It is a shame that this event happens and created a massive conflict amongst the people from this peace and harmony country...
I know most of you have read the articles in papers and saw it live on news...So have I...The condition of this riot is
quite bad right now and it has been going on since Sunday...It all started when some life guards at the beach in Sydney was beaten up by some Middle Eastern- looking youths when they tried to stop them from harrasing women on the beach...It was like the "last straw" for the people down there and smses started to spread around the place on the date and place this event will take place...At first, it was thought as a joke but the tension grows and people started to take this seriously...A couple of people were arrested and many end up in the hospital...
Now the other side of the story...
You won't understand this unless you live or have lived in Sydney (I don't either at first, coz I never lived in Sydney before)...
From several people that I had conversations with about this issue, it seems these Lebenese people should have expected it coming to them...I AM NOT refering that all Lebenese people in Australia, don't get me wrong...The people that I am refering to are the Lebenese in Sydney who controls the suburbs by bullying, harrasing and going around scaring people in a group of 10 or more people...They robbed, harrased, bullied, threaten to rape, and bashed people and that is what they do...It is a matter of having the upper hand in power/control...There are other racial gangs in Sydney like the Viatnamese and the Aborigines and of coz the Aussies...
There are many innocent Lebenese people in Sydney that just want peace and freedom to do anything they want in their life, just as the Aussies...Some of them are proud and glad to be in this country to start a new chapter of their lives...A small percentage of them brought their harsh survival behaviour from their past to this place to mark unfamiliar territory as they did came here to seek refuge from their troubled country...
Several people that I know well has shared their experiences with the Lebenese people in Sydney before...Dave was almost mugged (he didn't had any $$ on him at all) and bashed...He and his sister + hubby lived in Sydney before...So did Justin and several other people who are not ashamed to say that they are glad this event finally took place...To them, the hatred is not fuelled by religion but by the people themselves...
I agreed with what Tasha said...Both sides are wrong to attack each other, as they cause more harm to the innocent people living in that areas...Cars were vandalised, broken glasses and bottles are everywhere...Now they are using more dangerous weapons like steel bars and knives...For now this riots haven't spread to Qld yet, so I really hope that all of these will end soon...
For everyone's sake...
~~Hiyah, now I need to learn kung fu...Jackie Chan style~~