The APEC-related case against members of ABC TV's The Chaser's War on Everything has been dropped.
Eleven people associated with the popular program were arrested last September for breaching an APEC restricted zone without justification.
As part of a comedy sketch, they drove a fake motorcade through Sydney's CBD.
The stunt was only uncovered when the convoy stopped and Chaser team member Chas Licciardello climbed out dressed as Osama bin Laden.
Lawyers for the ABC have welcomed today's decision, but say they are yet to be told why the case has been dropped.
"What was undeniably the greatest moment in political satire last year, which the ABC has always been very proud of, has been found to be just that - great political satire," Kim Dalton, director of ABC TV, said.
The stunt won the Chaser team Best Television Moment at the MTV Australia Awards in Sydney overnight.
Yeah, any punishment would have just pissed a lot of people off.
tim31 wrote:Why drop it? Because for those guys, there's just no bad publicity. Even pricks turn into arseholes after death didn't hurt them that much
Pricks turn into top blokes.
It's a funny situation, the Chaser boys are pretty much immune to anything the media can throw at them, since they know they will get it thrown right back in their faces.
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Expect right wing shitheads to start complaining in 3,2,1....
And today tonight to start bitching as well pretty soon.
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Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, USA.
Always on the lookout for more nice places to visit.
mr friendly guy wrote:Expect right wing shitheads to start complaining in 3,2,1....
And today tonight to start bitching as well pretty soon.
And a fantastic Anna Coren segue! It's a pity we get our own version of TT here in WA, I'd like to see what the Chaser boys are up against.
I can see why the charges were dropped, continuing media coverage of the case makes some government cronies look stupider and stupider for the woeful security set up. I think everyone knows what they're guilty of, but this is purely an arse covering exercise.
On another note, I saw their live show a couple of weeks ago. T'was excellent. Can't remember if I posted about it or not.
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I agree with Twoyboy. The police department would have found it humiliating enough the first go round; all the cops would have been dreading getting up in that witness box and explaining why they waved Osama Bin Laden through their checkpoint.
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I wish the Chaser's were back, though. Anyone else catch them on Newstopia?
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