http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bondi-attack--racial-vilification-can-escalate-into-racial-violence-20131027-2w9c5.html
The link is to a story about the Race based assault of two Jewish family,s in Sydney.
It brings back memory's of recent verbal assaults on buses and trains in several states.
I think it is something we need to fear, not just the actions but the PC monster hiding within.
Photos appear to hint at the race of the offenders, but a tendency to not tell us, just in case it brings more problems the race of the offenders, is worrying.
How many of us, those who are anti boats arrivals, would even consider such an attack on them or any one?
I doubt many of us would even consider such a thing

Belly a cowardly act by any stretch.

Police charged two 17-year-old boys with affray and breaching bail, to face children's court on Sunday. A 23-year-old man was charged with affray and granted bail to appear at Waverley Local Court on December 3.

Let them have their day in court.

As for you to saying;
"Photos appear to hint at the race of the offenders, but a tendency to not tell us, just in case it brings more problems the race of the offenders, is worrying.
How many of us, those who are anti boats arrivals, would even consider such an attack on them or any one?
I doubt many of us would even consider such a thing." An ignoble attempt by you, without fact and without doubt, to play the anti boat card. With the use of words like "appear" "hint" "tendency" worrying"

Narrowing it all down to (alleged) racism alone justifies the existence of pyramids of well paid bureaucrats. They have their sinecures and careers to protect.

Honestly though, if anyone wants to find an '-ism', there is no need to scour police reports, there is plenty of ageism in the very frequent and cowardly attacks on the elderly and the burglaries of their homes. Many aged live in fear, captives in their own homes, in once peaceful suburbs where they raised their families.

The problem is nowhere near as simple as it is being made out to be. It is one element of a broad spectrum of offensive and illegal behaviour including verbal and physical assaults that is all too common. The fault lies in soft treatment of offenders by courts, 'progressive' ideals of police service not police enforcement, and under-staffed police.

"The fault lies in soft treatment of offenders by courts, 'progressive' ideals of police service not police enforcement, and under-staffed police."
Beach, I can not agree, take New York where law enforcement is oppressive by our standards, stats show crime is higher per capita than Sydney. Lock em' up and throw away the key has been tried by many in the past without success. I doubt that many offenders would think of the legal consequences of their actions before they act.

Paul1405,

I no longer bother to point out the gains to be made from acting early to divert youth from gangs, and the huge savings to be had if only middles class trendies stopped using recreational drugs and thereby funding the drug industry.

Attempting discussion in any depth is a complete waste of time on public internet forums, where so many post only to get their shot of adrenalin for the day from angry abuse.

I am not talking about mandatory sentencing or the 'law and order' of cynical politicians. Police are poorly staffed and large inner suburbs would be lucky during the hours of 6pm to 7am to have one patrol consisting of a trained officer and a trainee. As well, it is very obvious from Victoria's nearly ten years experience with Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon that policies of the political 'Progressive' don't work.

Beach
"the gains to be made from acting early to divert youth from gangs, and the huge savings to be had" Agree.
"not talking about mandatory sentencing or the 'law and order' of cynical politicians" Agree.
I recently was in the audience for a speech by the new Area Commander in a part of inner Sydney. He talked of acting early to divert youth, mainly aboriginal youth in his command. He said that he had spoken to his officers and he wanted a general attitude change from many of them towards the community, particularly youth. He was also having meetings with community leaders to make it a 2 way street on crime etc. he didn't mention police numbers, although they could be an issue, but he did say it was early days but the programs and community reaction, was good so far, and he was keen to build trust with the community including the kids. The majority of the community want meaningful change. It's a big job and wont be easy.