Simon unleashes Operation Cobalt 6 on an unsuspecting public.

Perhaps Summernats is a Government initiative to give Civic four nights of yob reduced activity.

I’ll second that call for all year round night riders. That would be fantastic.

>I’ve seen a little antisocial behaviour in civic on Friday \ Saturday nights, but it’s not like every second person gets into a fight. I’d say 99% of everyone who goes into civic has a good night and goes home with no problems.

Hmm not sure where you have been going in civic then? Aside from out right assault, violent behavior and general dickheadness i have also noticed that in the last year or so the general atmosphere of civic has really changed, It feels very hostile and not at all friendly.

123qwe said :

I am not interested in the slightest in venturing out into Civic on a Friday or Saturday night (combination of age, kids, too lazy). But i am interested in the causes of violence in the cities at night.

Many incidents are attributed to alcohol consumption, but do any of the ‘illegal’ other drugs cause problems (cannabis, ecstasy, ice, heroin…)?

I would be interested in anyones opinion on the anti-social effects of these other drugs.

Are the other drugs a big problem in Canberra?

I’ve seen a little antisocial behaviour in civic on Friday \ Saturday nights, but it’s not like every second person gets into a fight. I’d say 99% of everyone who goes into civic has a good night and goes home with no problems.

The less than 1% who actually has a problem, I’d guess it’s usually caused by drinking to much, rather than anything more sinister. (Young people, who have just been told it’s legal for them to drink who don’t know their limits yet)

The 6 is that this is the sixth year the operation has been running. Nothing too sinister really.

Combinations of alcohol and other drugs tend to lead to some fairly unpredictable behaviour.

I am not interested in the slightest in venturing out into Civic on a Friday or Saturday night (combination of age, kids, too lazy). But i am interested in the causes of violence in the cities at night.

Many incidents are attributed to alcohol consumption, but do any of the ‘illegal’ other drugs cause problems (cannabis, ecstasy, ice, heroin…)?

I would be interested in anyones opinion on the anti-social effects of these other drugs.

Are the other drugs a big problem in Canberra?

Yeah, I’m all for the Nightrider service. It really should run every friday and saturday night (and then public holiday nights as well). But it won’t and probably never will.

To much revenue to be raised through drink driving.

Bring on Nightrider! I have always thought the late night ACTION buses are a great idea, and I wish they were able to run all year.

Most of the violence I’ve see in Civic at night happens in the taxi queues. You have a bunch of drunk, tired, cold people standing in a queue together, sometimes for up to an hour. All it takes is for someone to look the wrong way at the person next to them, or look as though they’re trying to jump the queue, and it turns into a huge confrontation.

Having a bus service like Nightrider makes such a difference to the general atmosphere in Civic at night.

harvyk1 said :

BerraBoy68 said :

Not sure what the cops mean by Colbolt 6 but it sounds tougher (and cooler) than ‘Operation Safety and Protection of Patrons at Licensed Premises Through the Summer Months”. That would have been funnier though.

I don’t know, I think “Operation SAPOPALPTTSM” has legs

LOL!

Operation Catch Drunks. This is the gov’t’s secret plan to catch all teh Summernats hoons and lock them up at Centacare, where they’ll have to endure psalms for the duration.

BerraBoy68 said :

Not sure what the cops mean by Colbolt 6 but it sounds tougher (and cooler) than ‘Operation Safety and Protection of Patrons at Licensed Premises Through the Summer Months”. That would have been funnier though.

I don’t know, I think “Operation SAPOPALPTTSM” has legs