SA police crack down on high-rise fridge throwers...

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Posted: 12/31/2003 5:11:02 PM EDT

Now I'd thought I'd seen everything...

New Year's flying fridges warning

Police often raid the notorious Hillbrow neighbourhood
South African police will crack down hard on anybody throwing old fridges from high-rise buildings during the New Year's holiday, they say.

Police often raid the notorious Hillbrow neighbourhood

Police and soldiers are on patrol in Johannesburg's notorious Hillbrow suburb, famous for the practice.

Throwing heavy objects from balconies and firing guns have become something of a bad "New Year's institution," said police Inspector Kriben Naidoo.

Revellers have been killed in the past after being hit by stray bullets.

It is not clear why Hillbrow residents have taken to seeing in the New Year by throwing objects such as fridges, microwave ovens, beds, rubbish bins and condoms out of their windows.

Some also aim their New Year fireworks horizontally, so they go from one high-rise apartment into another.

Police wear helmets and bullet-proof vests when on duty on New Year's Eve, reports AFP news agency.

Emergency centre

"We have given out thousands of pamphlets pleading with people not to throw objects, including things like refrigerators, from their balconies, as well as asking people not to fire celebratory shots in the air," said Inspector Naidoo.

He said armoured vehicles would be stationed throughout Hillbrow and the police would raid any buildings where there were problems.

A private medical services spokesperson said doctors and paramedics would be deployed in Hillbrow and an emergency centre had been set up at a fire station to deal with injuries.

"We will have at least four doctors and more than 20 medical personnel working around the clock in a combined effort with provincial health authorities," said Mandy Toubkin.

No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.
- --LILY TOMLIN

Posted: 12/31/2003 5:20:08 PM EDT

[#1]

Sounds like Dodge City on a Saturday night.

Posted: 12/31/2003 5:25:38 PM EDT

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Some also aim their New Year fireworks horizontally, so they go from one high-rise apartment into another.

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Sorry, i think thats funny.

Posted: 12/31/2003 6:55:47 PM EDT

[#3]

It happens here.

I don't remember the project involved, but I heard about a rookie cop who was warned when responding to certain projects, get from his vehicle to cover immediately-do not dawdle in the open. He stopped to talk to an old man and the TV thrown from above killed the old guy.

Posted: 12/31/2003 7:41:41 PM EDT

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Some also aim their New Year fireworks horizontally, so they go from one high-rise apartment into another.

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Sorry, i think thats funny.

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Does kind of sound like fun, doesn't it?

Posted: 12/31/2003 7:44:58 PM EDT

[#5]

I'll bet it's about like watching parts of a Tarzan movie.

Posted: 12/31/2003 7:48:51 PM EDT

[#6]

We had some punk kids throwing cinder blocks off of over passes about 6 years ago. The little shits were actually trying to hit the cars. They killed a young soldier with the 10th Mountain Division who was driving up the highway that eventually takes you to Fort Drum.

Of course the little shits got tossed into state prison for an extended stay, I still think we should've handed them over to the soldier's friends in the 10th and let them decide what was fair.

Posted: 1/1/2004 4:10:56 AM EDT

[#7]

WTF, hmmmmm perhaps now I hve heard of everything...

Posted: 1/1/2004 4:43:28 AM EDT

[#8]

...and condoms out of their windows

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Now that's gross. I'd rather get hit with a Fridge.

Posted: 1/1/2004 4:56:17 AM EDT

[#9]

The Police ought to come around the next morning to do the paper work, otherwise stay away!!! I don't see a problem.

Posted: 1/1/2004 5:18:59 AM EDT

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In college we pushed a coke machine down the 15 story elevator shaft at the dorms. BIG NOISE and we deassed the area in a hurry.

Posted: 1/1/2004 6:11:03 AM EDT

[#11]

Things have really improved since they ended apartheid!!!

Posted: 1/1/2004 6:35:17 AM EDT

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Things have really improved since they ended apartheid!!!

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[ROFL2]........"improved".....yeah, that's it.

The same thing happens in Chicago and every other big "multicultural" city with high rise "public" housing.

My father was a fireman in Chicago, the FD would get calls to the high rises where "they" would BBQ in the bathtub in the winter and set the fiberglass tub on fire.
YEP!

Posted: 1/1/2004 6:59:44 AM EDT

[#13]

Paging Dr. Fridge, we have some smashed up patients for you...

GunLvr

Posted: 1/1/2004 1:30:40 PM EDT

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I'll bet it's about like watching parts of a Tarzan movie.

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No, its more like watching primates in the zoo.

Posted: 1/1/2004 2:10:36 PM EDT

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...and condoms out of their windows

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Now that's gross. I'd rather get hit with a Fridge.

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[rofl] [lolabove]

One more reason to not got to South Africa. But I will take some more of their surplus .308 [;D]

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