Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
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Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
A group of 40 people dressed in Santa Claus outfits, many of them drunk, went on a rampage through Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, robbing stores, assaulting security guards and urinating from highway overpasses, police said Sunday.
The rampage, dubbed "Santarchy," began early Saturday afternoon when the men, wearing ill-fitting Santa costumes, threw beer bottles and urinated on cars from an overpass, said Auckland Central Police spokesman Noreen Hegarty.
She said the men then rushed through a central city park, overturning garbage containers, throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying graffiti on office buildings.
One man climbed the mooring line of a cruise ship before being ordered down by the captain. Other Santas, objecting when the man was arrested, attacked security staff, who were later treated by paramedics, Hegarty said.
The remaining Santas entered another downtown convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.
"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," store owner Changa Manakynda said.
Two security guards were treated for cuts after being struck by beer bottles, Hegarty said. Three people, including the man who climbed on the cruise ship, were arrested and charged with drunkenness and disorderly behavior.
Alex Dyer, a spokesman for the group, said Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to protest the commercialization of Christmas.
The rampage, dubbed "Santarchy," began early Saturday afternoon when the men, wearing ill-fitting Santa costumes, threw beer bottles and urinated on cars from an overpass, said Auckland Central Police spokesman Noreen Hegarty.
She said the men then rushed through a central city park, overturning garbage containers, throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying graffiti on office buildings.
One man climbed the mooring line of a cruise ship before being ordered down by the captain. Other Santas, objecting when the man was arrested, attacked security staff, who were later treated by paramedics, Hegarty said.
The remaining Santas entered another downtown convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.
"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," store owner Changa Manakynda said.
Two security guards were treated for cuts after being struck by beer bottles, Hegarty said. Three people, including the man who climbed on the cruise ship, were arrested and charged with drunkenness and disorderly behavior.
Alex Dyer, a spokesman for the group, said Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to protest the commercialization of Christmas.
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
Originally Posted by MJC
A group of 40 people dressed in Santa Claus outfits, many of them drunk, went on a rampage through Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, robbing stores, assaulting security guards and urinating from highway overpasses, police said Sunday.
The rampage, dubbed "Santarchy," began early Saturday afternoon when the men, wearing ill-fitting Santa costumes, threw beer bottles and urinated on cars from an overpass, said Auckland Central Police spokesman Noreen Hegarty.
She said the men then rushed through a central city park, overturning garbage containers, throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying graffiti on office buildings.
One man climbed the mooring line of a cruise ship before being ordered down by the captain. Other Santas, objecting when the man was arrested, attacked security staff, who were later treated by paramedics, Hegarty said.
The remaining Santas entered another downtown convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.
"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," store owner Changa Manakynda said.
Two security guards were treated for cuts after being struck by beer bottles, Hegarty said. Three people, including the man who climbed on the cruise ship, were arrested and charged with drunkenness and disorderly behavior.
Alex Dyer, a spokesman for the group, said Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to protest the commercialization of Christmas.
The rampage, dubbed "Santarchy," began early Saturday afternoon when the men, wearing ill-fitting Santa costumes, threw beer bottles and urinated on cars from an overpass, said Auckland Central Police spokesman Noreen Hegarty.
She said the men then rushed through a central city park, overturning garbage containers, throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying graffiti on office buildings.
One man climbed the mooring line of a cruise ship before being ordered down by the captain. Other Santas, objecting when the man was arrested, attacked security staff, who were later treated by paramedics, Hegarty said.
The remaining Santas entered another downtown convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.
"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," store owner Changa Manakynda said.
Two security guards were treated for cuts after being struck by beer bottles, Hegarty said. Three people, including the man who climbed on the cruise ship, were arrested and charged with drunkenness and disorderly behavior.
Alex Dyer, a spokesman for the group, said Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to protest the commercialization of Christmas.
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
haha - heard this on Radio 5 Live this morning! It said the city was Auckland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4539180.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4539180.stm
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
While I lament the commercialisation of Christmas I cannot support such wanton vandalism and apalling behaviour. Presumably these arsholes don't have kids. I was under the impression that Christmas (despite its commercialisation) is meant to be about the spirit of giving and spreading good cheer to our fellow man. I guess is is a sad reminder that even somewhere as beautiful as New Zealand is not immune to the global moral decay which infests our spoilt and brattish society. A bit of significant hardship could straighten them out. I sometimes think that pillocks like these should be dropped off in nothing but the clothes they stand in somewhere like Namibia and just see how hard they really are. It always pisses me off to see people cynically abusing the privileged lifestyle we have.
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
Originally Posted by Sega Mad
While I lament the commercialisation of Christmas I cannot support such wanton vandalism and apalling behaviour. Presumably these arsholes don't have kids. I was under the impression that Christmas (despite its commercialisation) is meant to be about the spirit of giving and spreading good cheer to our fellow man. I guess is is a sad reminder that even somewhere as beautiful as New Zealand is not immune to the global moral decay which infests our spoilt and brattish society. A bit of significant hardship could straighten them out. I sometimes think that pillocks like these should be dropped off in nothing but the clothes they stand in somewhere like Namibia and just see how hard they really are. It always pisses me off to see people cynically abusing the privileged lifestyle we have.
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
I am shocked, there's no way I'm leaving out sherry with the mince pies this year. These men obviously come from broken gnomes.
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Originally Posted by livewire
I am shocked, there's no way I'm leaving out sherry with the mince pies this year. These men obviously come from broken gnomes.
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
how come the title says it was in wellington but the report says it happened in auckland? where did it actually happen?
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Originally Posted by livewire
I am shocked, there's no way I'm leaving out sherry with the mince pies this year. These men obviously come from broken gnomes.
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
Originally Posted by silvermuse
how come the title says it was in wellington but the report says it happened in auckland? where did it actually happen?
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Originally Posted by Pompey_Paul
Obviously put up to it by the reindeer
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
Originally Posted by silvermuse
how come the title says it was in wellington but the report says it happened in auckland? where did it actually happen?
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
Originally Posted by silvermuse
how come the title says it was in wellington but the report says it happened in auckland? where did it actually happen?
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Re: Drunken rampage in Wellington - With Santa's!!!
Originally Posted by silvermuse
how come the title says it was in wellington but the report says it happened in auckland? where did it actually happen?