Nimbin April Fool's Day Raid - 2008

On April 1st 2008, a huge contingent of police raided the small Australian hippy town of Nimbin... yet again.

Video activism from the makers of "We're Just Doing Our Job".
Music by The Pagan Love Cult inc

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• nimbin
• cannabis
• raid
• drug
• law
• reform
• police
• overkill

[TheJbomber]

Why do you have shit playing in the background of the video?

[paganlovecult]

@TheJbomber

It's a film-making technique first pioneered in the 1920s called a soundtrack. 

As to why... I guess it's the same answer as "why do dogs lick their own balls?"... because they can.

[huhbuzz]

so was this a prank or was it real police?

[paganlovecult]

real police

[paganlovecult]

Yep... WWII vet... active service... kokoda trail.

[xxtwilight2nightxx]

why would you take litttle kids there?

[paganlovecult]

Because they live, go to school and do their shopping there and it's quite a few miles to the next town.

[kelliannewhite]

This is ridiculous. I went to Nimbin for the first time today on my way back to Queensland and the people there arent doing anything wrong! There happy, helpful and some were quite entertaining! Leave them alone! There not doing anything wrong, not causing any trouble. Its the Cops that cause the trouble, fucking hassling someone that fought for our country! You should be ashamed of yourselves NSW police!

[geezgsr]

Why wouldn't you take your kids there?!? I would sooner take my kids to a happy friendly place is better than sitting them in front of the T.V. with all the violence and brain washing.

[NinaTequila555]

boah I hate this FUCKING POLICE!!! They have no respect to anyone and think they are the best.

[seftonics01]

i used to live in nimbin and the only thing anyone ever roits about is who gets first toke on the doobie...fuck the NSW police

[Jonnyreb1988]

Bastards. Didn't even see one dog there! What were they trying to prove!? In Britain the dogs would have been out and there would have been beatings in the street. All cops are bastards.

[CactusGumnut]

@ozsaffa What does that have to do with a Cannabis raid?

[MrFU2ok]

What is the surprise here ? N.S.W. Police are amongst the BIGGEST DOGS in the world ! Not surprised 1 bit they hassled a AUSTRALIAN WW2 VET!

He is just VERY LUCKY he was not BLACK or maybe a WOG cause he would be ANOTHER STATISTIC IN CUSTODY NOW ?

And ALL of US in Australia know that means DEAD

So can you now begin to imagine what they do back at the station and in prison ?

And these guys are nothing compared to STEROID HEAD MEU BASTARDS they use in jail

F*** NSW POLICE & corrective Services

[hoodzzeee]

@paganlovecult and Nimbin is there home :)

[ozsaffa]

What they don't show you are the multitudes of meth labs that have cropped up over the years and the thousands of smackies living on tax payers money all under the 'free Nimbin' label!

[JacobTLove]

I wish I was under a tree, Far away from society.

[55348339]

that was so shit when that happened

[oxygenintogold]

@TheJbomber couldn't hear anything ... i was too busy grooving out to the fat sounds so shake yourself you could dying over and over again without even realising it .... big love to you nimbin wonders of the world ...