The Chasers War on Bush

Stars of the popular ABC cult hit "The Chasers War on Everything" are facing up to six months jail time after their daring Apec skit saw the pass three central points of security in order to make it within ten metres of President George W Bush's hotel. With security rumoured to be worth more than $250 million dollars, the Chasers team consisting of Julian Morrow, Chas Licciarredllo, Andrew Hansen, Craig Reucassel and Chris Taylor were all officially arrested and summoned to appear in court for their skit "gone wrong."

In my opinion it is laughable that the team were able to surpass any of the checkpoints at all, let alone the second checkpoint were they were even checked by sniffer dogs. This daring comic skit, not merely makes a mockery of government security, but depicts the lack of safety we as Australians should feel. While I am a fan of television series, I find it disturbing that they endangered themselves to such an extent that there was a risk of them being shot by snipers, a option the boys most likely had not thought of at the time. Yet this should be seen for what it truly is, a bit of fun. Maybe at the cost of the government's quickly diminishing popularity, but ultimately who is having the last laugh? NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipionec criticised the team of ten men and one female for their stupidity. He said, "It's nothing short of dangerous . The snipers are there for a reason . . . Clearly they are there because they mean business. They're not there for show." I agree that skit was dangerous, but more importantly I see it as team once again highlighting the flaws of Australian government. The team ultimately had a point to make, and even to their own surprise I am sure, they made that point loud and clear.

References:"The Greenleft Weekly"
*picture courtesy of channel 7.