Social Science Things that please me - Part 2

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Unfortunately the video has now been removed due to causing much embarrassment to the dash cam owner who posted it. So I will attempt to explain detail which is not as good as showing the video.

The incident involves the dashcam driver illegally cutting in front of a P plater causing him to slam brakes on to avoid his front passenger area being cleaned up. Footage from both the front and rear end cameras of the dashcam driver travelling along at 20 under the limit and a pissed off P plater right behind him. After a roundabout the P plater overtakes and then slows right down and gets out of his car to confront the dashcam driver telling him he needs to 'learn how to drive' and kick his front bumper then driving off.

Dashcam driver is confronted on the page from a majority of posters getting stuck into him for causing that incident. Some didn't condone the road rage but maintained that dashcam driver was at fault and some were glad that the P plater gave it to him.
P-plater needs to control his temper. It is not normal to attack someone's car.

Provocation isn't a defence against an assault charge.


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That's what I thought (unless he plays Davis Cup). I guess he does need to uphold the standards of the tennis Australia though.
Really i'd imagine that the major stakeholders are the tournament sponsors, and once they start cracking the shits about his carry on then organisers will act. Though he does bring publicity that's for sure.
 
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He represents himself though doesn't he? He just happens to be an Aussie.
I think differently. When you play sport professionally you are representing us indirectly.

The wider tennis public and worldwide fans know he's Australian. It's a bad look for us as a nation, especially in conjunction with Tomic. That's what I meant.
 

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Kyrgios getting an 8 week ban. Should've made it include the Aus Open.
At present he's not fit to represent this country.

He represents himself though doesn't he? He just happens to be an Aussie.
this is something i agree with. Individual sport like golf. Money goes to you and only you. You play for yourself.

I think differently. When you play sport professionally you are representing us indirectly.

The wider tennis public and worldwide fans know he's Australian. It's a bad look for us as a nation, especially in conjunction with Tomic. That's what I meant.
Just after the cronulla riots i was listening to SEN. Philippousis had done something to piss people off (much like kyrios and tomic). Caller said "get rid of him, he's not even Australian anyway, he's a wog".

See, players are Australian when they're behaving, but not when they're misbehaving.

Oh but 'his mental health'.

Gimme a break. The bloke is a peanut. Call a spade a ****en spade.
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First thing is that she didn't get hit and second how Aussie is the guy at the end.
OK the blue car was totally in the wrong but jeez I can't stand seeing pedestrians cross like that, never assume that somebody will stop for you just because you have right of way, never underestimate people's stupidity.
 
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