Indian Protesters Cause Traffic Jam In Melbourne
If I was to hold a protest to get Australians to support my cause I don’t think causing a massive traffic jam in the middle of Melbourne is the way I would go about it:
INDIAN protesters occupying a busy central Melbourne
intersection say they will continue their sit-in through peak hour in protest
against what they say is a rising tide of racial violence against them.
At 2am (AEST) this morning, more than 300 protesters remained at the corner
of Swanston and Flinders streets, under the famous Flinders
Street railway station clocks, where south Asian cab drivers held a similar
protest last year.The protest, which is bound to create traffic chaos in the city, is peaceful
for now. (……)“We have become a part of your country. We respect your culture. We want the
same respect of cultural values from your side. If people feel like they are
going to be hurt, that can’t be tolerated.” [AFP]
The Age has a gallery of pictures of the protest here.
Sorry to break it to this guy, but if he respects Australian culture he wouldn’t be causing Melbourne drivers to be stuck in a traffic jam. If anything this group has probably caused more ill will with the people they are trying to get to change their opinions of the Indian community. Doing this is especially not going to win over Australians:
They then moved to the intersection outside the station where, witnesses
said, the protesters threw shoes, water bottles and other objects at the
station’s clocks, breaking stained glass windows above the entrance, when police
tried to break up the sit-in.A 22-year-old man from St Albans was arrested and charged with criminal
damage and riotous behaviour.
Not good to be vandalizing an Australian architectural icon like the Flinders Street Station. I am not even Australian and that pisses me off. This group may want to rethink their protest strategy because this one is definitely flawed.
Nine News has video of the protest here.
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