Irish man (28) charged over alleged assault on Australian Politician On TV

Allyall

I find this Embarrassing. Anyone else?

Ironically, A Politician in Australia is talking about bringing in a new "One Punch Homicide" Legislation..

Irish Times

A 28-year-old Irish man has been charged over the alleged assault of a politician in Australia’s Northern Territory.
John Elferink, justice spokesman for the territory’s opposition Country Liberal Party, was speaking to media in the city of Darwin about tougher laws on alcohol-fuelled violence when a man approached him from behind and kicked him in the leg.
The incident, which took place on Sunday afternoon, was filmed by a television crew covering Mr Elferink’s press conference.
After being kicked, the politician, who is a former policeman, turned around and attempted to make a citizen’s arrest of the Irish man, who has not yet been named.
Footage of the incident shows two other men coming from a nearby pub and tussling with Mr Elferink. The politician tackled the Irish man to the ground after the alleged offender’s friend tried to help break him free.
One of the other men was later apprehended and charged with aggravated assault. Police are still trying to identify the third man. The Irish man was released on bail yesterday and is due in court next month.

Australian Newspaper Link With Video

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Give him the boot

Boombastic

Allyall wrote: »

I find this Embarrassing. Anyone else?

Ironically, A Politician in Australia is talking about bringing in a new "One Punch Homicide" Legislation..

Irish Times


Australian Newspaper Link With Video

Shameful to be acting this way abroad:mad:


Does he not know we have enough politicians in Ireland he could have done this to and he would have had the support of the whole country behind him?

Jester252

So what country are we going to be moving to now in mass?

4zn76tysfajdxp

Jester252 wrote: »

So what country are we going to be moving to now in mass?

Dunno. It's up to the priest.

Fishooks12

Allyall wrote: »

I find this Embarrassing. Anyone else?

Ironically, A Politician in Australia is talking about bringing in a new "One Punch Homicide" Legislation..

Irish Times


Australian Newspaper Link With Video

Why would you find it embarrassing, are you related to the man in question or something?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

So, why should I find this embarrassing?

Allyall

The more i watch it, the more i (Wish) think it looks like a setup. As though the Drunken Irish Paddy was paid to do what he did. The topic and all that.. I mean, what the hell is he doing?

Bad Panda

Irish out! :pac:

Boombastic

Boombastic wrote: »

Shameful to be acting this way abroad:mad:


Does he not know we have enough politicians in Ireland he could have done this to and he would have had the support of the whole country behind him?

Wait a minute, isnt he supposed to be traveling looking to find himself ? ?

Allyall

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

So, why should I find this embarrassing?

Not saying you Should, just saying i dooo.. I see what you're saying, but i can't help it.. I just do..

Fishooks12

Allyall wrote: »

Not saying you Should, just saying i dooo.. I see what you're saying, but i can't help it.. I just do..

Get a thicker skin so, plenty of ex pats doing stupid things all over the world.

Boombastic

Deleted User wrote: »

Wait a minute, isnt he supposed to be traveling looking to find himself ? ?

More than likely!! He better bring his skills home.

gobnaitolunacy

Yes. (insert facepalm here)
Fcukin idiot.

Sea Filly

Why would people be embarrassed over the actions of one?

Plazaman

Oh the ironing. I too cringe looking at this. Politican talks about tougher laws on alcoholled fuelled violence and cue Stereotypical Drunken Pat stepping in to give him a kick up the arse. The only thing that's missing is a GAA Jersey.

The dope looks freshly cut from Mammys apron strings and now out in sunny Oz with not a clue. But ye can keep him Oz, we've exported numptys like this on purpose in revenge for having to watch Home and Away for the last 20 years.

gobnaitolunacy

Sea Filly wrote: »

Why would people be embarrassed over the actions of one?

Erm maybe cos I'm going on my hols there in a few weeks and and it does nothing constructive for our image abroad. The behaviour of what only can be described as fcukwits acting the b*llocks around Perth are equally facepalm-able.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Erm maybe cos I'm going on my hols there in a few weeks and and it does nothing constructive for our image abroad. The behaviour of what only can be described as fcukwits acting the b*llocks around Perth are equally facepalm-able.

I really don't think you'll be effected by a bunch of morons who judge everything by your nationality - it doesn't stop people comeing over here.

On a general point, at no point do the Aussie press - video or newspaper - actaully mention the nationality of the guy. Only the Irish Times does.

fasttalkerchat

Why did they say it was mistaken identity? Can anyone make out what he says right before the kick?

fishy fishy

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I really don't think you'll be effected by a bunch of morons who judge everything by your nationality - it doesn't stop people comeing over here.

On a general point, at no point do the Aussie press - video or newspaper - actaully mention the nationality of the guy. Only the Irish Times does.

was it the pasty complexion of them that gave it away.

aido179

Sea Filly wrote: »

Why would people be embarrassed over the actions of one?

Because of how it reflects on us as a country. I was hoping to travel to aus next year (I'm heading into final year in uni) and I honestly don't think I could face it after all the ****e our fellow countrymen and women have got up to.

My question is how could you NOT be embarrassed by this? Do you condone it? Do you somehow feel it is OK for someone to act like that? You're likely to say "No I don't condone it but I'm still not embarrassed 'cause it wasn't me", well maybe think about how this rétards actions are going to cause you hassle if you ever go to Australia.

We should be embarrassed and we should be down right pissed off and angry about it. That scum bag and everyone associated with him should be locked up and castrated

deisedave

Boombastic wrote: »

Shameful to be acting this way abroad:mad:


Does he not know we have enough politicians in Ireland he could have done this to and he would have had the support of the whole country behind him?

Shameful to act that way home or abroad, wouldn't be acceptable in his home country either.

fasttalkerchat

deisedave wrote: »

Shameful to act that way home or abroad, wouldn't be acceptable in his home country either.

Depends on who was kicked

deisedave

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Depends on who was kicked

:D:D:D You have a point there.

Sea Filly

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Erm maybe cos I'm going on my hols there in a few weeks and and it does nothing constructive for our image abroad. The behaviour of what only can be described as fcukwits acting the b*llocks around Perth are equally facepalm-able.

aido179 wrote: »

Because of how it reflects on us as a country. I was hoping to travel to aus next year (I'm heading into final year in uni) and I honestly don't think I could face it after all the ****e our fellow countrymen and women have got up to.

Don't act like a drunken fcukwit and you'll be fine.

aido179 wrote: »

My question is how could you NOT be embarrassed by this? Do you condone it? Do you somehow feel it is OK for someone to act like that?

I'm not embarrassed because it's not me. Where do you get that I condone it by saying I'm not embarrassed? Hyperbole, much?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

aido179 wrote: »

Because of how it reflects on us as a country. I was hoping to travel to aus next year (I'm heading into final year in uni) and I honestly don't think I could face it after all the ****e our fellow countrymen and women have got up to.

My question is how could you NOT be embarrassed by this? Do you condone it? Do you somehow feel it is OK for someone to act like that? You're likely to say "No I don't condone it but I'm still not embarrassed 'cause it wasn't me", well maybe think about how this rétards actions are going to cause you hassle if you ever go to Australia.

We should be embarrassed and we should be down right pissed off and angry about it. That scum bag and everyone associated with him should be locked up and castrated

"We"? Who the **** is "we"?

Perhaps everyone who's 28 should be embrassed by this?

Dyr

Why did this stupid c**t wait till he was over in upsidedowny land to start kicking politicians? :mad:

anyone wanna try guess what county he was from? It'll be fun

Solair

How utterly bizarre!
Although, I've heard of people doing pieces to camera getting jeered / shouted at in Dublin and elsewhere but not physically attacked!

His Aussie vacation will be cut very short after that one. Video evidence and everything for an open & shut court case.

fasttalkerchat

Bambi wrote: »

anyone wanna try guess what county he was from? It'll be fun

Cavan.

EDIT: Having seen the video; Limerick.

bluecode

It's embarrassing because it's not the first time the Irish have disgraced themselves in Australia with drunken antics. Some of them seem determined to feed the stereotype of the stupid, drunken Irishman which many Aussies and other nationalities believe in.

With good reason it seems.

Every stupid stunt like this reinforces prejudice against Irish people abroad.

Raiser

What a tool, sneaking up behind someone and then bravely giving them a little girls kick in the ankle before behing held with minimal effort like a bold child in school, such a feeble little, lame, low IQ twat

- I'm just worried that Australia will start repatriating the hundreds of thousands of lowlife rats that deserted over there and we'll have to start once again paying social welfare for them to drink dutch gold, beat their kids/wives/dogs/neighbours and otherwise act like utter scum all over our lives once more.

Ireland gets just a little bit better each and every time one of these 'Damo's' gets on a one way flight to Aus.......

conorhal

Sea Filly wrote: »

Don't act like a drunken fcukwit and you'll be fine.



I'm not embarrassed because it's not me. Where do you get that I condone it by saying I'm not embarrassed? Hyperbole, much?

If this were one isolated incident I'd agree with you, unfortunately it's the very visible tip of the very large iceberg of drunken, boorish and violent anti-social behavior that the Irish are rapidly gaining a reputation for in Oz.
It's a reflection of a wider societal problem we see every evening on our own streets and exporting that problem creates a very negative image of this country.
So yes, it embarrasses me as an Irishman to see this, and yes, when you travel abroad you represent yourself as a member of this nation and it's culture, positive and negative alike.
The Irish at the Euro's in Poznan generally gave a favorable representation of the Irish that most of us were rightly proud of, just as the travelling support of English throughout the 80's created a reputation that they were rightly ashamed of.
This idiot may be 'one guy', but he's one guy that could rapidly see doors close for the rest of us.

MagicSean

Sea Filly wrote: »

Why would people be embarrassed over the actions of one?

He's a product of our society.

Dyr

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Cavan.

EDIT: Having seen the video; Limerick.

Probably.

I'm just going to expound my theory that this bowsiesm is mostly young boggers going to the big shmoke's down under and losing the run of themselves

bring back flogging for 'em say I

le la rat

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Erm maybe cos I'm going on my hols there in a few weeks and and it does nothing constructive for our image abroad. The behaviour of what only can be described as fcukwits acting the b*llocks around Perth are equally facepalm-able.

Non subtle brag about Going on Holidays

fishy fishy

Raiser wrote: »

What a tool, sneaking up behind someone and then bravely giving them a little girls kick in the ankle before behing held with minimal effort like a bold child in school, such a feeble little, lame, low IQ twat

- I'm just worried that Australia will start repatriating the hundreds of thousands of lowlife rats that deserted over there and we'll have to start once again paying social welfare for them to drink dutch gold, beat their kids/wives/dogs/neighbours and otherwise act like utter scum all over our lives once more.

Ireland gets just a little bit better each and every time one of these 'Damo's' gets on a one way flight to Aus.......

do you seriously think that they are the people that go to Australia - really? :roll eyes:

Its more like the celtic tiger cubs that got their way paid for them and any and every up to date contraption that they wanted - now they have to realize what life is about, they can't handle it, and lash out.

beco2010

this is what we do first

get a sock

a bar of soap

put the soap in the sock

and we get snowball and cowboy to hold him down

then we all beat the **** out of him for the demolishment of the irish reputation

or just not give a faintist bother

gobnaitolunacy

le la rat wrote: »

Non subtle brag about Going on Holidays

And you never go anywhere on hols? Stay at home and watch your Fair City boxset do you?

Sea Filly

conorhal wrote: »

If this were one isolated incident I'd agree with you, unfortunately it's the very visible tip of the very large iceberg of drunken, boorish and violent anti-social behavior that the Irish are rapidly gaining a reputation for in Oz.
It's a reflection of a wider societal problem we see every evening on our own streets and exporting that problem creates a very negative image of this country.
So yes, it embarrasses me as an Irishman to see this, and yes, when you travel abroad you represent yourself as a member of this nation and it's culture, positive and negative alike.
The Irish at the Euro's in Poznan generally gave a favorable representation of the Irish that most of us were rightly proud of, just as the travelling support of English throughout the 80's created a reputation that they were rightly ashamed of.
This idiot may be 'one guy', but he's one guy that could rapidly see doors close for the rest of us.

I don't feel either the good or bad impressions of us abroad reflect on me at all. I don't really care either way.

conorhal

Sea Filly wrote: »

I don't feel either the good or bad impressions of us abroad reflect on me at all. I don't really care either way.

You may not care, but it does reflect on you. And when you try to book into a hostel in Perth and suddenly because of your Irish accent it's mysteriously fully booked, or you turn up for a job interview to find that the position is already filled, well, then you'll find that reflection that you don't care about might be something that others do care about.

cometogether

He looks like a scumbag, hope they don't send him back!

Higher

Its funny how racists on this site complain about foreigners in this country misbehaving when the Irish over in Australia are literally acting the bollix. I was over there and the Irish were utterly disgraceful. We were actually refused drinks in some places completely sober because we were Irish.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Higher wrote: »

Its funny how racists on this site complain about foreigners in this country misbehaving when the Irish over in Australia are literally acting the bollix. I was over there and the Irish were utterly disgraceful. We were actually refused drinks in some places completely sober because we were Irish.

I think it's funnier that people who complain about being judged by their natinoality are, in fact, judging other poeple by their nationality.

Richard Hillman

The place is full of school drop outs that managed to keep a clean criminal records.

They'll be all back soon enough though

fasttalkerchat

Richard Hillman wrote: »

The place is full of school drop outs that managed to keep a clean criminal records.

They'll be all back soon enough though

The country was built by our convicts so no criminal record is an improvement!

IrishAm

What a flute. Stupidity of the highest order. The Australians should deport him.

cometogether

IrishAm wrote: »

What a flute. Stupidity of the highest order. The Australians should deport him.

What, so he's back here? No thanks.

Sea Filly

conorhal wrote: »

You may not care, but it does reflect on you. And when you try to book into a hostel in Perth and suddenly because of your Irish accent it's mysteriously fully booked, or you turn up for a job interview to find that the position is already filled, well, then you'll find that reflection that you don't care about might be something that others do care about.

I hate hostels and never stay in them, so that will never be an issue. I also know of a fair few people doing very well in Australia at the moment, to the point of some of them gaining Australian citizenship after just a few years there. This "reputation" doesn't seem to adversely affecting them. So, if you want to be embarrassed at the behaviour of some abroad, go right ahead. But kindly don't tell me I should be.

FullBeard

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

"We"? Who the **** is "we"?

Perhaps everyone who's 28 should be embrassed by this?

Selective use of "we" here -- maybe not by you, but in general. If he'd won a Nobel prize, it'd be "we" all round and aren't "we" proud.

But when he's a scumbag in Australia, suddenly he's nothing to do with the rest of us.

We're exporting a lot of feral, drunken louts these days to all corners and are rightfully getting a bad reputation as a result -- that we're a rough, uncultured, drink-sodden nation.

Bodhisopha

FullBeard wrote: »

Selective use of "we" here -- maybe not by you, but in general. If he was an Irish sportsman in London who'd just won a medal or something, it'd be "we" all round and aren't "we" proud.

But when he's a scumbag in Australia, suddenly he's nothing to do with the rest of us.

We're exporting a lot of feral, drunken louts these days to all corners and are rightfully getting a bad reputation as a result -- that we're a rough, uncultured, drink-sodden nation.

Just like Australia so.

bbam

Two things struck me about the video clip.
Are people sure it wasn't staged or what brought him to have a go at the politician.
And.. He was putting on his runner in the beginning of the clip, was he just out of bed or something.