Comments on: My rant http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/ "cricket without boundaries" Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miss Field http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2893 Miss Field Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:36:12 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2893 Hey gollygosh, You're right, there is some dispute about the circumstances. A random attack doesn't make it excusable, but I'd much rather it was some random yobbo. That said, it does sound a bit convenient to be such a big coincidence, but still. There are lots of yobbos in this country. (Especially Tasmania? haha) Hey gollygosh,

You’re right, there is some dispute about the circumstances. A random attack doesn’t make it excusable, but I’d much rather it was some random yobbo.

That said, it does sound a bit convenient to be such a big coincidence, but still. There are lots of yobbos in this country. (Especially Tasmania? haha)

]]> By: gollygosh http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2890 gollygosh Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:32:39 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2890 Hi Miss Field As a fellow Aussie Im also more than disappointed. But you are mistaken in that this incident did not occur at the cricket. The egg was thrown from a car towards a group of the Sri Lankans (inc Murali) when they were walking back to there hotel at night. It did not strike Murali and a spokesman for SL team (Mr Shriyan Samaratne) said they were not sure that the attack was aimed at Murali. - That makes me think there wasn't any verbal abuse towards any one individual Am I excusing what happened. No way! But, I think there is no reason to believe that this act was performed by a cricket fan at all - a brainless yob certainly. Security is being increased around the SL team by Cricket Aust just in case. I hope and pray it isnt required Hi Miss Field
As a fellow Aussie Im also more than disappointed. But you are mistaken in that this incident did not occur at the cricket. The egg was thrown from a car towards a group of the Sri Lankans (inc Murali) when they were walking back to there hotel at night. It did not strike Murali and a spokesman for SL team (Mr Shriyan Samaratne) said they were not sure that the attack was aimed at Murali. – That makes me think there wasn’t any verbal abuse towards any one individual

Am I excusing what happened. No way!

But, I think there is no reason to believe that this act was performed by a cricket fan at all – a brainless yob certainly.

Security is being increased around the SL team by Cricket Aust just in case. I hope and pray it isnt required

]]> By: Miss Field http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2887 Miss Field Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:59:57 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2887 To be honest, sometimes I wonder that the decent voice is even in the majority, unfortunately. And Chinaman, you're dead right, the naming and shaming may well turn into some sort of celebration, the thought of which I find sickening. As you can tell I'm still really, really angry. Thanks for your comments though. To be honest, sometimes I wonder that the decent voice is even in the majority, unfortunately.

And Chinaman, you’re dead right, the naming and shaming may well turn into some sort of celebration, the thought of which I find sickening.

As you can tell I’m still really, really angry.

Thanks for your comments though.

]]> By: Raj http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2885 Raj Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:34:31 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2885 excellent post ... I must admit that i do get a very bad general impression of Aus in this respect (not helped by some aussie posters I have come across on other boards), but I struggle to reconcile that to my own personal experiences. I have met many australians around the world and have always got on well with them, very well in fact, so it seems strange. All you can do is make sure the voice of the decent majority is heard. excellent post … I must admit that i do get a very bad general impression of Aus in this respect (not helped by some aussie posters I have come across on other boards), but I struggle to reconcile that to my own personal experiences. I have met many australians around the world and have always got on well with them, very well in fact, so it seems strange. All you can do is make sure the voice of the decent majority is heard.

]]> By: ©hinaman http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2881 ©hinaman Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:23:29 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/02/02/my-rant/#comment-2881 <blockquote>If there’s anyone out there who wonders if we’re all like this, we aren’t.</blockquote> Unfortunately, this incident will be discussed and clips if any will be beamed all over the world. Those who do not know or been to your country, will associate this with all Australians. Generalisation is an easy state of mind than believing in exceptions. You say the perpetrator be named and shamed. You can name him, but you may not be able to shame him. To others who think like him, he may become a role model. The best way forwards is for the Australian cricketers to actively condemn such actions, and stand in solidarity with Murali. no message can be more powerful than that.

If there’s anyone out there who wonders if we’re all like this, we aren’t.

Unfortunately, this incident will be discussed and clips if any will be beamed all over the world. Those who do not know or been to your country, will associate this with all Australians.

Generalisation is an easy state of mind than believing in exceptions.

You say the perpetrator be named and shamed. You can name him, but you may not be able to shame him. To others who think like him, he may become a role model.

The best way forwards is for the Australian cricketers to actively condemn such actions, and stand in solidarity with Murali. no message can be more powerful than that.

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