I'm an ARA Sergeant. The way the media handled this was appalling. The term "Gunman" should never have been used. The police, on identifying it wasn't a real firearm, should have holstered their weapons and de-escalated the amount of force they used. I understand they need to respond to calls of this type with due care etc, but once the situation is known - calm down!
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Jay
10 years ago
What a disgrace! Did not look like a weapon at all and if the police cant tell a real rifle from an obvious made out of square box tube training itam ? Kids run around playing with toy guns that look the more real thing? Leave the poor grunt alone for god sakes ! After all, he was only training so that he may one day risk his life for us and country.
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Anthony clark
10 years ago
Withdraw these ludicrous charges.
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marianne pedetsen
10 years ago
What a joke when an Australian soldier in training is even facing court over this situation...get real...these guys are out there fighting for us...we should be commending them
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The Oscar Report
10 years ago
Ozzie soldiers deserve NOT to be judged by some hill-billy judge that spent 7 years at uni masturbating while this bloke was running around the hills who knows where.
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Mark Kelso
10 years ago
Terrorism has won if ridiculous decisions like this are upheld. Reverse the charge now.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
#illtrainwithyou
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Boyd Scott
10 years ago
He should not have been charged once police ascertained he was not armed, was in the ADF and was in training for the SAS.
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David McMullen
10 years ago
So if I run around with something that looks like a jack will I get charged with lifting something. The world gone mad. With you bud.
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Leo Van Vliet
10 years ago
Keep your slimy Civvy hands of him and our ADF !!
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Peter Sissons
10 years ago
Since when have the services stopped looking out for each other? The attending police officers should have, once they realised he was training, told him to choose a less ominous looking training aid and sent him on his way.
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Rob
10 years ago
this is a joke right
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Brett beesley
10 years ago
With you 100% cobber.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This is ludicrous, this needs to be reversed now, what is this country coming too? This man did nothing wrong!
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Craige Peacock
10 years ago
What a joke
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Becc
10 years ago
What a ridiculous charge!
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Phil Lakeland
10 years ago
Disgrace, Booked for what.????? As they say the law is an ass. this tops the lot.
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John Brittain
10 years ago
Support our military!!
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Paul Anderson
10 years ago
He doesn't need to be punished for training to defend our country
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Chris Kanochkin
10 years ago
leave the guy alone! Can't believe it even made it to court????
I'm an ARA Sergeant. The way the media handled this was appalling. The term "Gunman" should never have been used. The police, on identifying it wasn't a real firearm, should have holstered their weapons and de-escalated the amount of force they used. I understand they need to respond to calls of this type with due care etc, but once the situation is known - calm down!
What a disgrace! Did not look like a weapon at all and if the police cant tell a real rifle from an obvious made out of square box tube training itam ? Kids run around playing with toy guns that look the more real thing? Leave the poor grunt alone for god sakes ! After all, he was only training so that he may one day risk his life for us and country.
Withdraw these ludicrous charges.
What a joke when an Australian soldier in training is even facing court over this situation...get real...these guys are out there fighting for us...we should be commending them
Ozzie soldiers deserve NOT to be judged by some hill-billy judge that spent 7 years at uni masturbating while this bloke was running around the hills who knows where.
Terrorism has won if ridiculous decisions like this are upheld. Reverse the charge now.
#illtrainwithyou
He should not have been charged once police ascertained he was not armed, was in the ADF and was in training for the SAS.
So if I run around with something that looks like a jack will I get charged with lifting something. The world gone mad. With you bud.
Keep your slimy Civvy hands of him and our ADF !!
Since when have the services stopped looking out for each other? The attending police officers should have, once they realised he was training, told him to choose a less ominous looking training aid and sent him on his way.
this is a joke right
With you 100% cobber.
This is ludicrous, this needs to be reversed now, what is this country coming too? This man did nothing wrong!
What a joke
What a ridiculous charge!
Disgrace, Booked for what.????? As they say the law is an ass. this tops the lot.
Support our military!!
He doesn't need to be punished for training to defend our country
leave the guy alone! Can't believe it even made it to court????