Premier Mike Rann assaulted

[Gozu]

Mike Rann was assaulted at a function tonight by a 55yo man from Burnside:

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 01,00.html

[ORDoubleBlues]

"At least two guests tackled his assailant and dragged him outside"

........and hopefully gave him a couple of good kicks in the head.

[Jimmy_041]

You will be relieved to hear it wasnt me..........

[A Mum]

I was wondering

[Stumps]

"At least two guests tackled his assailant and dragged him outside"

........and hopefully gave him a couple of good kicks in the head.

ridiculous comment- no matter what you think of his policy or him as a person he doesnt deserve that. Too many meat heads around these days thinking everything can be solved with violence

[MatteeG]

"At least two guests tackled his assailant and dragged him outside"

........and hopefully gave him a couple of good kicks in the head.

ridiculous comment- no matter what you think of his policy or him as a person he doesnt deserve that. Too many meat heads around these days thinking everything can be solved with violence

Agreed...and 'kicking in the head' is a dog act anyway. Poor form ORDB

[Dirko]

Bloody Burnside ferals......

[Jimmy_041]

Lots of terrorists in Burnside - you should try and drive around the Feathers roundabout - a 55 yo is one of the younger ones.

To think, it has always been a traditional Labour district as well......

I think you will find ORDB means that he hopes the two guests "hopefully gave him (the assailant)a couple of good kicks in the head"

[GWW]

I think you will find ORDB means that he hopes the two guests "hopefully gave him (the assailant)a couple of good kicks in the head"

Thats the impression i got when i read it too.

[A Mum]

I think you will find ORDB means that he hopes the two guests "hopefully gave him (the assailant)a couple of good kicks in the head"

Thats the impression i got when i read it too.

And I took it as tongue in cheek.

[shoe boy]

You will be relieved to hear it wasnt me..........

Sure??? or was it just a good friend?

[southee]

"Brutal and nasty attack"....with a rolled up magazine!!!!

Gee, the media know how to put the "spin" on it!!!!

[mick]

Pity it wasn't a cricket or baseball function , there might have been a bat around rather than a magazine

[Dogwatcher]

I heard a gold coloured sandal was actually used as the weapon.

[Wedgie]

Bloody Burnside ferals......

Hey settle down with the generalisations as I was born at Burnside Memorial Hospital!!
Mind you the hospital is in Toorak Gardens so I can just avoid being branded a Burnsidian!

[mighty_tiger_79]

Toorak tractors, burnside bulldozers - they're all the same

[Dogwatcher]

He must have whacked him hard - it's a pretty good shiner.

[Gozu]

"Brutal and nasty attack"....with a rolled up magazine!!!!

Gee, the media know how to put the "spin" on it!!!!

Did you miss the bit about how that lunatic came at him with a knife too?

Imagine the outrage if Rann were a Liberal Premier there would be howls of thug unionists, Labor supporters not being able to handle democracy etc. but because Rann's from Labor and the attacker was from the leafy suburbs it's all just a bit of fun.

[200 Killer Wasps]

Would there be any bikie gangs out there who's weapon of choice is a rolled up magazine.

[Psyber]

"Brutal and nasty attack"....with a rolled up magazine!!!!
Gee, the media know how to put the "spin" on it!!!!

Did you miss the bit about how that lunatic came at him with a knife too?
Imagine the outrage if Rann were a Liberal Premier there would be howls of thug unionists, Labor supporters not being able to handle democracy etc. but because Rann's from Labor and the attacker was from the leafy suburbs it's all just a bit of fun.

The version I read was that the guy used a magazine only on Rann, and that during the struggle with the two guys who grabbed him he allegedly "clutched at a table knife".
Presumably that's correct - I doubt he would be out of custody already if it were an assault [or even a threat] with a deadly weapon.
I wouldn't condone an assault, even with a magazine, on anyone, but let's not blow it out of proportion..