And now it has come to Australia

Sangoma · Post by **Sangoma** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:05 am

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-1 ... on/5967232

ABC News is following a siege in Sydney's CBD in which a number of people have been taken hostage.

At least three people can be seen through the windows of a cafe in Martin Place with their hands raised.

An Islamic flag has also been seen hanging in the window of the Lindt Chocolat Cafe.

This is scary.

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:14 am

what they want?

Sangoma · Post by **Sangoma** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:17 am

It's happening right now. No demands yet, apparently. I hope they don't execute someone for the show.

Sangoma · Post by **Sangoma** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:20 am

Ray Hadley, a presenter at 2GB radio station, is saying the hostage takers want to talk to the prime minister, Tony Abbott, live on air.

terra · Post by **terra** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:44 am

No one knows.

It could be a lone fuckwit(s) with no real ties to anything, or it could be the beginning of something bigger.

Here are some links to our national news broadcaster (a lot of commercial news will be running with more sensationalist copy).

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/m ... dt/5967340

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/h ... on/5967232

syaigh · Post by **syaigh** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:34 am

kind of takes your breath away though, doesn't it?

I hope a police sniper gets them in his sights very quickly.

terra · Post by **terra** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:37 am

An interesting perspective...

Sangoma · Post by **Sangoma** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:55 am

syaigh wrote: I hope a police sniper gets them in his sights very quickly.

Until the next time? I hope the manage to talk and negotiate.

This guy is right, it's probably just the beginning.

syaigh · Post by **syaigh** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:37 am

Smet wrote:
syaigh wrote: I hope a police sniper gets them in his sights very quickly.
Until the next time? I hope the manage to talk and negotiate.

This guy is right, it's probably just the beginning.

I agree with your second sentiment. I think, and I could be wrong, that this particular group learns quickly that success of any kind is not an option on foreign soil. Getting to negotiate is a victory. People indoctrinated into a system where death is a known outcome are really only looking for a toehold before leaving this world. Ensuring they get no such thing might discourage their followers.

But, I'll be honest. I have no idea. Remember that Stallone movie "Cobra"? About a large group of axe-wielding serial killers? I thought that was crazy idea. Now i see I'm wrong.

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:46 am

To the guy on here who thought the raids in Sept. were bogus...yep good one.

My building is locked up.

Shafpocalypse Now · Post by **Shafpocalypse Now** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:09 am

It's shitty you are now having islamic trash wash up on your shores. I hope Australians are less likely to think it's their own fault than American's have.

Yes, I'm drunk · Post by **Yes, I'm drunk** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:00 am

Luke wrote:To the guy on here who thought the raids in Sept. were bogus...yep good one.

My building is locked up.

There was an incident just last month that for some bizarre reason the international jews-media decided to totally ignore.

According to local Sydney news reports:

A man who was shot outside an Islamic prayer centre in Sydney's west was targeted as he locked up the building following a night observing the holy ritual of Ashura, one of the most important holidays for Shiite Muslims, according to a community member.

Witnesses claimed that a number of people had driven past the Husainiyah Nabi Akram centre on Rosedale Avenue in Greenacre just hours before the shooting, chanting in Arabic that "ISIS is coming" and "ISIS will stay".

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-lea ... 1g0kx.html

Today's hijackings have been a long time coming.

SubClaw · Post by **SubClaw** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:12 am

I hope the fucker gets his fundamentalist brain blown out by a bullet. Zero tolerance policy.

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:09 pm

Batboy2/75 · Post by **Batboy2/75** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:43 pm

Well the Sydney police just settled it.

Fuck talking with these turds. Kill them without mercy. Deprive them if the attention they so desperately want to spread their Jihadist bull shit.

dead man walking · Post by **dead man walking** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:55 pm

let's not overlook the smooth functioning of the free market:

On Monday, as the police surrounded a cafe in Sydney, Australia, where an armed individual was holding hostages, Uber began raising rates. The move, which the company calls surge pricing, is governed by an algorithm and occurs whenever demand spikes for rides in an area. The idea is that higher rates give drivers incentive to fill the demand.

With the authorities cordoning off part of the city’s central business district, many who were stranded in the area were forced to pay roughly four times the normal rate

Bob Wildes · Post by **Bob Wildes** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:26 pm

Is it true that Australia does not have a death penalty?

Andy83 · Post by **Andy83** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:25 pm

Smet. One of the reporters said that the gunman was armed and dangerous.

Andy83 · Post by **Andy83** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:29 pm

Smet. One of the reporters said that the gunman was armed and dangerous.

Sangoma · Post by **Sangoma** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:57 pm

Resolved. The gunman and two hostages dead.

Martin Place siege

baffled · Post by **baffled** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:35 am

dead man walking wrote:let's not overlook the smooth functioning of the free market:

On Monday, as the police surrounded a cafe in Sydney, Australia, where an armed individual was holding hostages, Uber began raising rates. The move, which the company calls surge pricing, is governed by an algorithm and occurs whenever demand spikes for rides in an area. The idea is that higher rates give drivers incentive to fill the demand.

With the authorities cordoning off part of the city’s central business district, many who were stranded in the area were forced to pay roughly four times the normal rate

Snark?

Also, Uber started giving free rides to those in Sydney: http://blog.uber.com/sydneysiege

We are all concerned with the events happening in Sydney.

Uber Sydney will be providing free rides out of the CBD to help Sydneysiders get home safely.

Our thoughts are with those affected and the NSW Police Force.

We are in the process of refunding rides. If you have been charged during these hours leaving the CBD please email [email protected].

Please note that surge pricing is used to encourage more drivers to come online and pick up passengers from the area.

Updates will follow on Twitter – @Uber_Sydney

*Maximum one trip per person

terra · Post by **terra** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:15 am

Bob Wildes wrote:Is it true that Australia does not have a death penalty?

...No, we have Savage Garden:

dead man walking · Post by **dead man walking** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:19 am

baffled wrote:
dead man walking wrote:let's not overlook the smooth functioning of the free market:

On Monday, as the police surrounded a cafe in Sydney, Australia, where an armed individual was holding hostages, Uber began raising rates. The move, which the company calls surge pricing, is governed by an algorithm and occurs whenever demand spikes for rides in an area. The idea is that higher rates give drivers incentive to fill the demand.

With the authorities cordoning off part of the city’s central business district, many who were stranded in the area were forced to pay roughly four times the normal rate
Snark?

Also, Uber started giving free rides to those in Sydney: http://blog.uber.com/sydneysiege

We are all concerned with the events happening in Sydney.

Uber Sydney will be providing free rides out of the CBD to help Sydneysiders get home safely.

Our thoughts are with those affected and the NSW Police Force.

We are in the process of refunding rides. If you have been charged during these hours leaving the CBD please email [email protected].

Please note that surge pricing is used to encourage more drivers to come online and pick up passengers from the area.

Updates will follow on Twitter – @Uber_Sydney

*Maximum one trip per person

after they got criticized for their predatory pricing, they pretended to be socially concerned

baffled · Post by **baffled** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:07 am

dead man walking wrote:
baffled wrote:
dead man walking wrote:let's not overlook the smooth functioning of the free market:

On Monday, as the police surrounded a cafe in Sydney, Australia, where an armed individual was holding hostages, Uber began raising rates. The move, which the company calls surge pricing, is governed by an algorithm and occurs whenever demand spikes for rides in an area. The idea is that higher rates give drivers incentive to fill the demand.

With the authorities cordoning off part of the city’s central business district, many who were stranded in the area were forced to pay roughly four times the normal rate
Snark?

Also, Uber started giving free rides to those in Sydney: http://blog.uber.com/sydneysiege

We are all concerned with the events happening in Sydney.

Uber Sydney will be providing free rides out of the CBD to help Sydneysiders get home safely.

Our thoughts are with those affected and the NSW Police Force.

We are in the process of refunding rides. If you have been charged during these hours leaving the CBD please email [email protected].

Please note that surge pricing is used to encourage more drivers to come online and pick up passengers from the area.

Updates will follow on Twitter – @Uber_Sydney

*Maximum one trip per person
after they got criticized for their predatory pricing, they pretended to be socially concerned

That's a bullshit argument straight out of the retard factory at Gawker, and you know it. Guessing that quote actually does lead to Gawker? Or the NYT?

dead man walking · Post by **dead man walking** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:28 am

are you telling me that this report (boston.com) is inaccurate?

During the hostage situation, rideshare and taxi service company Uber turned on their surge pricing for customers leaving the area surrounding the hostage scene. The surge charged customers a minimum of $100 Australian Dollars to leave.

The company, which has come under fire for its surge-pricing tactics as of late, including its decision to raise prices during 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, has defended the practice, stating it encourages drivers to flock to areas with high demand.

Still, Uber backpedalled within an hour of publication of customer complaints. Uber went a step further, informing riders they could get a refund if they paid a higher fare by emailing Sydney support.

time, wired and others have similar reports.

p.s. here is the uber blog re their change of heart:

http://blog.uber.com/sydneysiege

your apology will be accepted

IGX

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