REX HUNT AND SON BASHED AT BYRON BAY

[bignick]

I watched the news tonight and I was apalled to see Rex Hunt and his son bashed at Byron Bay. Now I have no feeling towards Rex either way, but it is just another example of how the shit-heads are running the streets whilst the decent people cower in fear. Apparently, this attack was carried out via the normal modus operandai; a gang of young men (probably fuelled up on alcahol or God knows what) visciously attack a much older (assumed to be much weaker) victim and they started by hurling abuse at Rex's wife and his son's girlfriend. How tough are these people; abusing women to lure men out to a cowardly gang bashing, the sheer numbers involved in which make the situation hopeless from the beginning for the victims. I thought Byron Bay (and the other towns like it in Northern New South Wales) were supposed to be friendly little hamlets away from the rat-race where one could get away from it all in safety with one's family, and some of the places were considered a little bit "quirky" because of the small population living an "alternative" lifestyle. Well, that's all gone out the window now. This proves once and for all that these supposedly "idyllic" little places are no safer than the major city centres they are so desperate to differenciate themselves from. It is just a natural progression that the explosion of anger and aggression that is permeating our city and suburban streets would find its way to places like Byron Bay. The local Police are stating that they are not going to investigate the matter until Rex and/or his son lodges a formal complaint. They say they no who the gang are, and they refuse to act: another win for those hell-bent on destroying the society that previous generations have handed to them as the Police seem too fast to cast such an event into the "too hard" basket. I have been to that part of the world many times since I was a small child, and I can tell you that the "dope smokin' hippies" are of little concern, as they weren't back then. I would say other things are fuelling the events of that area, and instead of making their users want to be all smiles then go to sleep, they make these young people 20 feet tall, 20 feet wide and bulletproof and juiced up on anger and bravado and hunting around for an easy target to vent their spleens on. Trouble is, when they do get caught and they are taken away from the security blanket of the gang, they are all as weak as piss and the cry the biggest, loudest crocodile tears if somebody gives them a little bit back. Piss on 'em all. As they used to say in Dad's Army, "They don't like it up 'em!" Now, the best thing Byron Bay has going for it is a highway by-pass.

Cheers,
NICK.

Cheers,
NICK.

[bosso]

sure love to give them a bit of their own medicine

[Seamus]

Yep - seeing this crap more and more often >

BUt what gets to me is that no longer is it a matter of if you got into a knuckle, it STOPPED when one of you were dropped on your arse. Now, these pathetic little bastards feel the need to have their mates join in and attempt to bludgeon the victim to death by any means.

If it were up to me, the stocks would still be used for these gutless pricks - and that's on a good day.

Seamus

[NeMo84]

well said bignick, thats the problem with society these days, all the decent are scared of these gutless toss-off's and for some other reason unknown to me just walk on by and watch some poor bastard get ten shades of shit kicked out of him by a pack of wankers like that...and later complain that when it happened to them no-one helped, i have no particular feelings toward rex hunt either, but bashin a bloke in front of his wife and family for no reason at all is just poor form, we saw what happened to that cricket player david hooks after coppin a king-hit and taking a bad fall, these pricks could really hurt someone, and for no reason, and they dont give a toss, i woulda liked to be there and cop a flogging with old rexy, woulda hit him up for a pile of new fishin gear afterwards hahaha

[StevenM]

one word

Carma

[turkey_beach_boy]

They wouldnt be dope smokin hippies more likely to be full of speed.That the drug of chioce for most young people theses days.Makes them think they can do what they like.Where has all the respect gone for the older generation gone.

[RobSee]

I'm going to Byron for a Bucks weekend in 2 weeks. Most of the guys I will be with are police (SERT) or ex security personel. It will make for an interesting night if we are set upon

[Wear_the_fox_hat]

Well said Big Nick, but here's another angle to these type of pricks & their antics. Work colleague was out at night & ended up on his own surrounded by a bunch of these wannabe's. He went to walk away & the first one that got in his road was duly knocked 'a over t' with one hit, then the waters parted & he proceeded on his way. Then work colleague ended up in court on assault charges & it cost him near on $20,000.00 in court costs, medical bills & paying for pain & suffering to the so called victim. So who's the victim in these situations????????

[fishman7]

hi guys
me and my brother was set apond by 6 teen so we gave then a touch up..so they run to the cops and we got charge took it to court and won but cost as a bit of money.that the trouble the young won get away with heps and the courts let them.

[nonibbles]

Absolutely disgusting.

Yet again people falling victim of the minimal action from those charged with securing our freedoms!

I thought that assault was against the law under the criminal code. It shouldn't have to wait for someone to place a charge. There is evidence that it happened and the police know who did it - what is wrong with these people!!!!

This sends a message that you can beat someone up and as long as the outcome does not constitute murder or manslaughter its ok. Time to prosecute the offence not the outcome. Sounds more and more everyday that policework is business and not service.

[s]Unfortunately for these "idillic" areas is the fact that they also attract other people who don't wish to contribute to in a positive manner to society hence, quite often, their high long term unemployed population. By the time these people actually become motivated the world passes them by and unfortunately mischief often becomes a byproduct of their boredome and frustration.

I know there are also plenty of people who are motivated that can't get work and I also know that these people may not necessarily be unemployed but stereotypes exist often due to their level of acceptance by the wider community as being generally accurate. I also know that I will be criticised for saying so but thats probably better served in another thread [/s]

Oops, just read in another thread that they were mainly under aged kids and Rex probably wouldn't get a decent judicial finding if he persued criminal charges. Now that's disgusting!!!!

Go for the parents AND the kids otherwise the courts are most likely to support the notion that the parents cannot be held reponsible for their kids actions 100% of the time. Although we did have a local judge that wasn't convinced of this argument and charged the parents. Maybe things are changing there afterall.

[mono]

Yes its a dam shame. This sort of thing is one of the reasons I left my home town of Byron Bay. This sort of thing-assults, bashings, rapes and even murders HAVE and continue to go on in Byron Bay.
Yes murders, a friend of mine was bashed in the head several times with a large rock near the Byron surf club after a party, then they dragged him down onto the beach and continued to bash him and then drowned him! The visitors, apparently, didnt like him because he was gay. This happened about 15yrs ago.
After working the front door of the Byron Bay Services club for ten years, I can tell you Byron is not a safe place to be after dark.
For example there are many rapes and sexual assults every month and this has been going on for many years. The local media wont cover the storys because it might turn people away from coming and in turn the advertisers in the media will not advertise ect.
For example the Rex insident has had buggeral coverage on our local media- if he wasnt a famous person it wouldnt have even got mentioned, its a nightly occurance!
Anyway, I'm over at Brunswick Heads now (10km north) and at least this village doesnt have the problems yet and is like Byron was twenty years ago-friendly.
Cheers

[Duyz72]

Byron Bay is like the Valley and Gold Coast party strip rolled in to one. Without the highrises and ramped up Police presence.

It is a shame that a knuckle up is only the beginning now days and not the end. If you put someone on their ass, they grab a weapon like a rock, brick, bottle or a knife. If you are able to front up to that and put them on their ass again, where does it stop? They follow you, round up their mates and pull out a gun, attack you and your family. All because their pride was hurt beacaue they copped a flogging.

Maybe that's where the secret is, not enough discipline as kids. Too many boys raised by single women, TV and video games. Not that it is a bad thing mind you, but can you really expect a nation of women to teach young boys how to be men?

[MIKOS]

Are you referring to the Hairy Leg Brigade

MIKOS

[fishman7]

hi
were are the mothers and father of these kids!that right you cant hit your kid anymore.i have 3 boy 10 to 15 i dont let then walk the streets at night and i must know were they are at all times.going back 20 yrs ago the cops would give you a kick up the bum if you did anythink wrong.the way the law is now they cant do anythink.and like you guys have said they go to court and get let off.and they come out knowing that they can do anythink they want and nothink will happen.
cheers

danny

[rabbitohbill]

Yes its a dam shame. This sort of thing is one of the reasons I left my home town of Byron Bay. This sort of thing-assults, bashings, rapes and even murders HAVE and continue to go on in Byron Bay.
Yes murders, a friend of mine was bashed in the head several times with a large rock near the Byron surf club after a party, then they dragged him down onto the beach and continued to bash him and then drowned him! The visitors, apparently, didnt like him because he was gay. This happened about 15yrs ago.
After working the front door of the Byron Bay Services club for ten years, I can tell you Byron is not a safe place to be after dark.
For example there are many rapes and sexual assults every month and this has been going on for many years. The local media wont cover the storys because it might turn people away from coming and in turn the advertisers in the media will not advertise ect.
For example the Rex insident has had buggeral coverage on our local media- if he wasnt a famous person it wouldnt have even got mentioned, its a nightly occurance!
Anyway, I'm over at Brunswick Heads now (10km north) and at least this village doesnt have the problems yet and is like Byron was twenty years ago-friendly.
Cheers

I spent 12 years in Byron before moving to Murwillumbah 4 years ago, for exactly the same reasons Mono. A great place gone bad.
You forgot to mention the child abductions

BTW, thanks for the smiling face at the entrance all those years at the pub. My mrs still cant believe how well you get around on that leg.