade and convict you on TV with a report about you. I dislike journalists who display contempt for dignity.
ABC aftrenoon radio recently said that there are no laws telling media that they can't film and publish whatever they like. This is gross.

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Not quite true. There are laws of libel and privacy that govern what is printed.

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Was it ok for Ch7 to publish personal medical records of a human living in this world? No ....it was not ok. AFL footballers I mean.

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Also not true. Ch 7 did not publish personal medical records of anyone. They reported that illegal drug taking was rife in one AFL club. Talk about the AFL and their players shooting the messenger rather than facing up to the ugly reality that illegal drug taking is rife in the AFL and the clubs, league and players are covering up such illegalities.

But I agree with you on Spicks and Specks.


Peter.

If they want to show up security then sneak into Lucas Heights, Pine Gap. Amberley, Williamstown or any one of a dozen other places.

They did it for ratings, no other purpose, and as far as I know, chasing ratings is not amongst any of the mitigating circumstances for a crime, so toss the book at them.

At face value this stuff may be funny, but what would have happened if it had coincided with a real problem? The security staff would have a nightmare on their hands and those chaser guys would have been in a pretty serious bunfight. Putting themselves and others at risk.

It was immature and dangerous, they proved their point at the FIRST checkpoint, so why on earth keep going if it wasn't for ratings?

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If they want to show up security then sneak into Lucas Heights,

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Been done already:
The Chaser's War on Everything - Terrorist security response

What about the fact that if they had of been genuine terrorists with a bomb and an appetite for destruction, then they would have gotten far enough in to create an International incident.

The only incidents/terry wrist attacks that the governments and their high-level 'intelligence' groups behind them don't have control over, are events like the Boxing Day Tsunami....get my drift?

IMHO of course.:shutup1:

Not from where I'm sitting! Standing outside Lucas Heights with a video camera is not exactly "sneaking in" is it?

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Not from where I'm sitting! Standing outside Lucas Heights with a video camera is not exactly "sneaking in" is it?

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I think an RPG or a shoulder fired Rocket launcher would do it from there. Where do you get one? steal one from the ADF...its been done.

I think its pathetic that so much money is being wasted to give the moron president a BBQ and a sales boos t for Drizabone coats Iwhich are basically for maintain cattlemen to wear. They're all a bunch of tossers and they should have had their stupid meeting via video link. Ahhh..but I forgot, Bush can't work out how to turn a video camera on....
And, why on earth would the US send 20 vehicles and 650 support/security personnel to a "friendly" country. Were they scared the Chaser crew might get to him?....:rolleyes::((

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Originally Posted by rgum

This show is pathetic.
Stupid kids embarrasing good people, most of the time. :~

I was seriously offended when they turned up at the Melbourne chamber orchestra concert, chanting crap.
Me?? I'd march on down to them, grab one buy the hair and drag him out. Just watch the others follow. :ranting2:

Alas, SWMBO would have blasted me for such an act. And others too. :C

If you know someone may be offended buy something that you do to them, you don't do it. Right???? OH???? You do?
If we get a reaction, is it providing amusement for others? At someones expense?
Stupid imature behaviour. I've got no sense of humour????. Yeah right!

Respect others professionalism and public image that they wish to maintain.

If you're a journalist with a camera, wanting to talk to me, do not raise your camera BEFORE you approach me. :~ They don't! :~

And pay me well!
If a camera crew asks you " Hey wanna get your face on TV?" You say,
" Yeah sure".
Then say " I will be potentially facilitating the the profit gains of your media org so you must pay me !".

Scum. Many.....( surely not all) of them, cause their muck rakers. Give them nothing. Just look at Ch9 and other stupid current affairs progs.
Are you pwr points killing you? Are you getting the right amount of toppings on your pizza. Then they pick on some store to compliment their story. Stupid behaviour.
Hmmm.... pizza. I get the toppings I want, ha he. :doh:

:D :2tsup: sign, .....someone......... ha he. :roll:

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Best lay off the juice mate or get back on your medication!

My! What a touchy thread this has turned out to be.

How about this for an "out there" scenario.

The chasers could really be terrorists. They have the perfect cover now. Develop a "take the out of everything TV show" and then nobody takes them seriously enough to be a real threat. They are recognisable to the cops by now who lower their weapons when they realise it's only those idiots.

Then the dummy TV cameras open to reveal horrible weapons of mass destruction.etc etc etc....

The yank security, who have their sense of humo(u)r genetically altered, no doubt think this is quite a reasonable possibility. Hence, shoot now, too late for questions later.

End of problem.

Lots of fun isn't it.

WB

G'day,

Arrested? :no: They showed how farcical the secuirity lockdown is.

They showed what a total crock and waste of money that goes into "fighting terrorism" is. The new money is in putting up your hand and tendering as a secuirity adviser and making a motza really doing nothing to fight against nothing.

Flame me, tar me whatever - the only crime is the money handed out from the bottomless pit to fight against a threat which really I don't believe we have to worry too much about.

The other crime is the arrogance shown by world leaders that a city is virtually shut down for these people.

Rant over. :U

Onya Chasers. :2tsup:

Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying terrorism doesn't exist or a possible threat - but the way we're taking it as gospel? And the knee jerk reaction?

The Chaser are often very funny, I like the pursuit trivia and 10 questions in 10 seconds and firth is occasionally OK. But when they go into a store and trial out the product as its done in the ad, I have felt a little cold. Some of the young kids working look like they're shyting themselves.

arrested
charged
jailed
some serious ass kicking of the dopy ground pounders who did not do their job properly

I can understand the funny part of this, and I get the bit about showing up the security flaws, so well done for that. As others have said, the guards/police need their bums kicked for that.

We really should not be so keen to be see a precedent set that means laws for the masses don't apply to the media. If they had been protesters who did the same thing the poor sods would still be looking out of the holding cell windows.

If their intent was really about showing a security flaw they should have stopped once they had been given permission to pass, and not continued the charade into a dangerous environment. That was just a push for ratings.

Bleedin. Yep...I'm laying off the . Been a few days now. Feels good! :U
And I'm on the medication for a few yrs now. Woodworking is my medication. ha he :U

I don't do any sort of drugs. Not even a Bex. :oo: Any! Well.........Except for the timber drug. :rolleyes: :D
Not having a go either. :D

Sturdee.....I've heard ABC in the arvos say it. Twice now. There's not a lot anyone can do to stop the media saying whatever they want about anyone. Lindy in the afternoons.
As for drugs in sport....It still isn't right to publish names or a club name, how ever they did it.
CH7 were just trying to be the first... as journos do. It's pathetic. And it backfired on them.

Arrest the buggers....incarcirate them for many mnths and set an example. Goodbye chasers. Hello Spicks.

Bleedin...are my opinions too ideal or stern? Can't I say " No don't film me?" " No don't write about me?" Yes I can. And enforce it too.

Now lets get bk in the bloody shed. :~ :D :D :D

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Arrest the buggers....

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Thats not very nice Rgum.

They maybe a joke.......but really the whole worlds a bigger joke isn't it.

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Thats not very nice Rgum.

They maybe a joke.......but really the whole worlds a bigger joke isn't it.

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Now you're getting it AP, welcome to the light.

Back on topic please. :)

Please reread the header - Should the chasers have been arrested.

Further OT posts will be deleted.


Cheers................Sean

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Back on topic please. :)

Please reread the header - Should the chasers have been arrested.

Further OT posts will be deleted.


Cheers................Sean

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Aw gee's boss sorry :doh:

Yes they should have been like the fellow in SMH this morning http://www.smh.com.au/news/apec/jail...783554892.html

or is this signs of the heavy handedness since the Chaser incident will they get the same treatment as this guy in court are they in jail or allready bailed yes they are free

Holly friggin hell sounds of F18 jets chasing light aircraft over head went to se yep sure is

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<!--articleExtras-wrap--> <bod> </bod>Two F/A-18 fighter jets have reportedly fired flares at a light plane that entered restricted airspace over Sydney.
A witness told Macquarie Radio that shortly before 3pm (AEST) today, he saw the plane enter restricted airspace over Penrith, in Sydney's west, before having flares fired at it by the two jets.
"This light plane came over in restricted airspace because of APEC and these two fighter jets come out in the middle of nowhere and were flying flares at it," the witness said.
"Right over the top of Penrith, it was amazing. I've never seen anything like it."
It was reported the plane had been escorted to Bankstown Airport and that the pilot was being questioned.
Macquarie Radio said it had unconfirmed reports that the city had undergone major lockdowns as a result of the security breach during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
A Defence spokesman said the department had no details of the incident at present.

Hi Wheelin,

Probably saw my kids chucking brown eyes at them...... wannabe Chasers

The story I have heard was the cessna lodged a flight plan, had it approved, was delayed by a number of hours. He then flew out flying to the flight plan, and was forced down???

Me thinks someone other than the pilot is going to get their !@#$% kicked for approving a flight plan over restricted airspace

the Chasers should be congratulated for brining a bit of good ol aussie humour to the APEC farce. I mean really, who gives a crap about presidential tossers and why should the good people of Sydney be denied access to their city centre for a week just cos the worlds leaders make themselves an obvious target. have people lost sense of humor and a sense of a fair go....? The terrorist laws and security melodrama are an overkill and the chasers pointed that out, good on em. Personally i dont give a crap if someone with a beard kills GWB or Howie or the president of friggin China, I dont know anyone who does care....I like Putin of Russia because he goes fishing in Siberia, good on him, did he get a chance to go fishing in Sydney Harbour, no, why ? because security was too tight...the fish were frisked and ordered out of the exclusion zone... the money they spent on security, millions would have been better spent helping the poor..or homeless..of Sydeny bring humor back and lets all have a good laugh at the sorry friggin mess our lunatic leaders and gotten us into....... Osama Bin Chaser for president.... ho hum

Another view is that GW has in his own way stopped many of his counties companies from operating for 4 days in Sydney due to his visit. Along with many other major world wide corperations a news item I saw this morning was urging all to return to normal ASAP begging for the loses they made to be made up.

Done & dusted.