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Violence in New Zealand
I thought Australians where out of control!
__________________________________________________ _ When Santas go bad Wellington December 19, 2005 A group of 40 drunken people dressed in Santa Claus outfits went on a rampage through New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, robbing stores, assaulting security guards and urinating from highway overpasses. The rampage, dubbed "Santarchy" by newspapers, began early yesterday 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 bins, 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 a 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 behaviour. Alex Dyer, a spokesman for the group, said Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to protest the commercialisation of Christmas. - AP
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LOL, I knew that was going to be what you posted when I saw the headline.
We have to get dressed up to be violent. Very camp.
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Kinda cool really - only disapointment is that no one had the presence of mind to come dressed as an elf. Imagine getting bashed by an elf? Talk about humiliating.
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I couldn't find it, but the local paper had a picture of one of the bad santas trying to climb up the mooring rope.
Dude looked kinda scared - not surprising as I'm guessing it would have been a 30ft plus drop to concrete or murky water...
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There are none! Cam, get the boys together, do it again and THIS TIME TAKE PICTURES!
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That's news? Hell when I was a teenager that used to be called "Saturday night".
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Dave, this is NZ we are talking about.
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Laughed my ass off when I saw that. Rioting santas. Classic.
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Only in nz. God bless their little fluffy ill fitting santa beards
 The world needs more of this kind of stuff.
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