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It’s a sunny afternoon and I’m sitting on the grass, headphones in, leaning against a retaining wall in a busy Sydney park. Suddenly, while thumbing through my phone, it’s snatched from my hand, inches from the ground. It all happens so fast I just jump up and yell, “Hey!”.
My brain catches up with what’s happened. A tall man, in a white shirt, sprints away and I see two, thin, white headphone chords flailing behind him.
My phone has been stolen.
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I am not sure who the South Australian Police Commissioner is. Is it still Mal Hyde? Or did we get a new one? You wouldn’t know. Whoever he is, he is, as they say, a quiet man who keeps to himself.
In fairness, it’s not as if the South Australian Police Service has been doing nothing. Earlier this year, via its Twitter site, SAPOL courageously announced that it was launching an all-out blitz on one of the gravest threats to civil society - jaywalking. In a joint venture with Channel Nine, cameras were mounted at some of Adelaide’s most lethal intersections, places such as Beehive Corner which are a magnet for these dangerous criminals, with the offenders being nabbed and shamed as they went about their despicable enterprise.
We can all sleep safer as a result.
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not a sucker says:
some of your comments are a joke ! Bikies ride survailance is nothing but protection from other bikie ter rorist clubs ! Again bikie influence doesent stop with their colors , security companys , drug dealers (they get protection )their cyber or real life stalkers,police & other organisations infiltrations by… Read more »
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not your bussiness says:
police bikie rides survailance , is nothing but protection for bikies from other bikies clubs . When people think bikies they think franchise their security co. Their hackers & stalkers, Their drug dealers , their users , their fish & chips shop that supports them etc. Read more »
Getting ready for my appearance before the High Court in Canberra this week I did some eccentric research. I watched The Castle for the first time.
And whether your name is Daryl or Derryn it is pretty daunting walking up those steps to the towering glass façade of the High Court building in Canberra. With life imitating art, some of the media gang and camera crews who played extras in The Castle were there again in real life for my High Court battle.
That’s where the similarity ended. The battler fighting to retain his home on the grounds that a man’s home is his castle had a suburban solicitor and a QC played by Bud Tingwell against a couple of high-powered lawyers.
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HODYHASEWACHE says:
Hver berygtede stof forhandler, der fik sin start gennem hele enkelte crack epidemi fra 1980’erne og ​​ syntes at være sÃ¥ god placeret pÃ¥ skjule sin færden ideen min mand blev sandsynligvis kendt som “spøgelse” er arresteret sammen overvejer snesevis relateret til andre pÃ¥ kommende afgifter, politiet… Read more »
Hollywood Director Michael Mann probably never dreamed he would grow up and inspire movie-goers around the world to knock over a few banks with their mates.
But seriously, I’m positive anyone who’s seen the latest Mann spectacular, Public Enemies, walked away thinking how cool they’d look robbing a bank with a band of Johnny Depp looking outlaws.
In its first weekend at Aussie cinemas Public Enemies pulled in $3,151,046, knocking the latest wand-swishing Harry Potter installment from its number one spot.
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Jonesy says:
EJ you say the banks deserve it. But do the actual human beings working there deserve to be terrified or worse murdered? I think not. Walk a mile in a robbery victims shoes and you won’t all think this is such a joke. Clearly none of you own businesses that… Read more »
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Jason says:
This article makes me want to write a boring article with stretch and doubtful connections between entertainment and reality. Seriously - toy story glorified being a toy… should I be getting a plastic coating? Read more »
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