If you're referring to the civil unrest, I doubt it because it seems to be happening at night.

It is disconcerting though and I would hesitate to bring my family there now because of this.

Shame on All for their rioting. This is no different to cowardly terrorist tactics of hit/run and hide......

Why can't we all live in peace ????

We had a good turn out to our BBQ on Sunday for NSWKBA. Let me add that no one really knew about the riots in Cronulla till later. There are heaps of Middle Eastern Folk that frequent Doll's Pt. Mainly they bring their families and have BBQs and are quite reserved from my point of view. I have never had a problem.

I saw a handfull of kiters there today at Brighton. Seems like the dirt bags only come out at night anyway to cause trouble. Kinda like most vermin on this planet.

However after seeing the carnage happening now I would'nt go to Cronulla/Maroubra if you paid me. I am a dark skinned person of asian decent and Catholic might I add. I would stand a chance explaining myself to a mob of rednecks the difference between me an a so called "Leb/wog".

All dark skinned folk are in trouble now because of this. Let me extend this to all ethnics are in trouble. Not all so called white Australians feel this way however if you venture into Cronulla or Maroubra you may reconsider.

I have lost my kite at Boat Harbour and the Cronulla life guards saved it. They are gold in my opinion and any scumbag that bashes a life guard isnt worth spitting on. For God sake they are volunteers.

I truly hope this is better policed. Our laws have serious loop poles that certain low lives regardless of race or religion like to challenge and with no retribution other than a slap on the wrist. Police have no real respect from crims and its about time they were allowed to do their job properly without fear of being sued or fired.

May God Save Us All

Brighton is fine, they're all Greek over there anyway. The lebanese gangs are coming in and causing trouble with the greeks aswell. It's been happening in Cronulla for years, I've been hit in the face myself by a gang and it's only because I had a group of mates up the road that I didn't get the crap belted out of me.

I'm not one to get into riots, and I think it's disgusting that those paramedics got hit with bottles for saving those Lebanese but what these guys in Cronulla are doing is nothing compared to what we've copped over the years. The media is only showing half the story. I'm working at Sutho hospital and it was closed last night cause of threats from the lebanese. On Sunday night police were called cause gangs were waiting at St George to belt people as they came into casuality. I know it's not all Lebanese but something has to be done about these gangs and the cops aren't doing anything about it. Too bad they won't fight fairly, the big groups are only gonna scare them away so they'll come back and hit everyone while they're taking kids for a walk or mowing the lawn. I've heard so many stories from Aussies that have been doing innocent things and been belted it makes me sick, nearly to the point that I feel like joining the guys at the beach.

Bah, I feel like hitting someone now. **** day at work, all these ppl getting belted is making the place busy.

PS. You'd be right Uber, there was an Asian guy cooking sausages down at Cronulla for everyone on Sunday I heard and he was a hero. I think it's just if you have bling, a wierdly shaved head, and walk around like your king **** that you need to be worried.

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A sad state of affairs indeed.

I would avoid cronulla (or anywhere else in the shire for that matter) if your suntan makes you anything darker than a sheet of photocopy paper, if your hair isnt bleached blonde, you don't have an australia cross tattoo on your back, and you dont drive a ute with 2 dogs in the back. And your dogs had better be tough.

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I once use to surf out there as a outsider and never once had a problem with the locals. Not personaly anyway.

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Originally posted by carbine

just think without lebos there would be no fat pizza.

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actally bobo is italian

I think a major cause of this very ugly development has been the media!

I think the lowest scum in Australia is still the media and I think there is a case for a class action suit against 2GB for inciting the riots, by the people who suffered.

I say we take 2GB off air. 2GB reminded me of the Hutu (Rwanda) radio stations.

Why aren't the new terror laws being applied to them???
All I ever hear is how Al-Qeada is preping for this and that and how Muslims are bad and whacko. I haven't heard a single good thing said about them. It sickens me to think that a repeat of the Nazi/Jewish problem could occur.

What we have here is a war between the Western Media and Islam.
Go on try it out for yourself turn on the News and count how many times you hear Terror or Terrorism.

I'll shut up before I really get fired up.

Citizen of Earth.

I was at Dolls over the weekend and a friend of mine was kiting at Wanda ....neither of us had any problems.

I felt more scared on Monday night when I stopped by a BWS on the way to visit a friend in Maroubra.

This current state of affairs won't stop me kiting my local spots, I'll just make sure that I don't drive through any areas of concern after sunset.

It's disgusting that even as I sit at work there are text messages flying around about "bashing each other" and I've also just read a document from a Surf Life Saving Club near Newcastle warning its members that their could be a threat to their safety this weekend.
This is totally sickening, it's the sort of thing I moved to Australia to get away from.

One of the emails I've recieved.

FYI

Please forward this warning to everyone you know, particularly residents of Cronulla, and the Sutherland Shire in general.

I am not normally interested in spreading messages of fear, but I would never forgive myself in this instance if I didn't, with the majority of my friends and family living in the Shire. I have been advised that there will be a serious retaliation to yesterday's rally in Cronulla, this Sunday, 18 December in Cronulla, by several very large Lebanese gangs. The groups involved include the Lebanese gangs of Bankstown, Punchbowl, Auburn and so on. I have been shown the messages that are being sent around amongst these communities organising this retaliation, which include advising gang members to come to Cronulla "strapped", which means armed with guns, and I'm sure most likely more than that.

This is such a terrifying thought. Other than advising the police, which I have already done, I don't really know what else to do other than warn everyone I know, and urge you to also warn every single person you can, who lives in, or may be at Cronulla, or the Shire on Sunday.

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Having been a resident of Cronulla for 10 years, I understand some of the frustrations from locals who live in the Shire with regards to the large groups of people, mostly males, of Middle Eastern background heading down to Cronulla Beach in gangs to intimidate others and generally cause trouble. I have been made to feel uncomfortable, harrassed and intimidated myself, on the beach by such groups. And I also understand that the cruel and senseless bashing of two Cronulla lifesavers last week, was for many Shire residents, the final straw.

But also, in saying that, with our real estate business being in Padstow - a strong multicultural area, we have dealings with many different types of people, and many different nationalities, including people of Middle Eastern background, both Christian, Muslim, Australian born and non Australian born, who feel very fortunate to be able to live in our country, many of whom have whole heartedly assimilated into our culture, and although they follow their own religions, still have respect for Australian culture and way of life. But I know that unfortunately there are also a large number of people of this background who do not.

I was really saddened by the extent of racial hatred shown at Cronulla on Sunday. Surely there must be something else that can be done to not only make Cronulla a safe and enjoyable place to be, but also to restore peace between these two groups, other than these extreme actions? Can there be a meeting between leaders or heads of each community to discuss how this can be sorted out...? Does anyone have any ideas? Because where it is at right now is unbelievably frightening

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thanks Jeff - sounds like you know a few of the people in this recent photo of the Cronulla Riots then?



Please explain...

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Just the main one and he's since apologized for his actions

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Society has 2 options put them in jail or split them up and improve their prospects, or put Ecstacy in the water.

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Or just leagalist pot! lolz

No worries, I guess I misinterpreted your post.

All I can say is that I like, red *****, white *****, yellow *****, black puss and even smelly *****.

And don't step on anybody, cos people don't like being steped on.

And always get all sides of the story before come to a conclusion.

Peace.

Just to get back on topic for a second - ie Brighton, what do you reckon the risks of kiting there this weekend are? Obviously Cronulla and Maroubra are places to avoid, but what about Brighton?

I was there late on Sunday evening. Packed up in the dark and got a pizza across the road. Only found out the following morning there had been some violence in Bay St, I assume whilst I was still there packing up! Scary. What about this weekend? Maybe just stay north of the bridge eh?

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Originally posted by Dub74
I once use to surf out there as a outsider and never once had a problem with the locals. Not personaly anyway.

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that very well may have been the case - would you be willing / silly enough to try your luck this weekend?

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**** yeah, going to Sydney on Wednesday to spend time with family at Xmas. Would feel a **** load safer in the ocean at Cronulla than being alone in a car at a set of lights in Bankstown!