[lit-ideas] Santas Gone Wild
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:09:05 -0500
Santas Go on Rampage in New Zealand City
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A group of 40
people dressed in Santa Claus costumes, many of
them drunk, rampaged through New Zealand's largest
city, robbing stores and assaulting security
guards, police said Sunday.
The rampage, dubbed "Santarchy" by local
newspapers, began early Saturday afternoon when
the men, wearing ill-fitting Santa costumes, threw
beer bottles and urinated on cars from an Auckland
overpass, said Auckland Central Police spokeswoman
Noreen Hegarty.
She said the men then rushed through a central
city park, overturning garbage containers,
throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying
graffiti on buildings.
One man climbed the mooring line of a cruise ship
before being ordered down by the captain. Other
Santas, objecting when the man was arrested,
attacked security staff, Hegarty said.
The remaining Santas entered a downtown
convenience store and carried off beer and soft
drinks.
"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then
helped themselves," store owner Changa Manakynda said.
Alex Dyer, a spokesman for the group, said
Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to
protest the commercialization of Christmas.
Three people were arrested and charged with
drunkenness and disorderly behavior.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NEW_ZEALAND_DRUNKEN_SANTAS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT
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