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"Osama Bin Laden" makes it through APEC security!!

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doctorj said:
What exactly have they been charged with?
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drj,

on a brief reading of the appropriate NSW leg,

the APEC Meeting (Police Powers) Act 2007,

it would appear at least one charge may find support in sub-s 19 (1):

"19 Offence: entering restricted area without special justification

(1) A person must not, without special justification, enter a restricted area or any part of a restricted area.

Maximum penalty: 6 months imprisonment or, if circumstances of aggravation exist in relation to the offence, 2 years imprisonment.

...",

as to restricted area, see s 7,

as to circumstances of aggravation, see sub-s 19 (2) (dealing with sub-s 19 (1) whilst in possession or in control of a prohibited item - for prohibited item, see sec 3 defs),

as to special justification, s 37:

"37 Special justification

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person has a "special justification" to be in an area or to possess or be in control of a thing only in the circumstances provided for by this section.

(2) A person has a special justification to be in an area if:

(a) the person is a police officer who is on duty in the area, or

(b) the person is required, authorised or permitted to be in the area by the Commissioner or a police officer, or

(c) the person is required to be in (or pass through) the area for the purposes of the person's employment, occupation, profession, calling, trade or business or for any other work-related purpose, or

(d) the person resides (whether on a temporary or permanent basis) in premises that are located in the area, or

(e) the person is in the area in such other circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations.

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I have highlighted the special justification element as, by memory, the ABC released a statement claiming the chaser team had, in effect, permission to enter as they had been waved through by successive police checkpoints before finally stopping or being stopped.

Further, of some interest, this Act has a short shelf life, it commenced on 4/7/07 (date of assent, s 2) and is to be repealed "at the beginning of" 13/9/07 (repeal of Act, s 41 (a))

cheers :)
 
After the Chaser's stunt, no-one should have turned up to protest.

The reason for this is because this would have made a complete mockery of the Government, the NSW Police and the complete waste of money.
 
just watched it on Chasers ;)
hilarious of course - how fantastic that they voluntarily turned around lol - (didn't realise that) - who knows how far they could have gone. They showed the security up to be a joke - all good -

well is it all good I guess is my question ...

HAVING SAID THAT - and playing Devil's advocate !
1. does anyone doubt that there is a serious threat from AQ - especially during APEC
2. I mean, millions (billions?) were spent on security for a start ( I concede, we could have sharpened up some of the tools in the shed) - very diligently and over months prior to it - planning, contingencies covered and closed etc etc
3. does anyone doubt that the snipers watching what was going on didn't have loaded rifles with real bullets?
4. that if they thought there was a problem they would have shot?
5. that someone dressed as Bin Laden might score a bullet as a result? -
6. Is it fair on the security guard / sniper to have to assess whether it's Chasers or some real threat !

couple of anecdotes ...
7. yesterday I was stuck in a traffic jam while some idiot threatened a busload of people that he had a bomb - would a sniper be within his rights to shoot him?
8. a few days ago (during APEC) a light plane ended up in prohibited skies , and the Air Force had to warn him - but ( at their own risk- and in the INTERESTS OF A FAIR GO ) not shoot him out of the skies
9. I was called up into the Army 30 odd years ago - as an officer, I used to take the pay to an "out-of town Army base" - 50 km or so out of town - I was given a pistol and about 10 rounds of ammo. Question then - would I shoot someone if they tried to hold me up ? - never required to answer that thanks God.

but - the world is not getting friendlier in this direction, and I worry that Chasers are burying their collective heads in the sand on a few "modern facts of life" :(
 
2.3 million watched The Chaser last night.


Watch the segment.
http://www.abc.net.au/


Political satire program The Chaser's War on Everything has catapulted the ABC into the ratings records in the wake of its APEC motorcade stunt last weekend.

Team members, including one dressed as terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, infiltrated the APEC high security zone in central Sydney before eventually being arrested outside US President George W Bush's hotel.

Preliminary figures show 2.3 million viewers tuned in to see The Chaser's program on ABC TV last night, making it the highest-rating show across all networks.

It was the highest audience achieved by a comedy on ABC TV since people-meter data was introduced in 1991.

The program was the highest-rating show for the five capital cities combined and in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

It was the third highest-rating program on ABC TV since 1991, behind Seachange Series 3 (2.4 million) and the Paralympics Opening Ceremony (2.29 million) both in 2000.
 
I can never get these videos to play properly. Same with anything on YouTube. Anyone have any suggestions? They start, run for a few seconds then stop for up to a minute before running another few seconds. Completely unwatchable.
 
Julia said:
I can never get these videos to play properly. Same with anything on YouTube. Anyone have any suggestions? They start, run for a few seconds then stop for up to a minute before running another few seconds. Completely unwatchable.
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Push pause and let them download a bit
 
Julia said:
I can never get these videos to play properly. Same with anything on YouTube. Anyone have any suggestions? They start, run for a few seconds then stop for up to a minute before running another few seconds. Completely unwatchable.
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All depends on speed of your Internet connection.

Films are usually large files.
1-minute film usually equals to 2 MB of data, so slower Internet connection can take up to 10 minutes.

Also if you have fast internet and have many programs downloading at the same time the same thing will happen.
There is option to set up PRIORITY, but this is above my head.
 
ABC lawyers ask for more time
maybe they reckon they'll get a better hearing after the election ;)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/03/2050193.htm?section=justin

Chaser trial adjourned
Posted 1 hour 19 minutes ago
Updated 1 hour 17 minutes ago

APEC stunt: Chas Licciardello was dressed as Osama bin Laden. (SKY News)

Map: Sydney 2000
Members of ABC TV's Chaser's War on Everything will not face court until December.

On September 6, the comedy team allegedly breached APEC security by driving a fake motorcade into a restricted zone.

Eleven people were arrested and were charged with entering a secure area without justification, including Chas Licciardello who sat in the back of one of the cars dressed as Osama bin Laden.

Today ABC lawyers appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court, seeking an adjournment on all matters.

"No pleas were required to be entered by any defendant and in the case of each defendant, bail was dispensed with," the ABC said in a statement.

The matter was adjourned until December 5.
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