"A furious Melbourne man is spending $1000 per day on armed guards to protect his home
A Melbourne pair have taken a drastic and expensive measure to protect their home from gangs threatening them and their property."

http://www.news.com.au/news/national/a-furious-melbourne-man-is-spending-1000-per-day-on-armed-guards-to-protect-his-home/news-story/93d04ec37623f50389748a6b04d7da6b

How can this possibly be, the Victorian Government and Police have said that there is no gang problem?

Perhaps it's not a gang, just a loose coalition of missfits?

Of course there's no crime if it's not illegal ! How else is the Left supposed to get its votes ?
There was a clip on the News this arvo about some building sites being in the grip of some union thugs.

$1000 would get you a semi-automatic, a pump-action shotgun, and a handgun for the missus, plus ammo to boot...
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php

AC,

Not relevant, it's a US site.

Dear AC,

Don't worry ol Is Mise is getting a bulge in his pants just thinking about an 'armed citizenry'.

But I'm not sure we are getting the full story.

One interpretation from the facts we are given is that the wealthy owner of a beach side property was annoyed at a gathering of young people on the street outside his property which is a beach access. He told them to move on, they told him to go jump and so he went back inside and got a baseball bat and started threatening violence. Some of the group started throwing items at him and when he retreated kept up the barrage.

So is it 'African gangs' who were responsible? Well judging by the picture there were a pretty broad mixture of skin colour present.

http://c-5uwzmx78pmca09x24quo-a-uav-kwux2eisiuiqhmlx2evmb.g01.msn.com/g00/3_c-5eee.uav.kwu_/c-5UWZMXPMCA09x24pbbx78ax3ax2fx2fquo-a-uav-kwu.isiuiqhml.vmbx2fbmvivbx2fiux78x2fmvbqbgqlx2fJJAB0kh.quox3fpx3d288x26ex3d030x26ux3d4x26yx3d48x26wx3dnx26tx3dnx26q98k.uizsx3dquiom_$/$/$/$/

But let's not let that get in the way of a good stereotype.

We can even join the game. Let's see. The bloke in question is well into his middle age with an attractive blonde girlfriend half that. He has extensive tattoos and a propensity for getting his own way. He acts like a cashed up, foul mouthed bogan ready to have a go at anyone who crosses him, one capable of spending $1000 a day to prove a point.

Further he was unwilling to have his full name published.

There are lazy assumptions to be easily made about him too. Who knows if they are correct but isn't the stereotype the deciding factor?

Actually try this for a link.

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/fed-up-melbourne-couple-spend-dollar1000-a-day-to-have-two-armed-guards-protect-their-property-after-a-string-of-run-ins-with-violent-teenage-gangs/ar-BBSTijd?fullscreen=true#image=3