Hackers, Violence and Heat
Jan. 1st, 2006 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tcpipSpent New Year's Eve with the fine crew of 2600 at their private function at RMIT. Fine people, fine conversation and a fine time had by all.
Unfortunately on the way home I was set upon by a group of thugs who decided that I was a "faggot" (is the hair? my short shorts? how do they know?) and such state deserved bodily violence.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
caseopaya stepped in to my defense, bless her brave heart, and was unfortunately on the end of a few receiving blows as well.
Some by-standers called for the police and half a dozen turned up within a few minutes to drag the offendors away. We're OK, having a few cuts and bruises. We both have splendid shiners on our right eye andcaseopaya has a nasty cut on her nose. My glasses are lost (I have a spare set) and my Serdar Argic t-shirt is destroyed. :/
Many years ago I remember Melbourne as being a safe and enlightened city, where people prided themselves on their style and looking or being a little unusual was a source for compliments, not attacks.
It's been a tad warm here as well. "The bureau at 10am changed its estimated top temperature forecast to 33 — only to see the mercury bounce back in the afternoon and hit a record for New Year's Eve of 42.9 at 5.14pm. It was still a roasting 42.1 at 7pm."
I had other things to write about as well, but they'll have to wait for another day. Last night's events have a certain proirity.
Unfortunately on the way home I was set upon by a group of thugs who decided that I was a "faggot" (is the hair? my short shorts? how do they know?) and such state deserved bodily violence.
caseopaya stepped in to my defense, bless her brave heart, and was unfortunately on the end of a few receiving blows as well.Some by-standers called for the police and half a dozen turned up within a few minutes to drag the offendors away. We're OK, having a few cuts and bruises. We both have splendid shiners on our right eye and
caseopaya has a nasty cut on her nose. My glasses are lost (I have a spare set) and my Serdar Argic t-shirt is destroyed. :/Many years ago I remember Melbourne as being a safe and enlightened city, where people prided themselves on their style and looking or being a little unusual was a source for compliments, not attacks.
It's been a tad warm here as well. "The bureau at 10am changed its estimated top temperature forecast to 33 — only to see the mercury bounce back in the afternoon and hit a record for New Year's Eve of 42.9 at 5.14pm. It was still a roasting 42.1 at 7pm."
I had other things to write about as well, but they'll have to wait for another day. Last night's events have a certain proirity.
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Date: 2006-01-01 09:29 am (UTC)Many people blame the beret for all sorts of things ;-)
There is a very real sense that the increasing political and cultural "us and them" attitude over the past ten years means that incidents like this will be increasingly common. I suspect this is not just an Australian trend but a worldwide one.
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Date: 2006-01-02 02:52 pm (UTC)Two gangs had a frickin' SHOOTOUT on a busy street during boxing day sales. A 15 year old girl was killed.
I have absolutely NO SYMPATHY for people who get involved with gangs. Seriously. And the people who beat you up because they thought you were a 'faggot' are just as low down on the scum scale as someone who goes out and starts a shootout on a busy street because someone called them names.
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Date: 2006-01-02 08:35 pm (UTC)They are complete low lifes, no doubt about it.
It is also seems very difficult for a person brought up in such an environment to leave it. In actual fact it's easy: all they have to do is realise that what their friends do is wrong and leave the environment.