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OMG this is hilarious, 100s of Millions spent and a convoy makes it through !!!


Eleven crew from the ABC TV comedy show The Chaser have been detained by police after staging a fake motorcade through Sydney as part of an APEC week stunt.

The team from the satirical TV program The Chaser's War on Everything were in a convoy of three cars and two motorbikes which was reportedly ushered through two checkpoints in Sydney's APEC security "red" zone.

The convoy was pulled over in Macquarie Street on a block adjacent to the InterContinental Hotel, where US President George W Bush is a guest during the APEC summit.

The ABC said Chaser stars Julian Morrow and Chas Licciardello were detained late on Thursday morning following the stunt near the hotel.

Chaser members said they had dressed up a convoy to look like an official Canadian motorcade, on a day during which a number of official motorcades crossed the city.

Southern Cross Broadcasting reported that the convoy carrying the Chaser team passed "through two checkpoints around the hotel before one of The Chaser pranksters jumped out (dressed) as Osama bin Laden".
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http://optuszoo.news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=256135&rss=yes&_cobr=optus
 
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resourcesman said:
when will they show this episode?
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and when will the US late night shows show excerpts ;)

won't it be fascinating to see how it's received over there.

(to be honest, I think the police have enough on their hands, and Chasers would look bludy foolish if there was a real attack. :2twocents)
 
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I thought it was hilarious at first, but on the other hand, the chaser's team could have gotten seriously hurt if those snipers decided to go trigger happy.
 
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trinity said:
I thought it was hilarious at first, but on the other hand, the chaser's team could have gotten seriously hurt if those snipers decided to go trigger happy.
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It's just for show. The ramifications of foreign forces killing citizens in an allied country would be absolutely hurrendous.

But doesn't this just go to show that police are amongst the most stupid and incompetent members of our society?

If they can't even police the barrier, why have it at all? Why not just admit our police force are too stupid to enforce anything properly?
 
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Thank god there are still some larrikins left in this country i though we had all become cooperative zombies.
 
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Can't wait to see this episode.
And last night was pretty funny with one of them dressed in uniform representing an APEC official. It was quite astonishing how unquestioning and obedient the people approached were. We must have become very accustomed to doing as we are told!

Just love the Chaser.
 
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chops_a_must said:
But doesn't this just go to show that police are amongst the most stupid and incompetent members of our society?
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After share traders?

Seriously, if the chaser team did carry the US flag and a George Bush look alike instead of Osama Bin Laden, they would have made it through.
Oh, they were going to do that, but I was told the ABC budget didn't run to 20 black hire cars and a cavalcade of motor bikes.
 
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Why does this thread make a reference to OPEC which is the "Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries"?:)
 
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chops_a_must said:
It's just for show. The ramifications of foreign forces killing citizens in an allied country would be absolutely hurrendous.

But doesn't this just go to show that police are amongst the most stupid and incompetent members of our society?

If they can't even police the barrier, why have it at all? Why not just admit our police force are too stupid to enforce anything properly?
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:rolleyes:
 
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Ah... what a wasted opportunity. It would've been much better if they waited and went all the way to meet Mr Bush. :D
 
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The Chasers war on everything is the best show on Earth!!! :D
 
I see that all involved have now been charged and released on bail!

Unfortunately the authorities didn't have any choice.
 
Funniest thing I’ve seen in a while, still laughing.

Nice to see millions of tax payers dollars spent on top notch security:rolleyes:
 
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=185796&highlight=foolish#post185796
from a previous post on "the terrorists have won" thread.
gee whiz lol
how easy was all this to predict
that chaser's would show them up as - mmm "semi competent."
2020hindsight said:
plenty of dicussion , etc - That's why I enjoy reading these posts ;)
report strange behaviour, bags or cases left in public places etc - YOU BET.
people hanging around bridges etc. Sydney will get plenty of TV on this in the next few weeks believe me ( APEC coming up etc)

Make it so that Chaser has a hard job making our various security forces look foolish (although I personally don't know what I'd do if they approached me lol).
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PS I guess they were caught
I guess the system worked eventually
I guess the glass is simultaneously half full and half empty ;)

PS The only way for the Chaser's NOT to get through these "thin blue lines" is for much thicker lines - more "police state" tactics etc.
In the end , as well as the fun and the humour - you have to ask yourself - what price are we are prepared to pay for our humour? - just thinking aloud here ;)
 
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PS The only way for the Chaser's NOT to get through these "thin blue lines" is for much thicker lines - more "police state" tactics etc.
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I dissagree, If the police had brains, they would have asked to see security passes.

Its not a complicated process, unlike the great wall of sydney they've erected.


Police are generally incompetent when it comes to things that actually matter though.
 
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