2005年12月19日
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土曜日に、サンタの服装をした若者約50人が、オークランドの街の中で暴れました。
警察によると、この件で、2名が逮捕されました。
集団は、同じようなサンタの服装をしているので、誰が何をしたと言うことを特定するのが難しかった。
この事件は、常習的なものではなく、一過性の出来事であろうと考えている。
このサンタの集団のリーダーによると、
「我々は、飲むことと面白おかしくすることが好きなだけのただの酔っ払い」だそうです。
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クリスマスまでは、オークランドの街中は、治安が悪そうです。
下記新聞記事からの引用
Police hope Santa mayhem a one-off
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10360591
19.12.05
By Derek Cheng
Police are hoping the drunken antics of 50 men in Santa Claus outfits at the weekend is not the start of a regular problem at this time of year.
The group, participating in this year's "Santarchy" - Santa anarchy - stole from shops, urinated in the streets and threw rocks at buses in downtown Auckland on Saturday.
"It's just a pack of clowns, just a bunch of idiots getting together and taking the opportunity to be relatively anonymous by all wearing the same clothing, making it difficult to identify who's done what," said Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers.
He hoped the problems this year were a one-off event at a time when office and end-of-year parties already whet people's appetites for alcohol.
"We hope people go out and have a good time and behave in a civilised manner, but if people can't, police will deal with it appropriately."
Police arrested three men and will charge a fourth after the group hurled glass bottles at several security guards.
Two of the guards were treated for cuts to the head.
About 6pm the group, which had shrunk from 50 to about 20, made their way to Princes Wharf, where one adventurous Santa scaled the mooring rope of a cruise ship.
When he came back down, several security guards grabbed him, sparking the flurry of flying bottles.
Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett said he was disappointed that a stronger signal wasn't sent out about public disorder.
"It's a bit disappointing that the law is not being enforced that sends a strong signal to the rest of them and to anyone else who thinks this is humorous," he said.
"There's a group of people obviously organised and going into shopping areas and just intimidating shop owners and operators."
"It doesn't mean anything and it's not against anyone. It's just having fun. That's what life's about."
While Mr Dyer did not condone illegal behaviour, he washed his hands of any responsibility.
"I can't physically restrain people from doing stupid things. I can't say, 'Okay 50 drunk men, all listen to me: Please, nobody do anything stupid'.
"If someone does something stupid and gets caught for it, that's their problem."
He said Saturday was not an anti-commercialisation protest.
"People do Santarchy in other countries, sure, and for them maybe that's their aim, but with us we're just dressing up as Santa and getting drunk. We just like booze."
Mr Dyer said he had never been arrested, and he had never met the people who were arrested.
"I had a great time."
警察によると、この件で、2名が逮捕されました。
集団は、同じようなサンタの服装をしているので、誰が何をしたと言うことを特定するのが難しかった。
この事件は、常習的なものではなく、一過性の出来事であろうと考えている。
このサンタの集団のリーダーによると、
「我々は、飲むことと面白おかしくすることが好きなだけのただの酔っ払い」だそうです。
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
クリスマスまでは、オークランドの街中は、治安が悪そうです。
下記新聞記事からの引用
Police hope Santa mayhem a one-off
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10360591
19.12.05
By Derek Cheng
Police are hoping the drunken antics of 50 men in Santa Claus outfits at the weekend is not the start of a regular problem at this time of year.
The group, participating in this year's "Santarchy" - Santa anarchy - stole from shops, urinated in the streets and threw rocks at buses in downtown Auckland on Saturday.
"It's just a pack of clowns, just a bunch of idiots getting together and taking the opportunity to be relatively anonymous by all wearing the same clothing, making it difficult to identify who's done what," said Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers.
He hoped the problems this year were a one-off event at a time when office and end-of-year parties already whet people's appetites for alcohol.
"We hope people go out and have a good time and behave in a civilised manner, but if people can't, police will deal with it appropriately."
Police arrested three men and will charge a fourth after the group hurled glass bottles at several security guards.
Two of the guards were treated for cuts to the head.
About 6pm the group, which had shrunk from 50 to about 20, made their way to Princes Wharf, where one adventurous Santa scaled the mooring rope of a cruise ship.
When he came back down, several security guards grabbed him, sparking the flurry of flying bottles.
Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett said he was disappointed that a stronger signal wasn't sent out about public disorder.
"It's a bit disappointing that the law is not being enforced that sends a strong signal to the rest of them and to anyone else who thinks this is humorous," he said.
"There's a group of people obviously organised and going into shopping areas and just intimidating shop owners and operators."
"It doesn't mean anything and it's not against anyone. It's just having fun. That's what life's about."
While Mr Dyer did not condone illegal behaviour, he washed his hands of any responsibility.
"I can't physically restrain people from doing stupid things. I can't say, 'Okay 50 drunk men, all listen to me: Please, nobody do anything stupid'.
"If someone does something stupid and gets caught for it, that's their problem."
He said Saturday was not an anti-commercialisation protest.
"People do Santarchy in other countries, sure, and for them maybe that's their aim, but with us we're just dressing up as Santa and getting drunk. We just like booze."
Mr Dyer said he had never been arrested, and he had never met the people who were arrested.
"I had a great time."
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