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To: steve harris who wrote (264605)	12/14/2005 4:07:37 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 1573130

'Tell bashers you're an Aussie' The Australian ^ \| December 14 2005 \| Jonathan Porter theaustralian.news.com.au^601,00.html NSW Premier Morris Iemma has called on people not to renounce their Australian identity in the face of intimidation by Lebanese gangs - even if it means being bashed. His advice came after victims of rioting in Sydney told how they were asked if they were Australian before being attacked by large groups of Middle Eastern men. Mr Iemma said that if approached, people should say: "I'm Australian and this is Australia and this is a country that is here to be shared by all. "(We are) Australian and proud of it and they're not going to - with baseball bats or with those kind of questions - change the response they get." He said if he were approached by such a gang he would say he was "proudly Australian", even if it meant being attacked. Mr Iemma also warned troublemakers that a 500-strong anti-riot squad would be in place over summer to deal with the violence. "These people have effectively declared war on our society and the values that we hold dear to our hearts, and their behaviour will not be tolerated," he said. "Force will be met with force." His comments came after NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam said tough new police powers to be rubber-stamped with Coalition support in parliament today did "not go far enough". Trumpeting his new laws, Mr Iemma on Tuesday said rioters' cars would be confiscated. But Mr Debnam said he had been told at a private briefing with government officials that instead of being confiscated, cars would be impounded only for seven days. "Seven days is an inconvenience, not a punishment. The cars should be sold," Mr Debnam told The Australian. But he said the Coalition would support the laws. NSW Police Minister Carl Scully said the police presence would be increased this weekend, as SMS messages encouraging more violence circulated last night. Deputy Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said text messages urging violence were "a form of terrorism". But he said whole SMS networks could not be shut down, as they were used by emergency services. The police response to the riots came under the spotlight last night when it emerged that officers were ordered to stay away from a gathering of Lebanese men in Sydney's west on Monday. The Seven Network said a police incident report instructed officers to stay clear of Punchbowl Park, from where gangs later travelled to the riot hotspot of Cronulla. Superintendent John Richardson denied the allegations. "We received information that cars had started to gather at Punchbowl Park. A car crew was sent and reported back that there were 10 cars and approximately 40 men there," he said. "There were no offences being committed and the car crew was ordered to withdraw and observe from afar. There was no trouble and sending police in would only cause trouble."

To: steve harris who wrote (264605)	12/14/2005 4:33:27 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 1573130

Now the leftist libs are arguing that society shouldn't kill the infirm? Clemency unlikely for pair facing execution, experts say Mercury News ^ \| 12/14/05 \| Brandon Bailey and Dan Reed With the failure of a high-profile clemency bid for Stanley Tookie Williams, legal observers say a reprieve seems even less likely for two more death row inmates who are facing execution in coming months -- and the pace of capital punishment could increase in California over the next two years. Hours after Williams was put to death on Tuesday, death penalty opponents vowed to renew their efforts against the execution of 75-year-old Clarence Ray Allen of Fresno, scheduled for Jan. 17, by arguing that no civilized society should kill a prisoner who is elderly, partially blind and confined to a wheelchair. (Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ... --------------------------------------------------------------- So the leftist libs are arguing that society shouldn't kill the infirm? Weren't the very same people arguing the exact opposite position with regard to Terri Schiavo?