A fascinating item from the Sydney Morning Herald on December 22 reveals that: 'A police officer was punched in the face and a teenager zapped with a stun gun when a carols by candlelight event turned violent in Sydney's inner-west last night.'
Have everyone gone completely bonkers? Based on this example of 'Christmas Cheer', New Years Eve is going to feature riots of regime toppling proportions.
Back to the carols by candlelight, where 'Police say two officers patrolling the crowd were forced to defuse a number of arguments and scuffles before one of the officers, a supervising sergeant, was allegedly punched in the face.' What a great event this must have been. It's right up there with reports of scuffles on the beach at this time of year, as family groups complete for space for cricket, picnics, or whatever else.
Clearly the solution is to avoid all this nonsense, especially the dreaded New Years Eve fireworks. These are the great 'bread and circuses' event of our times. Collectively, we should be ashamed of ourselves that this vast waste of time and money has become so important to us all every New Year. We fool ourselves that the crowding to see it, and then the ridiculous struggle home afterwards, is actually fun. Here is an idea: let's take all the money we spend on fireworks and spend it on something worth caring about. Can anyone think of something?
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Dear Mr Snooks
Unfortunately, it's not newsworthy that many many people attended the Carols event and had a jolly time, causing no trouble or inconvenience to anyone. The actions of a very small minority should not be seen as representative of the general population!
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