No Maccas in Tecoma

[Thardy]

Oh well, they'll get used to it. The majority of people here were against a lot of things a few short years ago.

Protests seem to make good photos though.

 

[mugent]

Oh well, they'll get used to it. The majority of people here were against a lot of things a few short years ago.

Protests seem to make good photos though.

People may have to put up with things they don't like, but Australia is supposed to be democratic, in this case, it clearly isn't.

 

[john_s]

Surely there comes a point where the negative PR for McDonalds overcomes the need to get their own way. To keep pushing this seems foolish to me!

As for the police ... 🙄

I suppose there comes a point where they give up, but it's a lot further down the track than you'd think. Remember the McLibel case in the uk:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLibel_case

And on the subject of the police, they infiltrated the little band of greens to "help" create the aforementioned piece of libel:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/21/mclibel-leaflet-police-bob-lambert-mcdonalds

 

[Thardy]

People may have to put up with things they don't like, but Australia is supposed to be democratic, in this case, it clearly isn't.

Yeah, same as in US.

 

[Keith]

The thing that gets me about companies like McDonalds is that there's a public perception of them doing good in the community via various charities and organisations. The only people McDonalds help are themselves ... that wonderfully benign clown that represents them is probably responsible for generations of children becoming hooked on fast food and its associated health issues.

No better than the morally bereft tobacco companies IMO ... they (Maccas) probably ruin the lives of as many people (health wise) but get a free run with virtually no regulation applied to what they are doing. Any ten year old can walk in and order 2300 kilojoules of Big Mac poison any time they want ... a couple of those a day may even finish them off quicker than a smoking habit!

 

[mugent]

The thing that gets me about companies like McDonalds is that there's a public perception of them doing good in the community via various charities and organisations. The only people McDonalds help are themselves ... that wonderfully benign clown that represents them is probably responsible for generations of children becoming hooked on fast food and its associated health issues.

No better than the morally bereft tobacco companies IMO ... they (Maccas) probably ruin the lives of as many people (health wise) but get a free run with virtually no regulation applied to what they are doing. Any ten year old can walk in and order 2300 kilojoules of Big Mac poison any time they want ... a couple of those a day may even finish them off quicker than a smoking habit!

Society doesn't really recognize the danger of poor diet, especially in the young, where growth can really be affected by poor nutrition. I believe a grown adult should be able to eat whatever crap they want, but I've seen mothers give a toddler a bag of crisps (chips for US readers) and a can of Coke for breakfast, that makes my skin crawl a bit.

After another day of protesting, I should say that the behaviour of the local police has been great, friendly and understanding of our cause. The Victoria State Police were less pleasant.

 

[mugent]

I suppose there comes a point where they give up, but it's a lot further down the track than you'd think. Remember the McLibel case in the uk:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLibel_case

And on the subject of the police, they infiltrated the little band of greens to "help" create the aforementioned piece of libel:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/21/mclibel-leaflet-police-bob-lambert-mcdonalds

There are undercover police officers at the protest in Tecoma, they stand out like a sore thumb, it's quite laughable.

 

[mugent]

More from Tecoma...

8 of our community members are being sued by McDonalds now, for protesting...

 

[Keith]

More from Tecoma...

8 of our community members are being sued by McDonalds now, for protesting...

WHAT? :bang:

F*** them ... it'll be a dark day before I ever set foot in a McDonalds again!

 

[mugent]

WHAT? :bang:

F*** them ... it'll be a dark day before I ever set foot in a McDonalds again!

Indeed, **** them, you can read more about it here...

http://tecoma8.org/

 

[Keith]

I'd like to see about twenty thousand protestors converge on the place ... and see how they deal with that!

 

[mugent]

I'd like to see about twenty thousand protestors converge on the place ... and see how they deal with that!

I'd like to see that too, there is a march happening this weekend, hopefully it'll match the previous one of 3k people turning up,but I think the civil case might scaring people off...

 

[mfunnell]

The interim injunction in place until the 1st August, not only places restrictions on the 8 people served but anybody who entered the McDonald’s site, without their consent, between 1 and 17 July 2013 and anybody who impeded the access of workers or vehicles to the McDonald’s site between 1 and 17 July 2013.

The injunction not only prevents all those covered from protesting non-violently within a specified area but also prevents them encouraging others to continue to non-violently resist the demolition at the site. The judge said that social media was not to be used by those covered by the injunction as “a call to arms”. The McDonald’s lawyers brought into court as evidence reams of screenshots from social media. This is arguably the most undemocratic and controversial part of the interim order.

(My emphasis.)

Arguably! Too bleedin' right you could argue that. Where are all our fine establishment "defenders of free speech" for this one? Andrew Bolt, perhaps. Of course he would stand up to the big end of town in support of such a dearly held principle!

I thought not...

...Mike

 

[mugent]

An unpleasant day at the protest today, a police officer took it upon him to attack a protester, unprovoked. Since when is using stilts a criminal offence?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMUEmKEbfaE

 

[Keith]

An unpleasant day at the protest today, a police officer took it upon him to attack a protester, unprovoked. Since when is using stilts a criminal offence?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMUEmKEbfaE

Bloody hell!

Several things strike me about the current situation ... the government via it's personal militia is happy to protect big business, which is no surprise.

And I wouldn't be a cop for all the Noctiluxes in the world ... they generally just looked bewildered and wishing like hell they were doing something else!

Thanks a lot for the update and your personal take on this. 🙂