In the midst of violence comes heroism

A guy who had some degree of extremist ideologies decided to hold up the Lindt Cafe down in Martin Place which happens to be in the CBD of Sydney. The siege lasted from c. 9.45am to I think 2am the next day. I'm surprised you don't know what's happened, the story was everywhere from Al Jazeera to CNN.

Thanks for the news, I guess Australian news just doesn't get out here to Croatia

We aren't cracking jokes though, we're giving an awareness in the ways that we know are populated by people, and not only those that are our friends.

This is the sort of stuff that starts wars. If only people found some way to just respect each other's opinions and beliefs, maybe, just maybe, we can have some peace

I'd like to see how you react in that situation, what sounds like a great plan soon falls apart when your faced with a gun. Every one in that situation did the best they could, running away isn't a bad thing its smart. These people deserve compassion and understanding, no one should be put in that situation. Shame on you.

Though I agree that if they had all attacked the bad guy then they could have... thinged him, no one functions well during panic and you, vlekkie my nemesis, have no right to judge and call them bastards.