Comments on: Australia to enact Anti-Annoyance Laws during Pope’s Visit. Yes, now it will be a Crime to be Annoying. It’s about time.

By: ashamed of fellow australians

ashamed of fellow australians — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:28:03 +0000

You people are absolutely ridiculous! The fact that they HAD to introduce anti annoyance laws says enough…
Hundreds of Thousands of people will be coming to Australia – do you want these hundreds of thousands of people to think badly of our country?

I was always proud to be Australian- but issues like this are a complete DISGRACE to the country: I want the people coming here to leave here with a good impression of Australia and of Australians; so i completely agree with the anti annoyance laws, although i wish australians could be trusted enough not to have had to implement these laws.

“oh yes.. lets give condoms to CATHOLICS who have come from all over the world for a CATHOLIC youth festival, because of course they have nothing better to do at a RELIGIOUS gathering than to have sex!” Somehow I dont think that will be on the mind of the people attending World youth day…

How would any of you like it if you had a party or something and then some of the people around the place had t-shirts or signs saying you were a waste of time and money and etc…
But no.. you’d all disagree with this statements similarity because you’re all SELFISH and self centred and wish to ruin things for everyone else…

Wrld youth day will be a great event for Australia; we will have live coverage all over the world meaning publicity; thousands of ppl going back to their country to say how wonderful (or how terrible) the country is… the businesses around sydney will be sure to make money from all the ‘pilgrims’.
Honestly; some people make me sick, it is just as bad as complaining that the olympic games will be held in our country…

By: ANNOYED

ANNOYED — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:08:40 +0000

The horns of Jericho ! Bring down the wall of legalistic bullcrap imposed by the ‘secular’ state – Noise is a wonderful thing! A few hundred people, each with a big plastic trumpet, all blowing at the same time would make a fracas of biblical proportions – enough noise that an event…. Oh, let’s say a gathering of catholics, or state representatives… no matter how good the pa system, would degenerate into an audio farce. The ‘legend’ of the horns of Jericho is based on the truth that enough noise will send most people crazy – even from a safe distance… say, just outside the ‘protest exclusion zone’.

By: ANNOYED

ANNOYED — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:03:26 +0000

I live in Sydney – I’m annoyed, can I arrest people? Let’s start with the catholic majority state government that passed this farce of a law that flies in the face of every decent step forward in philosophical and legal thought. It is OK to protest against the building of a mosque, or abortion, or the Mardi Gras. note- I am not gay or Muslim, and my views on abortion are still unclear to myself, and as such I do not impose them on others – I will however defend to the last that both pro and anti abortionists have a right to free speech and protest – as does everyone. Without this right we may as well all pack it in and go back to clubbing each other with large blunt objects (oh… such as these supposed ‘laws’) BTW – it will be interesting to see if anyone arrested is actually brought to trial, or if this is merely a form of state sponsored legal terrorism thoughtup because they are too lazy to actually hold the debate… or dare i say it, know they are in the wrong! Those who flail the most and discuss the least generally know that what they are doing is immoral…

By: Shin

Shin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:43:22 +0000

Goodbye talk radio…^_^

By: chrisindarwin

chrisindarwin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:42:41 +0000

And just rub salt into the wound the Federal Government has kicked in a grant of $22M of the taxpayers dollars to this love in. Talk about annoying and offensive !!
Lock up your kids for the week Sydney.

By: xnfec

xnfec — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:10:48 +0000

If the cops are “annoying” you, can you arrest them?

By: Likes2LOL

Likes2LOL — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:09:09 +0000

Not too different from the “Free Speech Zones” concocted in the US:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech_zones

Just wait until they perfect the technology for detecting thought crimes…

By: admfubar

admfubar — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:50:12 +0000

world youth day??? is this some type of catholic nazi brainwashing event?? if i were in australia i’d be annoyed as a hell….

By: hhopper

hhopper — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:05:58 +0000

Geez, Gilbert Gottfried would be put in prison for life!

By: Usagi

Usagi — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:36:02 +0000

I know a few people I’d like to see prosecuted under this…

By: stopher2475

stopher2475 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:21:54 +0000

That law sounds pretty annoying to me. They should fine the people who passed it. Why should they be the only one’s who are protected from being annoyed?

By: chuck

chuck — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:19:00 +0000

Will the Pope be barred from entry? Many people find him annoying.

By: Technolocheese

Technolocheese — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:15:29 +0000

I thought there was only one Pope!

Next you’ll be telling me he’s not even Catholic.

By: green

green — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:03:38 +0000

luv that pic. From a canuck show – Trailer Park Boys

By: Jägermeister

Jägermeister — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:46:57 +0000

Mister Mustard would be in deep doo doo if he visited Sydney.