Speak Up: Will you be watching the Royal Wedding? NO No way in the world will I be watching it. It’s boring. DARYL COLBERT, Tiwi NO I’m not interested in watching it. It will be too long and too boring and I think it’s been a bit overdone. MAYBE I would NO I won’t be watch it at home but it depends if my husband wants to watch it. watching it because I’m over royalty and I think you have to be fairly patriotic to watch it. I would rather focus on Australia. STEPHEN COATES, Rapid Creek HELEN PANATOS, Moil JENS EHRHEART, Wagit Beach Letters NO I won’t watch the wedding because I will be at work. LIHLA SOARES, Wulagi PICK OF THE PICS LETTER OF THE DAY C’mon Wicking, why not give Jesus a break? society where freedom of religion and the press is tolerated, and hence Christianity is fair game for anyone who wants to have a go. But why lampoon only Christianity? There are other faiths practised here, such as Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism, to name but three. So Mr Wicking, please draw a few funny ones of Buddha, Mohammed or Krishna if you dare, and give Jesus a break! Les Fern, Nightcliff ON UFO PUB PUNISHED ■ Not a proud moment for the father [who is a well respected and well known in Darwin] and Aboriginal side of the family - nuff said!! Munjong of Darwin ■ It’s those aliens messing with people’s minds. Elvis of Leaving The Building ■ Gees why didnt they just filled their esky up before travelling. Its a long hot road and pubs a few and far between. bloody tourists! jack ■ What ever they do wont stop the grog .good try but sorry those poeple who want it will get it. Writing names down is going to do crap s@$t. ME ■ You two sound like you belong on the Italian Supreme Court bench, you know, the one that a few years ago ruled that women who wear jeans were practically inviting rape. Each to their own. Archie Fingers of Rosebery Combining two favourite Territory pastimes — swimming and sipping on a cool beverage — locals cool off on a Sunday afternoon in Darwin’s Rapid Creek. Picture: FIONA MORRISON They have come here to find a peaceful new life however, as others have written, they have come from a rough place. Cross them at your peril — SEE COMMENT BELOW the local aboriginal gang groups and have at last retaliated. They have come here to find a peaceful new life however, as others have written, they have come from a rough place. Cross them at your peril ■ This was always going to happen. I know many of the Africans here, they have come to escape the turmoils of their homeland. Overwhelmingly they are gentle, loving and hard working people. They have been the subjects of many racist attacks by ■ Bring back boot camp for the idiot gangs who have nothing better to do than beat others up for something to do. Bet he wouldn’t go oneon-one with this lad. Maybe give them a stint working the nightclubs on friday and saturday nights as crowd controllers and then we will see how tough they really think they are. Maggie txt the editor 0428 NTNEWS (686 397) TOP END PLAYBOY ■ this is nothing to be proud of at all,the glorifying of such smut is plain sad,but what will a cashed up inpex bring to this city?a playboy mansion maybe smut smut smut everywhere ON DUMPED BABY ■ OMG. Dump your dirty hungry baby in a cold laneway and DCF hand him back to the parents hours later. No excuse this is a disgrace. Hang your heads in shame DCF. WTF of HD. ■ When is enuff,enuff? Govt need to get tougher. I bet if this baby was white it would be a different story! Can’t believe it was returned. I sure hope it’s not another statistic we read about in a few months JH K-town ■ To Campbel Giles, u idiot. Remorseful? www.ntnews.com.au ON GANG WAR ON THE POLICE ■ Re drunk copper, who only drinks half a bottle of beer? ■ Identifying criminals before they commit crimes! Interesting concept Police Commissioner. If they haven’t actually commited a crime yet on what grounds do you arrest them? Just tap their phones it will be quicker! ■ Thank god I am no longer a serving police officer and have people such as Kerr and Rowe as so called colleagues. ■ how many police in the NT get what they should deserve ■ My problem is this; We now have 2 major attacks on indigenous people from africans who have used weapons both times!! Do we wait for someone to be murdered before anything is done about it? P!ssed Off Local of Darwin ■ When good kids hang with bad kids the good kids look bad too. Scott ■ So, someone bigger and tougher has come along and is taking over the turf, and now they whimper like the little boys they really are. Been there, have the scars to prove it! Once of Darwin Gov cant even oversee a cattle station hopeless! For gods sake go hendo. — Wayne of Karama when they do something wrong ,unlike us mere mortals. Bill,Nhulunbuy Bne and go and sit on a banana and see how much u can bend it. Proud Aussie Greek. ON GREEK EASTER ■ To Jim — how about you piss off you convict, you think you a any more Aussie than us you tool !! ■ Dynamite is NOT greek easter tradition! Its a kalymnian practice. Normal greek people set off approved fireworks. A non kalymnian gunn ■ To Parabox5350 of Brisbane. Your arrogance and ignorance is only surpassed by your stupidity. Piss off back 2 ■ Yeah i wanna b adopted by the greeks too. They do fun things like smashn plates lettn off huge firecrackers not 2 mention their food booze and dancn. You mob rock ■ Gutless little boys, whatever happened to the days when it was one on one,you have a scuffle, get up and shake each others hands and then 9 times out of 10 become good mates. Get out of your gangs and start to stand up for yourselves without your ‘‘bros’’ waiting to jump in. old man of down south ■ Revenge is a dish best served cold. Its a bastard now there’s 2 gangs in the northern suburbs. They cant even play the racist card. Cas boys got no balls when it comes to a fight. The anomally ON MATARANKA ‘SCAPEGOAT’ BOSS ■ owners and manager were responsible for the animals welfare and should be prosecuted but it seems like a dose of polticial escapism has been introduced into the mix. ■ I didnt know people could avoid prosecution due to embarrassment! wow excellent, I am so glad that our judicial system is impartial (sic). ash ■ I was present at the station and witnessed Mr Gray working up to 18 hours a day to keep the station running. ■ My 2 boys were attacked that night. They did nothing wrong to this mob of thugs, and they’re not in a gang. How’d you feel if it was your son? Sandra Palmerston ■ anyone hear hendersons comment: ‘‘unfortunately the time to prosecute expired’’. what a load of BS spews from this DHs mouth. We all know you buried it. julia gorrilla ON OTHER THINGS ■ I vote in favour of bob brown’s bill protecting our rights! Ken ■ Kate Milddleton believe to have a great uncle living in Darwin. He use to made custard for her every weekend. The Buff ■ U shouldbe burning off now 4 theres still moistier in ground so u get last years dead vegetation burnt and its a slow cool fire not later when totally dry b nice 2 c blue sky in dry 4 a change not smoke. R@R T/PARK ■ Gavin u idiot . If u have time to go to the bottleshop u have time to go to the MVR Di Bees Creek ■ Lost my identity to the playstation hacker. Now the bank calls me Super Mario. Ian. BS ■ So Liz Hurley thinks men are simple (page 38 NT News 27/4). And she, of course, is a giant amongst intellectuals! ■ I agree with joe - there should be a minimum size restriction on tinnies in nt rivers. My bath is bigger than most bloody tinnies and so are the crocs Friday, April 29, 2011. NT NEWS. 15 PUB: I WISH to question Col Wicking’s wit when it comes to depicting Christ’s painful crucifixion on Good Friday of every year. We Territorians treat his cartoons lightheartedly and as a joke even when they concern religion, but there are those who may be offended and are reluctant to say so. It’s the same subtle jibe again and again, with no real message on the meaning of Easter. We are lucky to live in a R: LOWSNENT 15 GE: 29-A TE: K MDA Y C