Smooth Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Well, what a difference a month makes! Excuse the essay, but its worth a read.... A month ago I was proposing to the gorgeous Mrs Smooth, a month later im fending off burglars and rioting teens. Long story short, had a horrendous Friday/Saturday morning! It all started well Friday morning... awoke at 10am intending to take the day off and relax after 6+ weeks working ill 3-4am on a new business project. Sitting on the deck just before firing up the BBQ for lunch, drinking a beer, sitting in the sun on a lounge chair. Perfect. To my surprise as I sit relaxing a criminal decides today is the day he wants to break into my neighbors house. He was 6' tall, dark skinned, dark hat, grey jumper, blue jeans. And trying desperately to open the security gate at the back landing of the adjoining property. I'm approx 20ft away on my deck just frozen with sheer amazement at the brazen nature he is going about his crime. After much trying he gives up and turns directly into my gaze, we lock eyes for what seems like an eternity (5-10 seconds) and he creeps down the stairs towards my fence. He gets on his toes and we stare eye to eye, 15ft apart for another 5-10 seconds before I've had enough and jump up from my chair... he sprints to the street to the left. I sprint to my wood pile to grab my tomahawk while calling police in the lounge room in one swift movement thinking he knows ive seen his face and wants to take me on. The police respond 2 minutes later sirens blazing (makes no sense to me but ok). Im still standing guard on my back deck when a plain clothes detective runs up my drive hand on gun yelling "who are you, drop the axe!!" I respond: 'i called you guys I live here' His response: "drop the axe now!!!" So I drop the axe and explain the situation to him as uniformed officers and another plain clothes detective surround the adjoining property. After a brief sweep, they have a report of him jumping fences in the neighborhood over the radio. One policeman stays to take my statement the rest head off both on foot and by car in search. No idea of what was the result. So, segway riot 10 hours later. Im on the deck again at 12am smoking a magnificent PSD4. There is a teen party being held about 300m up the road in a church, it broke up about 11pm and the remaining 300+ kids are getting rowdy. I walk down my drive to investigate and see at the intersection (chalk st and kendron brook rd for the locals) is full of 200+ kids running amock. They are drinking and thorwing their empty bottles at passing vehicles while taking over the intersection. Even to the point of surrounding and kicking vehicles stopped at lights (not many stopped!). I call the police and appoligising for callig twice in one day... They inform me they are awaiting units to respond to the area and have had many previous calls. Apparently they need multiple cars to attend and being a Friday night very close to Brisbane city that could be quite some time away. I again grab the tomahawk and head for a clearer view. I head down my drive and there would have been 60+ teens at the end of my street, pulling paillings off a fence, throwing front garden furniture into the middle of the road and stopping/running through traffic. I tuck the tomahawk into my belt and decide its time to lock the drive-way gates. Upon reaching the gates I noticed a young man (****wit teen), pissing on my fence. I take tomahawk into my hand and inform him if he continues he will either lose his arm from elbow down or his 'sausage' (actual term used = c**k). He runs away from the crowd and my house fly open, peeing on himself. I get the gates locked and head back out of view. Just as two missiles, maybe garden stones, hit my property. Not wanting to take on 60+ drunk/drugged teens I maintain my position in the shadows. In the next 15 minutes I witness a dozen fist fights, many dozen bottles at cars and homes, kids sitting on furniture in the middle of the road, a kid sideswiped by a frantic motorist and an entire fence removed of its paillings. After this drama, the kids break off into smaller groups and into surrounding streets, yelling banging and smashing as they go. Of course two squad cars arrive about a further 30 minutes later, looking to have made a few arrests but missed the main carnage. After a brief word with my neighbor (who was armed with a timber plank), I pour half a bottle of bourbon and finally head to bed just before 5am. The thing is my suburb (wooloowin, QLD) is a fairly well off area and this day for me was a real wake-up call as to where society in general is heading. Its a sad day for us good citizens when the standard police gear is: navy army pants, army boots, a tazer, a spray, multiple handcuffs, baton, a baseball cap and a glock pistol. Gone are the days of only ten years ago when the standard kit was dress shoes, suit pants, dress cap, baton and a revolver. I ended the day not exactly having the sun-drenched relaxation I planed. And actually felt quite sad as to how far society has sunk in the past decade.
laficion Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Hi smooth, Sad to hear about all that, sad indeed. I don't regret living in a small town of 4500 Pop. where everyone knows each other.
jquest63 Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Sad state of affairs indeed! Have had to endure several riots/wildings while living in NYC, so I understand how stressfull that can be. Also, have been robbed a gunpoint several times in NYC, while working in the restaurant business. Live in Indiana now and loving it, not one robbery or riot in 6 years! Feel like I've paid my dues. Just a suggestion, a shotgun, even with shells loaded with rock salt does wonders for crowd dispersal.
smll2 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Smooth, You should have told them about the "300" sale....might of gotten their attention!!! Wow...amazing that they were kids coming out of a church. Generally you would think they were the good guys. Tom
android Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Just a suggestion, a shotgun, even with shells loaded with rock salt does wonders for crowd dispersal. RESPECT!
Ken Gargett Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 had not realised you lived so close to rob. disgraceful. there's a good reason to own guns. and use them. and shoot the lot. i saw they arrested imbeciles dropping rocks on cars. they should go to jail for life. had it happen a few months ago. 11.30pm on a friday night on a busy highway. 15 reports. they caught them. these isiots were not even clever enough to run away. 4 kids, aged 10 to 14 and three of them girls. they will get a lecture. next time a severe lecture. they should get 20 years. and the parents should get 30.
Ken Gargett Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Just a suggestion, a shotgun, even with shells loaded with rock salt does wonders for crowd dispersal.RESPECT! i thought that was for demons?
android Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 i thought that was for demons? KG...Not everyone respects authority but everyone respects the gun! And with that 99.9% of the time they will not have to be used.
BigRay023 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 KG...Not everyone respects authority but everyone respects the gun! And with that 99.9% of the time they will not have to be used. You got that right. In my youth I was quite the hoodlum/thug in and out of jail and into all kinds of bad stuff. One day looking down the barrel of a Glock17 inches from my face over 20$ really straightened me out and set me back down a decent path. I have flipped a 180 now days and support and respect our Country, Military and Law Enforcement and am now a pretty decent person and defender of the 1st and 2nd Amendments. I could not imagine defending myself against a riot with a hatchet and a neighbor with a 2x4 scary indeed.
SmokinAl Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Sorry to hear it Smooth. It's not just my imagination is it, things really are turning to crap.
cvm4 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 I find it funny a party at a church turned into a riot. How in the world does that happen? I've heard of being filled with the spirit, but I think they were filled with the wrong spirit
n2advnture Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Two things that are missing from this post: 1.) Pictures 2.) A review about the PSD4
Shelby07 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Two things that are missing from this post:1.) Pictures 2.) A review about the PSD4 3) A 12 Gauge
Smooth Posted July 14, 2009 Author Posted July 14, 2009 I agree with all sentiments obviously, and if I had a shotgun it would have come out for sure. Sadly in Australia they make it easy for criminals to have guns but very difficult for someone responsible like myself to obtain any weapon. Its a sad day when police are unable to even attend in an attempt subdue moron teens and multiple personnel are required. Last Friday was probably the most glaring example to me as to how far society has sunk in recent times. A sad conclusion to draw. RE: the church, I think they hire it out to all comers once or twice a month. I will take a picture of the tomahawk on the lounge chair on the deck this afternoon for you all And I was actually penning a review of the D4 before this happened... The final third is a bit blurry obviously but I will do my best to review as I originally intended to do.
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