3 October 2011

Caucasian menace stalks the streets of Fyshwick

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in Fyshwick on Saturday night (October 1).

Around 6.50pm, a man entered the United Service Station on Canberra Avenue and threatened a male staff member with a knife, demanding cash.

The staff member handed over a sum of cash to the man, who fled the service station on foot.

The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm (5’9”) tall with a solid build. He was wearing a black hooded jumper, blue tracksuit pants with a white stripe, white shoes, sunglasses and a red and white bandana.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the aggravated robbery or saw someone matching the above description in Fyshwick on Saturday night to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers website on www.act.crimestoppers.com.au.

[Courtesy ACT Policing]

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MissChief said :

Agreed, a better description would be helpful, although offender described as “Pinkish with subltle cream undertones” might be a little too comical for such a serious incident.

How about “Caucasian”, that covers a multitude of hues and is generally known and understood.

MissChief said :

Agreed, a better description would be helpful, although offender described as “Pinkish with subltle cream undertones” might be a little too comical for such a serious incident.

Blushing Casper?

Agreed, a better description would be helpful, although offender described as “Pinkish with subltle cream undertones” might be a little too comical for such a serious incident.

But the hoodie is described as “black”. Racists.

DrKennethNoisewater12:52 pm 04 Oct 11

I would prefer ‘Honky’

Cracker

troll-sniffer9:38 am 04 Oct 11

ThatUniStudent said :

Perhaps Gubbah, or perhaps even Gungie. 😉
I mean they are in the local language after all.

I’d be happy with gub or gub gub. That’s what my abo friend used to call me. 🙂

ThatUniStudent8:27 pm 03 Oct 11

Perhaps Gubbah, or perhaps even Gungie. 😉
I mean they are in the local language after all.

Stevian said :

luther_bendross said :

Henry82 said :

I’d rather Caucasian that ‘white’. I don’t see the problem

What’s wrong with ‘white’? Seems a fair representation of most caucasian’s skin colour to me. After winter here I w/couldn’t object to being called ‘translucent’.

Get your eyes tested and check out a colour chart. No caucasian is “white”

Pinkish with subltle cream undertones?

What are you staring at, you round eyed bacon and egg eater!

luther_bendross said :

Henry82 said :

I’d rather Caucasian that ‘white’. I don’t see the problem

What’s wrong with ‘white’? Seems a fair representation of most caucasian’s skin colour to me. After winter here I w/couldn’t object to being called ‘translucent’.

Get your eyes tested and check out a colour chart. No caucasian is “white”

luther_bendross said :

What’s wrong with ‘white’?

From personal experience, police won’t accept “black” or “IC3” on official police statements, this was in NSW though.

screaming banshee12:52 pm 03 Oct 11

Jerry Atric said :

Homo Sapiens is universal.

Latest research indicates that Homo Sapiens are quickly dying out and we are in danger of losing this species on our planent entirely. Current thinking is that there are now two subsets of the species, Homo Rapax and Homo Accidiosus, evidence of the former emerging has been recorded as early as the late 1960’s wheras the latter has emerged as recently as the late 1990’s.

luther_bendross12:40 pm 03 Oct 11

Henry82 said :

I’d rather Caucasian that ‘white’. I don’t see the problem

What’s wrong with ‘white’? Seems a fair representation of most caucasian’s skin colour to me. After winter here I w/couldn’t object to being called ‘translucent’.

Homo Sapiens is universal. descriptions of members of that species should be just that, descriptive. Caucasian is applied to all “gweilo” regardless if they are blue eyed blond or tall dark and handsome. How about clean shaven? fair/dark complexion? pierced eyebrow? bad teeth? aussie accent?

Might be more of a help in identification.

johnboy said :

What description would you prefer?

I’m quite fond of “gweilo” myself.

Guai Lo?

I’d rather Caucasian that ‘white’. I don’t see the problem

Oh what a terrible injustice. Us poor white people. My heart breaks.

What description would you prefer?

I’m quite fond of “gweilo” myself.

Why do the police persist in describing people as Caucasian? (indigenous to the Caucasus Mountains in the Middle East?)
This outmoded term created in racist 19th century Europe should have disappeared with its equally offensive brothers “Asiatic” and “Negroid”

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