An issue that has been on my mind for quite some time has been *insert title*. However, an even today has finally prompted me to get the opinions of you finely educated people . Today whilst catching the 333 (express bus) from Bondi Beach to the city a group of around 15 such youths entered the bus behind me. What followed in the next 30 minutes would have made any mature person of any race/religion/colour disgusted. How do I know this? The response of the fellow bus
passengers (ofcourse after the youths had left- but I don't blame them). These guys showed 0 respect for any of the passengers. Giving death stares to both young and old (a man of around 70) and screaming "Stop fkn looking at me c*nt". Sitting on the floor of the bus even after the bus driver refused to drive. Screaming and smashing windows to attract people outside the bus. Shouting obscenities at anyone and everyone. You get the picture. But the thing that topped the cake was what happened when the bus had arrived at Bondi Junction. Obviously organized during the trip, one of the youths, accompanied by another, had punched a fellow passenger (a young French tourist) on the side of his head. I think this was for looking (glazing) at him during the trip. That wasn't enough though, he stopped to shout obscenities at the victim and was prepared to deal more blows before another passenger had physically thrown them off the bus.
I'm sure this isn't an isolated incident. In fact, it isn't.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM? IS THERE A SOLUTION? I KNOW SIMILAR THINGS ARE OCCURRING IN FRANCE AND GERMANY AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES. IS IT REALLY A RESULT OF DEEP SEEDED CULTURAL CONFLICTS? MAYBE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG AND REALLY IT IS OUR FAULT?
I don't know.
P.S. I have tried to make the title of this thread as politically-correct as I could! (Although I'm sure some of you may have qualms with MEA...).
P.P.S. I have friends from Egypt, Afghanistan, Lebanon (although maybe this is not enough for those of you who want to call me racist. I myself am an immigrant and I oblige you to check my posting history to see if I am some racist and obsessed with putting a bad light on Muslims/Arabs etc. I assure you, I am not!)
passengers (ofcourse after the youths had left- but I don't blame them). These guys showed 0 respect for any of the passengers. Giving death stares to both young and old (a man of around 70) and screaming "Stop fkn looking at me c*nt". Sitting on the floor of the bus even after the bus driver refused to drive. Screaming and smashing windows to attract people outside the bus. Shouting obscenities at anyone and everyone. You get the picture. But the thing that topped the cake was what happened when the bus had arrived at Bondi Junction. Obviously organized during the trip, one of the youths, accompanied by another, had punched a fellow passenger (a young French tourist) on the side of his head. I think this was for looking (glazing) at him during the trip. That wasn't enough though, he stopped to shout obscenities at the victim and was prepared to deal more blows before another passenger had physically thrown them off the bus.
I'm sure this isn't an isolated incident. In fact, it isn't.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM? IS THERE A SOLUTION? I KNOW SIMILAR THINGS ARE OCCURRING IN FRANCE AND GERMANY AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES. IS IT REALLY A RESULT OF DEEP SEEDED CULTURAL CONFLICTS? MAYBE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG AND REALLY IT IS OUR FAULT?
I don't know.
P.S. I have tried to make the title of this thread as politically-correct as I could! (Although I'm sure some of you may have qualms with MEA...).
P.P.S. I have friends from Egypt, Afghanistan, Lebanon (although maybe this is not enough for those of you who want to call me racist. I myself am an immigrant and I oblige you to check my posting history to see if I am some racist and obsessed with putting a bad light on Muslims/Arabs etc. I assure you, I am not!)