New Year's flying fridges warning

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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3359311.stm

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New Year's flying fridges warning

South African police will crack down hard on anybody throwing old fridges from high-rise buildings during the New Year's holiday, they say.
Police and soldiers are on patrol in Johannesburg's notorious Hillbrow suburb, famous for the practice.

Throwing heavy objects from balconies and firing guns have become something of a bad "New Year's institution," said police Inspector Kriben Naidoo.

Revellers have been killed in the past after being hit by stray bullets.


It is not clear why Hillbrow residents have taken to seeing in the New Year by throwing objects such as fridges, microwave ovens, beds, rubbish bins and condoms out of their windows.

Some also aim their New Year fireworks horizontally, so they go from one high-rise apartment into another.

Police wear helmets and bullet-proof vests when on duty on New Year's Eve, reports AFP news agency.

Emergency centre

"We have given out thousands of pamphlets pleading with people not to throw objects, including things like refrigerators, from their balconies, as well as asking people not to fire celebratory shots in the air," said Inspector Naidoo.

He said armoured vehicles would be stationed throughout Hillbrow and the police would raid any buildings where there were problems.

A private medical services spokesperson said doctors and paramedics would be deployed in Hillbrow and an emergency centre had been set up at a fire station to deal with injuries.

"We will have at least four doctors and more than 20 medical personnel working around the clock in a combined effort with provincial health authorities," said Mandy Toubkin.

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[jsaxton 0]

Hey, I didn't know that they had a junk day! I'll have to go to that boogie!

[McDuck 0]

I'm searching my brain for something witty to say, but I just can't get past the whole "throwing heavy objects out the window, regardless of who might be injured in the streets below" thing. They'd better refrain from drinking, or they might forget the impending doom and step out for a quick smoke, only to have their friends and/or family members send them off to a new adventure in the afterlife a few minutes later.

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I'm searching my brain for something witty to say, but I just can't get past the whole "throwing heavy objects out the window, regardless of who might be injured in the streets below" thing.

Same here. The only thing that came to mind was "I can't believe this is actually a problem"

Jennifer

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[kai2k1 0]

This gives new meaning to "Out with the old, In with the new" sorry thats the best I can come up with

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[souleh 0]

I guess those Hillbrow residents must just be fridge magnets!

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I guess those Hillbrow residents must just be fridge magnets!

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Nah, dey just chillin in the 'hood!

Shawn

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[souleh 0]

Yeah nothing like cooling off after a hard day's work..

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Some also aim their New Year fireworks horizontally, so they go from one high-rise apartment into another.

someone a couple 4th of julys ago from my school got drunk, wrapped about 300 bottle rockets with paper towels, bound the whole thing with string, lit the whole thing on fire and threw it onto a busy street...

...no on was injured, thankfully.