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cpaf posted:Is this even a proper terrorist attack yet? It's a hostage situation with no casualties, no bombs, no demands and the only indication it isn't anything more than a poorly-thought out hostage situation is the shahada flag. Right now it doesn't even compare to the likes of the Bali or London bombings or obviously the 9/11 attacks, outside of very questionable sources saying there are bombs everywhere in Sydney, and I don't see how this could prop up a disintegrating government for the next two years cpaf posted:Is this even a proper terrorist attack yet? It's a hostage situation with no casualties, no bombs, no demands and the only indication it isn't anything more than a poorly-thought out hostage situation is the shahada flag. Right now it doesn't even compare to the likes of the Bali or London bombings or obviously the 9/11 attacks, outside of very questionable sources saying there are bombs everywhere in Sydney, and I don't see how this could prop up a disintegrating government for the next two years It's two idiots with guns and a flag. If they try anything they will be deader than 10 dead things. It's really nothing to worry about at all.
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Scroller just said one person has been arrested?cpaf posted:Is this even a proper terrorist attack yet? It's a hostage situation with no casualties, no bombs, no demands and the only indication it isn't anything more than a poorly-thought out hostage situation is the shahada flag. Right now it doesn't even compare to the likes of the Bali or London bombings or obviously the 9/11 attacks, outside of very questionable sources saying there are bombs everywhere in Sydney, and I don't see how this could prop up a disintegrating government for the next two years e:one man has been arrested and people are being evacuated from the building.
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Splode posted:He is about to do a press thing, apparently. I'm ready for some duuuuuumb stuff! Goodies and Baddies. Also if this is in the CBD then wouldn't there be CCTV camera's everywhere? Why hasn't the suspect been narrowed down yet?
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Murodese posted:Lone gunman holds up cafe. If the flag wasn't there, this would've flown completely under the radar. Not at this location, a pretty huge chunk of the CBD has been evacuated and/or sent home from work
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I'm betting this is going to end in a very Australian way with absolutely nothing dramatic happening and the guy agreeing to surrender.
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Murodese posted:Lone gunman holds up cafe. If the flag wasn't there, this would've flown completely under the radar. a siege in martin place would be pretty big news regardless because sydney
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One guy arrested near scene, people apparently being evacuated (from Lindt? unsure)
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katlington posted:Scroller just said one person has been arrested? I think they're talking about the one arrested during a raid before the hostage-taking this morning. Edit: No, but unrelated to this incident. UrbanLabyrinth fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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He was 200m away, apparently. e; my fav twitter account: Bolt Comments @boltcomments 29s30 seconds ago Apparantly they [Lindt] refused to make their products Halal ee; Bolt Comments @boltcomments 16s16 seconds ago The terrorists in Martin Place are likely genuine refugees or the children thereof, most likely bought in by Malcolm Fraser from Lebanon. ee; he was unrelated Murodese fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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Gough Suppressant posted:a siege in martin place would be pretty big news regardless because sydney The Prime Minister of Australia would not be giving a loving press conference about it at parliament house though
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bell jar posted:gently caress you
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Murodese posted:One guy arrested near scene, people apparently being evacuated (from Lindt? unsure) e: Beaten like a suspected terrorist.
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Smudgie Buggler posted:Why? You said yourself we hardly ever see them, and never when they're not unequivocally called for. It's good to be disturbed by militancy, even if it's warranted.
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Gough Suppressant posted:a siege in martin place would be pretty big news regardless because sydney I imagine a siege like this in the Melbourne CBD would probably be just as big a deal
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ABC is reporting the guy thats been arrested has nothing to do with the gunman. Probably a cameraman trying to crib the boundary after being warned umpteen times to gently caress off.
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cpaf posted:Is this even a proper terrorist attack yet? It's a hostage situation with no casualties, no bombs, no demands and the only indication it isn't anything more than a poorly-thought out hostage situation is the shahada flag. Not really, doesn't stop our media from leading the audience down that road though. Some people don't actually need facts to allow them to cry from the rooftops all sorts of garbage. Really the best thing to do is turn the news feed off and let it play itself out. I should follow my own advice as I've probably spent an unproductive hour this morning following the siege. The only thing different from this and many other siege situations that probably occur on a weekly basis is that yes a Shahada flag is on display and it's in Martin Place.
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In case anyone doesn't follow the SA Facebook page:
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Murodese posted:He was 200m away, apparently. *twitches with rage*
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I thought the secret Santa joke was funny but I read it as a real present accidentally being sent to the wrong address , not as a bomb being sent as the present.
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Senor Tron posted:I thought the secret Santa joke was funny but I read it as a real present accidentally being sent to the wrong address , not as a bomb being sent as the present. Same. Systematic posted:*twitches with rage*
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T-1000 posted:Humour can be a healthy response to horror. I'll second this, some of us have not so nice jobs. It's a way of handling not so nice things - it doesn't mean that the welfare of individuals or the gravity of the situation has not been taken into account.
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Chiwie posted:Has anyone here been to burger bro? I feel really bad for wanting to go now because of that sign.
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Eh? Abbott released a statement, does this mean no facer? E: thanks autocorrect
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I thought the Splode dogpiling was pretty funny myself
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Personally I'm waiting for the full results of the MYEFO report as well as more information on the current Sydney siege events before I make a firm decision on whether any of the potentially offensive and irresponsible jokes made in this thread will be something I can find satisfactorily humourous
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Report says someone called from inside the Cafe to tell 2GB to tell the police back off. But that's social media reporting it.
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Comstar posted:Report says someone called from inside the Cafe to tell 2GB to tell the police back off. But that's social media reporting it. Has that EVER worked?
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cpaf posted:Personally I'm waiting for the full results of the MYEFO report as well as more information on the current Sydney siege events before I make a firm decision on whether any of the potentially offensive and irresponsible jokes made in this thread will be something I can find satisfactorily humourous we should have a royal commission imo
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Reckon we can safely ignore 2GB
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Comstar posted:Report says someone called from inside the Cafe to tell 2GB to tell the police back off. But that's social media reporting it. 2GB! THE MOST TRUSTED STATION! AND NOW EMERGENCY CALL CENTER!
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Senor Tron posted:I thought the secret Santa joke was funny but I read it as a real present accidentally being sent to the wrong address , not as a bomb being sent as the present. Yeah that's how I intended it, "I sent an auspol person a bomb lol" wouldn't be very funny.
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Splode posted:Yeah that's how I intended it, "I sent an auspol person a bomb lol" wouldn't be very funny. It would be if it was raptorfag or IWC
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Gridlocked posted:I feel really bad for wanting to go now because of that sign. A bunch of my friends who work in PR were talking about how the Lindt branding was very visible in the live stream, which was darkly amusing.
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Getting reports from 2GB that Ray Hadley has personally stormed Lindt with only his fists and a crying eagle. Gunman appears to have been "kicked directly into hell", according to Ray Hadley.
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Glad i'm not the only person wanting a burger bro?
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Best outcome I'm hoping for: - No injuries or deaths at all - The hostage taker(s) come out of this looking like big nongs
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Pyramid Scheme posted:Best outcome I'm hoping for: Police Arrest Islamic Drongos
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Are there any Australian news stations that stream during times like this? I'm seeing different reports of 13 hostages and upwards of 40 hostages.
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