So little things turn into big things really quick, especially with a bored bunch of media hanging out the way they do. The only thing approaching violence I saw was the guy threatening the cop with a spear. He was pushing and shoving first and deserved the shove he got. Pointing a spear at someone like that would have gotten him shot if it were the US, so good thing we're not such a gun happy culture....
I see the new matilda article quoted Jack Waterford. He's a conspiracy nutter type who despite the moutains of evidence to the contrary, is unshakable in his conviction that the assassination of Colin Winchester was done by the AFP, and Eastman was framed by the cops. He's got a bit of an agenda going when it comes to anything he has to say about the AFP, imo...
If you can bear wading through some of the shit comments, there's some discussion been going on about whether or not it was the right thing to do rushing Gillard and Abbott out like that (I think it was a bad decision). It's pretty clear that someone had tipped the organisers of the window-banging brigade off about where Gillard would be, and on the fifth page of the comments, someone's said that one of Gillard's advisors has admitted tipping them off and has resigned. I don't know if they've gotten that from the media, or whether they're in the know, or just making stuff up, I don't know. That place has a pretty high proportion of public servants posting during the week, so I usually give credence to some of the stuff that's said, especially if they work in whatever department's involved...
Hold yr nose. There's some nasty stuff in this...
http://the-riotact.com/julia-trapped-by-an-angry-mob-at-the-tent-embassy/64436
I agree with what Mick Gooda said. Stuff like that doesn't help with reconciliation at all....
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