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“Don’t marry him”: Bride-to-be shares wild altercation with her future in-laws over her wedding dress

<p dir="ltr">A woman has been told to “run” from her fiancé after sharing a wild conversation she had with her future in-laws about her wedding dress. </p> <p dir="ltr">The bride-to-be shared that ever since she was a child, she wanted to wear her mother’s wedding dress on her own big day. </p> <p dir="ltr">However, the woman was then confronted by her soon-to-be in-laws, with drama ensuing over her wedding dress.</p> <p dir="ltr">Taking to Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole?” page, the woman explained, "My mother's wedding dress has been passed down for generations and I remember being a little girl dreaming of walking down the aisle in it."</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite her wishes to wear the family heirloom on her big day, she said things went south at a dinner at her sister-in-law’s (SIL) house when she  "tapped her spoon against the glass and said that she had to make a toast."</p> <p dir="ltr">"She then said she would be right back before going into another room and returning with a large plastic bag," the bride continues.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Everyone seemed to be excited but I just felt confused."</p> <p dir="ltr">As she "awkwardly smiled", her SIL opened the bag to reveal her wedding dress from her wedding two years earlier as her in-laws began clapping, as her future sister-in-law announced she wanted the bride to wear her dress at her upcoming nuptials.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I tried to smile but I guess I didn't do a good job of hiding my disappointment and everyone began asking me what was wrong," the bride-to-be continues, adding that she tried to explain that she wanted to wear her mother's wedding dress.</p> <p dir="ltr">At this point, her SIL began to cry and her in-laws began berating her, causing the bride to burst into tears and run outside.</p> <p dir="ltr">"My fiancé didn't even come after me and after crying my eyes out on the steps for what felt like hours, he finally came outside and yelled at me to get into the car," she says.</p> <p dir="ltr">Confused, she got into the car only for her fiancé to berate her for making "such a big scene" leaving him feeling "embarrassed in front of his family."</p> <p dir="ltr">"He sounds so mad and he even said he couldn't believe he chose to marry such a 'bitchy c--t' (his exact words)."</p> <p dir="ltr">The woman tried to explain how important it was to her to wear her mother's dress and that she had already promised her mother she would be wearing it on her big day.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I felt like my fiancé's family planned this and put me on the spot thinking I wouldn't stand up for myself and just agree to wear SIL's dress," she continues.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I don't think I did anything wrong but a part of me thinks I should have just gone along with it and then told SIL in private that I wouldn't be wearing the dress."</p> <p dir="ltr">Hundreds of people were quick to comment on her post, suggesting that she “run” not only from her in-laws, but from her partner as well. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Ma'am you need to leave that whole family behind including your fiancé," one said. "You just had a peek into your future if you carry on with this relationship."</p> <p dir="ltr">"Don't you dare marry that man!!!" another said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The problem doesn't exist as the wedding shouldn't be happening anymore," another added.</p> <p dir="ltr">One Redditor suggested she "be thankful that he is showing you who he really is before you marry him."</p> <p dir="ltr">"You have just had a glimpse of what your future is going to look like if you go through with your wedding."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Shutterstock </em></p> <p> </p>

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Shopping centre locked down after violent altercation

<p>Two teenage boys have been arrested after a violent altercation broke out in South Australia's largest shopping centre. </p> <p>On Sunday afternoon, three boys allegedly confronted another group of teens at the Westfield Marion centre’s food court armed with “expandable batons”, with reports one of the boys was also armed with a knife. </p> <p>The violent altercation triggered Westfield’s emergency lockdown and evacuation procedures, with alarms blaring throughout the centre and major storefronts locking their doors to keep shoppers safe.</p> <p>Heavily armed specialist police officers stormed the centre in search of the teens, but they were unable to be found. </p> <p>Following hours of investigating, two boys, aged 15 and 16, were found, arrested and charged with assault, affray and aggravated robbery.</p> <p>The two teens will appear in the Adelaide Youth Court on Monday afternoon, and police continue to search for any outstanding suspects.</p> <p>Assistant Commissioner Duval said police knew the identity of a third offender, and encouraged him to turn himself in.</p> <p>“His identity is known, and at some point we will catch up with him,” he told Today.</p> <p>Duval said police believe the boys knew each other and it was "not a random attack".</p> <p>He also confirmed that police had seized two expandable  batons from the teens, explaining, "It's a baton that effectively expands, not dissimilar to what police would use."</p> <p>"Certainly the possession of them is very concerning, that formed part of the allegation of what these boys were charged with."</p> <p>Following the incident, a spokesperson for Westfield issued a statement saying the safety of customers, business partners and people is their "highest priority".</p> <p><em>Image credits: Nine News</em></p>

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Brisbane officer captured punching and tasering motorist

<p>Footage of a brutal altercation between a police officer and a motorist has surfaced online following a catastrophic three-car crash.</p> <p>The Queensland Police officer is captured on video punching the motorist through the window of his car in Strathpine in Brisbane’s north.</p> <p>Police allege the “highly agitated” man was drinking from a wine bottle and was under the influence when the officer arrived on the scene.</p> <p>“After the officer attempted to take the bottle away several times, it was allegedly thrown towards him,” a Queensland Police spokesperson said.</p> <p>“After giving numerous directions for the man to remain in the car, it will be alleged he continued to attempt to leave the vehicle by kicking the door into the officer, who used physical force to contain the man in the vehicle.”</p> <p>The heated exchange occurred around 1:45pm on June 22 after a collision at the intersection of Gympie and Samsonvale roads.</p> <p>The officer is seen in the video approaching the passenger side of a white car where the motorist tries to leave the vehicle through the open window.</p> <p>The officer is then seen grabbing at an object the motorist is holding, which police allege was a wine bottle, before allegedly hitting him multiple times.</p> <p>The video shows the man retreat inside the car before making another attempt to exit through the window, where he is then struck again.</p> <p>The motorist falls back again before trying to exit for a third time, blocked once again by the officer.</p> <p>Police allege the man continued to try and leave the car and “after several verbal warnings, a taser was deployed”.</p> <p>“Additional officers arrived on scene and another officer was allegedly spat on by the man,” the spokesperson said.</p> <p>The man has since been taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital while in custody to treat minor wounds.</p> <p>The scene was not short of witnesses, with several firefighters seen approaching the officer.</p> <p>“He needs to stop,” the woman filming the clip is heard saying.</p> <p>“Stop hitting him!”</p> <p>Senior police have reviewed body cam footage of the altercation as investigations continue.</p> <p><em>Image credit: 9News</em></p>

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Local woman nearly flips car in clash with anti-vaxxer

<p dir="ltr">Footage of a fed-up local clashing with a ‘Freedom Fighter’ in Canberra <a href="https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/car-crash-canberra-protesters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has emerged</a> online, as the huge demonstration against vaccine mandates continues.</p><p dir="ltr">In the clip, which has been viewed 262,000 times, a local Canberra woman, who has since been identified as Chantal-Jasmine Fox, can be seen having a heated exchange with one of the protestors from the car in front.</p><p dir="ltr">“Get the f**k outta Canberra. Go get a job and find something better to do,” Ms Fox can be heard saying from the driver’s seat of her car as the window rolls down, while the protester asks for her licence.</p><p dir="ltr">“You reversed into me,” she says to the protestor filming.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">holy shit wait for it… <a href="https://t.co/FTUvsb4KVz">pic.twitter.com/FTUvsb4KVz</a></p>— matt (@mattDCLXVI) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattDCLXVI/status/1492667852272259073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2022</a></blockquote><p dir="ltr">“Um sorry, we’re at a traffic light and-” the protestor says, before Ms Fox interrupts.</p><p dir="ltr">“Say whatever you like, man. You can put whatever you want sweetheart, the media doesn’t care about you,” she says.</p><p dir="ltr">“I’m not talking to the media,” the protestor replies.</p><p dir="ltr">With their altercation seeming to be over, Ms Fox moves her car to be right next to the protester's car.</p><p dir="ltr">The footage shows Ms Fox’s vehicle slamming the protester’s, with the impact seeing her car almost flip over and land her rear right wheel on the protester’s car bonnet.</p><p dir="ltr">The clip quickly spread across social media, prompting Ms Fox to receive a wave of backlash after she shared the video on her Instagram page.</p><p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/02/screenshots.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p dir="ltr"><em>Ms Fox took to Instagram to share examples of the abuse she has been receiving over the incident, as well as footage and images from the scene. Images: @fantastic_miss_foxx (Instagram)</em></p><p dir="ltr">In one screenshot she shared, one person commented, “What do you have to say for yourself”, to which she replied, “Suck my b***s”.</p><p dir="ltr">Another screenshot shared by Ms Fox showed a private message she received through Instagram from a woman who called her a “skank” and told her to “learn some manners!”.</p><p dir="ltr">“These are the kind, rational people at these protests,” Ms Fox said in a follow-up clip.</p><p dir="ltr">In another image she shared, her black 4WD can be seen mounted on the protester’s car.</p><p dir="ltr">“A bit butthurt over an accident,” she wrote over the photo.</p><p dir="ltr">“Antivaxxers = drama.”</p><p dir="ltr">Police have confirmed Ms Fox will be issued an infringement notice for negligent driving, <em><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10507571/Canberra-road-rage-Covid-protest-screaming-woman-slams-online-trolls.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a></em> reported.</p><p dir="ltr">The incident is one of several altercations that have occurred in the capital city over the weekend, as thousands of anti-vaxxer protestors known as the Convoy to Canberra gathered outside Federal Parliament.</p><p dir="ltr">Several people <a href="https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/canberra-convoy-anti-vaxxer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were arrested</a> after breaking through barricades set up at Parliament House, while Lifeline Canberra’s book fair - a yearly fundraiser and Australia’s biggest book fair - was forced to cancel the event after visitors and volunteers were subject to abuse from protestors.</p><p dir="ltr">Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on the protesters to act “peacefully and respectfully”, saying that vaccine mandates were the responsibility of state governments.</p><p dir="ltr">ACT Police and the management of Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), where protestors have been camping, have advised protestors to leave the grounds by Sunday, February 13.</p><p dir="ltr">“ACT Policing reiterates its support for the rights of individuals to conduct peaceful protests, but visitors camping in the ACT need to do so lawfully,” police said in a <a href="https://www.policenews.act.gov.au/news/media-releases/campers-required-leave-epic-sunday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.</p><p dir="ltr"><em>Images: @mattDCLXVI (Twitter)</em></p>

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CCTV shows Sam Burgess drinking beers before alleged altercation with father-in-law

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>New CCTV footage shows former NRL star Sam Burgess cheerfully posing with fans and knocking back four beers before an alleged highly-charged confrontation with his former father-in-law.</p> <p>Mitchell Hooke called Burgess "wild" and "crazy" and has accused him of threatening to hit him during a confrontation at his home last year.</p> <p>Burgess appeared in Moss Vale Local Court having pleaded not guilty to one count of intimidation and another charge of common assault relating to an alleged verbal spat on October 19th, 2019.</p> <p>Burgess also has an apprehended violence order against him from the family.</p> <p>He has since denied the allegations and made counter-claims against his former father-in-law with Burgess' lawyers arguing that Hooke had threatened to ruin Burgess' career and reputation.</p> <p>CCTV played to the court showed Mr Burgess drinking with patrons at the Royal Hotel at Bowral on the afternoon of the alleged incident.</p> <p>The alleged argument took place when Burgess was meant to have a two-hour visit at the home.</p> <p>Hooke's daughter Phoebe Burgess, who had recently split from Burgess, said she was not present during his visit and was meant to arrive after he left at 4 pm.</p> <p>However, a distressing phone call from her father prompted her to return to the property early, where Hooke explained that Burgess had unleashed a tirade of abuse during which he threatened to punch him.</p> <p>Phoebe then called the Moss Vale Police Station before making a triple-0 call.</p> <p>“Look I’m just a bit shaken up, I’m just going through, uh, my husband and I are going through a bit of a separation at the moment… He has threatened and abused my father,” she was heard saying in the phone call during which she became tearful on several occasions.</p> <p>She added: “It’s Sam Burgess, so it can’t be made public but I just need to report it cause he’s still in the area and he’s really angry.”</p> <p>She told the operator that no one had been harmed, saying: “I promise we’re all fine, I just know that, I’ve got lawyers for that exact reason.”</p> <p>She went on to claim that Mr Burgess had previously abused her in a similar fashion.</p> <p>“He’s done this to me too, he’s done this to me,” she said.</p> <p>Phoebe and her father made unrelated domestic violence and drug allegations in statements which were handed to police earlier in the year, which were denied by Burgess himself.</p> <p>The allegations were published in <em>The Australian</em> last month, and when asked why Phoebe went public, she said she didn't want to be a part of a "cover up'".</p> <p>“The Australian publication approached me about certain matters, rumours that had been circulating,” Ms Burgess told the court.</p> <p>“Instead of covering up, which is so typical of the system that I was part of, which I believe is toxic in the NRL, I decided to hand over the documents that I had prepared for my lawyers, prepared over time... I gave it to what I felt like was a trustworthy publication and not covering up and contributing to a system that I believe failed myself ... and failed Sam Burgess.”</p> <p>Mr Hooke told the court that Burgess had unleashed a verbal tirade against him, telling him: “F*** you, you’re a piece of s***, you’re just like your daughter, you’re a piece of s***” and “I’m going to hit you.”</p> <p>Mr Hooke said he was “terrified”, he “went cold” and never felt so scared in his life as Mr Burgess “towered” over him.</p> <p>“I was resigned to getting hit, I had absolutely no doubt,” Mr Hooke told the court.</p> <p>“His eyes were wild, they were crazy eyes, his face was red. I have never been threatened like that in my life.”</p> <p>The hearing will conclude in January.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Steve Jacobs involved in “altercation” with estranged wife’s new lover

<p>Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs was involved in an “altercation” at a gym with his estranged wife Rose's new partner <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2018/03/steve-jacobs-hit-by-avo-from-wife-rose/">before she took an AVO out on him</a></span></strong>, the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5525517/Steve-Jacobs-altercation-estranged-wifes-new-boyfriend.html">Daily Mail report.</a></span></strong></p> <p>Ms Jacobs’ husband and her new Canadian ex-commando lover Dylan Nash reportedly came to blows in front of several witnesses at the Ultimate Fitness gym in Port Vila, Vanuatu on February 24.</p> <p>The revelations follow reports that Ms Jacobs took out an AVO against the Channel Nine weatherman.</p> <p>A witness said Nash was working out at the gym when Steve arrived at started a fight.</p> <p>“The gym was pretty busy and Dylan was standing there talking to someone when all of a sudden Stevie came up to him,” the witness told Daily Mail Australia.</p> <p>“Dylan's well over six-foot and Stevie's obviously much smaller, but he went up to him and shouted something about moving in on his wife. </p> <p>“I think Dylan just replied saying he'd lost his wife long before he came on the scene.”</p> <p>An Ultimate Fitness employee confirmed the incident occurred at the gym but did not give further comment.</p> <p><img width="385" height="514" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/21/04/4A5BBF0F00000578-5525517-Rosie_Jacobs_left_has_begun_dating_Canadian_commando_soldier_Dyl-a-4_1521604882944.jpg" alt="Rosie (left) began dating highly-skilled soldier Dylan Nash (right) after she split from the Today show star" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-3f2321141cf24ce9"/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Rose Jacobs and new partner Dylan Nash. </em></p> <p>It was reported yesterday Ms Jacobs successfully applied for a “restraining ex parte temporary domestic protection order” in Vanuatu — where they live — back in January</p> <p>The news of the AVO came just days after it was revealed that <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/2018/03/steve-jacobs-sad-announcement/">Jacobs and his wife of seven years had split last year.</a> </span></strong></p> <p>“Sadly, it hasn’t worked and they separated last year — a decision that has been incredibly hard for them both but for the best in the long run,” a source told the <em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p> <p>“They both love their children and neither of them regrets the move to Vanuatu. For now they have decided to remain living there, where the girls are in school. So many people give up on their relationships at the first sign of struggle but Steve and Rosie both tried really hard for a long time before reaching this point.”</p>

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Should you be recording inflight altercations?

<p>Chicago aviation police drag a bloodied man down the aisle of a United plane. A mother clutching her baby weeps after a scuffle with an American Airlines flight attendant.</p> <p>A Transportation Safety Administration officer prods a teenage boy during a security patdown in Texas. Fists fly at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood after Spirit cancels dozens of flights.</p> <p>Since the start of the year, the collection of videos documenting altercations between airline personnel and customers has surpassed the number of movies in the Rocky franchise. The most recent addition: Navang Oza's 13-minute reel of his spat with a United ticketing agent in New Orleans.</p> <p>"We're in the midst of a social revolution driven by the fact that everyone has a camera phone in their pocket," said Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union. "People are challenging authority in new ways."</p> <p>Not so long ago, only immediate bystanders would have witnessed these alarming events. Today, millions of eyes are watching the incidents up close and on repeat. The critical question: Should you press the record button or duck behind the in-flight magazine? Many experts say "press."</p> <p>Amitai Etzioni, a sociology professor at George Washington University, says the public has a moral obligation to document injustices.</p> <p>"You cannot look away or ignore," he said. "At least record it and share it."</p> <p>Several recent passenger videos have spurred change. After the bumping incident, United and other carriers added consumer-friendly provisions to their overbooking policies. American suspended its belligerent crew member. The TSA worked with the mother of the teenager to update its online materials on travelling with children.</p> <p>"Technology is the new checks and balances against authority," Stanley said. "It can improve the situation."</p> <p>If you are worried about breaking the law by filming without permission, don't worry: If you are on public property.</p> <p>On its website, the ACLU explains the right to record: "Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is a constitutional right - and that includes transportation facilities."</p> <p>Publicly owned airports fall under this purview, though Stanley added that the courts have not fully tested the constitutionality of this rule, especially in relation to airports operated by public-private partnerships. On private property, the proprietor can prohibit photography and ask you to leave. The owner can also call the cops to escort you, the trespasser, off the premises.</p> <p>Planes are trickier beasts. The airlines own the aircraft, but Stanley explains that planes are "common carrier conveyances and otherwise highly regulated spaces." He said that he can't imagine the airlines prohibiting passengers from using their cellphones; administering such a ban, he said, would be a fruitless exercise.</p> <p>The carriers publish their guidelines on personal electronics in their in-flight magazines or on their websites.</p> <p>Since the recent spate of high-profile videos, the airlines have started to reexamine their guidelines. An American spokesman, for instance, said that the airline could loosen its stance on video. In addition, he said that the carrier expects passengers will share their experiences on social media, even ones that may ding the company's armor.</p> <p>"The rules are being reviewed in light of the fact that everyone has a camera," he said, "and they really can't be enforced."</p> <p>Stanley reminds would-be documentarians that neither an employee nor a law-enforcement officer can confiscate your device. An officer can only take your gadget with a warrant. And no one for any reason can delete your images. To safeguard your material, the ACLU created the free Mobile Justice app, which streams the footage from your phone to the nonprofit organisation's servers.</p> <p>If you happen to find yourself in the vicinity of a troubling situation, proceed with caution, experts advise: You do not want to escalate the situation or jeopardise your safety or the well-being of others.</p> <p>"Use the tool after careful consideration of the circumstances," said Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. "You could become a target of the violence."</p> <p>Witness.org, which trains citizens to use video to ignite change, offers an array of pointers and downloadable guides on its website, such as a blog post about obscuring identifiable features and the tip sheet, "Using Video for Human Rights Documentation."</p> <p>"Filming an incident of violence can put both the victim and the filmer at risk by exposing their location, identities and sensitive personal information," said Jackie Zammuto, US program manager at the site.</p> <p>"Put yourself in their shoes and think about what it might feel like to have this incident witnessed not only by people on the plane but by millions more online."</p> <p>In short, think before you share.</p> <p>"We're all publishers now and we have ethical responsibilities," Jaffer said, "even on social media."</p> <p>What’s your view?</p> <p><em>Written by Andrea Sachs. First appeared on <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a>. </em></p>

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