Aussie Security

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quietfanatic

Ancient One
I've been out of town and people might already know about this A.P.E.C. tidbit.

The Aussie Chaser comedy team almost managed to get to George Bush's Hotel, penetrating several layers of security disguised as an official Canadian motorcade. Chas Licciardello was dressed as Osama bin Laden.

They were arrested and could face a maximum penalty of six months in jail. They didn't expect to get anywhere near as far as they did, so this may cause a bit of a legal headache.

They should air the segment on The Chaser's War on Everything on Wednesday night and [hopefully] put it on the net.

I like the fact that people try this sort of stuff here, even getting paid for it by the national broadcaster, but it is still sad for those who seem to screw up and will no doubt suffer adverse consequences.

Quite embarassing for officials, with swarms of policemen, snipers, special forces etc. It is very reassuring when police are duped so easily and cannot recognise clearly fake identification (or TV personalities).

And people wonder why our security isn't always trusted.
 
heard about it this morning.

now, that someone with balls can breach a perimeter, that's kinda normal. hell, you shouldn't laugh too hard Ah-Teen, i'm sure you can do the same in the USA if you plan it well.

however, what is really retarded is that they're saying they're going to sue the dudes for prison sentences? ow, come on you asstards... they did you a favor by showing you the breach in your security. sure you loose some face, but by showing it to you, you can fix it & you have a lesser chance of being penetrated by the badguys. lighten up.
 
SuAside said:
now, that someone with balls can breach a perimeter, that's kinda normal. hell, you shouldn't laugh too hard Ah-Teen, i'm sure you can do the same in the USA if you plan it well.
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Last year some nut job ran half way across the white house lawn with a gun before security popped out from behind the bushes and snagged him. No real plan, he just rammed the fence and started running. Yeah they've got snipers and special forces as security but they can still be caught off guard.

You can easily get knives though security stations in the soles of your steal shanked boots, its not hard to disarm someone of their weapon or prevent them from firing if you can get a hold of parts of the gun.

There is always ways around security if you put your mind to it. It's kind of a little game I play when ever I go though a secure area like an airport or government building. Look for holes, look for ways to get different things though. Keep an eye on cameras. It's tons of fun.
 
There is always ways around security if you put your mind to it. It's kind of a little game I play when ever I go though a secure area like an airport or government building. Look for holes, look for ways to get different things though. Keep an eye on cameras. It's tons of fun.
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Well Ah-Teen, I guess I know what to tell the CIA next time something goes ka-boom.
 
^,,^; Who me? I'm just a little furry faerie! I couldn't possibly blow all that shit up! :P
 
Even worse. Expect the CIA to bust your door any minute and take you to an exotic resort in Cuba, to "pray the gay away".
 
sure you loose some face, but by showing it to you, you can fix it & you have a lesser chance of being penetrated by the badguys. lighten up.
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problem is there are no bad guys :P

at least none capable or willing to bother at that level

god it was sure fun to learn about this event though, and how Bush made an ass of himself calling them Austrians and shit...
 
As well as calling it the OPEC meeting...

Seriously though, I'd like to generalise to say that most Australians don't care about world politics enough to bother even protesting, or making a big deal over it. Sheesh, only 5,000 people turned up to protest on Saturday. That means there were a few million people in Sydney itself who really don't care what goes on behind the scenes.
 
That's a pretty stupid assumption to make. Perhaps they (like myself), don't believe that those protests will get us anywhere?
 
yea I seen this on the news over here in NZ, I thought it was brilliant :) Some times you Aussies are good for a laugh ;)

On a side note, if the government started fencing off great junk of a city with security fences and restricting movement I'd probably be a little pissed off too, not sure on protesting but I'd probably try and cut holes in the fence or something. Police over here dont carry guns so I dont really risk being shot...
 
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