She was visiting the area with her husband and 7 month old daughter. She was less than 100 metres from the shooters. She's ok but I still feel sick thinking how close I was to losing my only sister, to losing my niece.
I can't get my head around this, 16 people died. My sister doesn't even live in Sydney and she almost became one of them, just because she picked the wrong weekend. Fuck I'm so angry.
I’m sorry I know how tough it is. My kids and I were lucky we left the Cleveland Christmas tree lighting ceremony when we did, the spot we got hotdogs at was literally a standoff for over an hour with the police bc of an active shooter a few years ago. In time your anxiety will hopefully lessen
I'm glad that you were ok, I can't imagine how scary it was for you
It's a shock to the system but you will get passed it.
My sister was flying out of New York the morning of 9/11
They were actually in the air when it happened. We didn't know for hours if it was their flight or not
Oh god that's horrible
It was at the time, but after a while you barely even think about it.
Plus the odds of it happening to the same person twice are very slim
Tell that to Arthur John Priest who survived the sinking of the Titanic, Britannia, Alcantara and Donegal. I wonder if he thought it would never happen again the first, second, third and fourth time it happened?
Maybe there should've been an investigation into him. Twice is coincidence three times is a pattern
The thing that makes it worse is my sister tried for ages to get pregnant. She was there with her 7 month old daughter and fuck....I just feel sick thinking of what happened if she wasn't able to get out when she did. She heard the first shots and got out.
I am glad your sister and her family are safe. My condolences to the other families.
I appreciate that, I don't know what I would've done.
There are a handful of kids in the US that have survived multiple school shootings. Crazy odds.
Well... not that crazy in the US.
At the end of WW2, a man named Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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I'm not saying it's not possible, just that the odds are decreased
Omg! I can’t imagine what must’ve been going through your minds the whole time. I would’ve been a wreck. Not knowing is the worst
I'm gonna hope she was OK.…..
Well yeh obviously
Not necessarily, it was not stated. Only possibly implied, and I was just asking for clarity,. Thank you for answering that question.
Fair
But yes they were fine. The weren't even aware of it until they landed
For more information we are in Australia and they were flying back so it was late night here when it started
So glad that they were not harmed.
We visited Bondi Beach last January. Such a beautiful place and now so sad! Prayers from the us in the US.🙏
We appreciate it 🙏
I'm from Waukesha, Wisconsin, so when the guy drove his car through the Christmas parade, I knew a lot of family and friends that were there. Some narrowing missed being hit. They've needed therapy since. I'd highly suggest your sister consider doing the same, even if she doesn't feel affected by it immediately.
I'm so sorry she and you went through this.
I really think she'd need to do it, she's an anxious person and I just wish I could hug her. I'm so sorry you went through that attack, that was beyond barbaric.
Very glad they are all safe.
Thank you, me too. I just can't believe this happened.
SO glad she’s alive. Count your blessings! Tragic for the others, my rabbi friend texted me the rabbi was a friend of his.
I'm so sorry, I just thought our country was better than this. I read about the rabbi who was a casualty, it's just disgusting. Especially at Bondi beach, a place of happiness.
Yeah, terrorism sucks. 😔
It makes living a more scary thing, other than just existing. I can't understand why people do this.
you can’t? after years of protests yelling “death to jews”? that’s exactly what happens when people don’t get arrested for supporting terrorism.
Your downvoted but this is sadly the truth
I can't imagine what you're feeling, really. I'm so sorry your family had to go through that. All you can do is hold onto the fact that your loved ones are safe and be there for those who aren't as fortunate, however you can be.
The amount of anti-semitism happening in the world lately is appalling. The violence stemmed in bigotry and hatred is horrible. All any of us can do is teach our children to be better than that, be better than that ourselves.
As an American, I hate that you're now part of this club. Having been impacted by the fear of shootings. I truly don't wanna see this level of violence escalating in other countries in the way it has mine. My heart goes out to you and everyone affected by it, really.
I remember having a moment's silence after Port Arthur, having this is just awful. I'm sorry that America has such an Issue with this, I really thought I was safe here.
Antisemitism has no place in this country, it's disgusting. I really wish people could just get along and treat each other with humanity.
All this is just so weird i wish you guys the best it's beyond horrible and crazy.
Really appreciate it, it still feels surreal
Holy cow. I am so glad to hear she is okay. How very scary. :( What a horrible world we live in. My sister used to live in Bondi so this hits home for me, in a small way, as well.
I was born in Liverpool so it was our usual stomping ground, I just can't believe this has happened. This might sound lame but this isn't the Australia I grew up with.
I mean, so called ‘Australia’ is built on the murder, violence and colonisation of Aboriginal people. So it’s actually exactly the Australia you grew up with..
How in the actual fuck is this relevant to what just happened? Seriously? You're going to politicise 16 innocent people being murdered? Fucking hell.
The comment you deleted is giving “I have black friends”
I didn't delete a comment you fucking piece of trash
Bigot
Using the phrase "this is not Australian" when talking about violence or hate is intellectually lazy, historically false, and politically dangerous. It protects comforting national myths instead of confronting the systems that consistently produce violence in this country. Saying violence is "un-Australian" frames it as an exception or an import, when in reality it has deep roots in this nations own history. Be it in colonial violence, frontier wars, racist policy, white nationalism, and state-sanctioned harm. Violence is not an aberration from the Australian story; it is woven into it. So is Islamophobia and anti semitism.
Ok, how about the Australians I grew up with were inclusive and made people feel at home
Relax with the dog whistles. This is awful but the whole planet is messed up right now. You can start with the immigrant/muslim hatred already you don’t have to wait for support.
I would like you to point out where I said anything even close to that
You know what? I'm coming back to yell at you again. I have Muslim family members and I would never denigrate them so for you to imply I was doing that has me furious. Fucking think things through before you type them, there's a human on the other side of this screen.
New Zealander here: first off, thank goodness your sister and her family are safe and unhurt. You’re in our thoughts; we’re horrified and angry for you, too.
We appreciate that, thank you. You guys had your terrorist attack in 2019 that was so disgusting. I really wish this bullshit would stop happening. I don't understand any of it.
My best friend was there too and left one hour before the shooting to run some errands at aldi. I feel your pain and anger
My mum was in Paris during the 2015 attacks. Her and her friend were in one of the cafés targeted, but had a squabble over the menu and both went separately back to their hotel rooms. About 30 mins later the attacks happened.
It's little things like that which makes you grateful hey, that something minor made a life changing decision.
So sorry, OP.
As an American, I get it!
Wish you guys could catch a break!
Wish we could have lawmakers who see this as a problem they can solve!
It's really hard at first, but it will lessen.
My sister was at the concert that got bombed in Manchester. I woke up to my dad saying "your sister is alright, but a bomb went off at the arena last night". I literally felt my heart sink out of my chest. I went through the same emotions and what ifs. I was so angry.
Eventually I realised that is exactly what terrorists want, they want you scared and hurt and afraid. Scared to go outside, scared for your loved ones. Fuck that. Don't let them win.
I promise you that all the feelings will get easier over time, but it is rough at the start. It's okay to move through them, but don't linger on them.
I remember where I was when that happened, funnily enough I was in Sydney visiting my nan when it came on tv. My sister was in Sydney, visiting nan then this happened. I'm glad your sister was ok, that was such a tragedy
I'm glad yours is okay too. If you ever want to talk to someone who's gone through something similar feel free to reach out :)
I hope you get to see your sister soon if you aren't able to right now, it'll definitely help you process everything.
I really appreciate that, my cats have been getting mad cuddles and I think they're a bit over it haha
I did the exact same thing with my rabbit at the time, he was very cuddly haha.
But yeah I hope this helped a bit :)
Anything to get my mind off it, it's on every channel here and the stories are just devastating
I'm so sorry. I hope that they are doing good after such a traumatic event
They're ok but hearing what happened was terrifying. They ran into a cafe, had to use their pram as a shield when the dad shooter went past then they exited through a back door. When my sister told me that I got up and went to a sink because I thought I was going to be sick.
Sorry splitting hairs but 15 people died. While one of the gunman is dead I wouldn’t consider him a person in this case.
Yep you're correct, I didn't realise until a bit after that they had him as numbered as a casualty. He most definitely does not count.
Same with my sister. So glad she’s ok. I’m in the UK, I’ve been sick with worry and “what ifs”
It is the what ifs I need to stop thinking about, I just can't imagine what I'd do
Tragic event, however will become more common in the future with mental illness and rising populations. Nowhere is safe these days.
I agree with your premise, but this particular instance was not due to mental illness.
It is a mental illness to want to target and hurt people at a candle lighting event on a beach. It’s a mental illness that people are allowed to champion and chant Hamas approved songs in Western countries. It is mental illness to blame Israel for conducting a war when 1,200 people were slaughtered and 250 were kidnapped. It’s mental illness to ask them to be kind to people who chant for the death of children and Holocaust survivors. It’s mental illness to accuse Israel, the only Jewish nation, of genocide when Palestinians admit in their charters they want to genocide Jews from their land. They started a war they knew they’d lose, but prepped the world with their bullshit “poor brown people” who are actual colonisers who have always refused to give Jews equal rights in any of their 20+ countries. End of story.
You’re giving radical Islamist terrorists a pass by saying it was mental illness. It’s their religion, it’s evil, but it’s not mental illness. By saying it’s mental illness is taking away accountability like their actions were somehow not under their control. While I do believe many mass shootings do have a mental illness component involved; I don’t believe that’s the case when “globalize the intif&!@“ is part of their religion and core belief system.
I think it’s a mental illness to support them proud and out in the west.
I concur, but I do think mental illness could have played a part. Nobody will know for sure as many people dont seek treatment, either way a very sad day for all involved.
That’s what happens when you champion terrorists for years without repercussions. Australia like much of Europe has a serious antisemitism problem. It’s only going to cause more deaths, especially in Europe. Good luck to the entire world that betrayed Jews on Oct 7th to support terrorist colonialists.
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I would hazard to say that Islamic extremist clerics behind closed doors are thankful to BiBi. The wholesale slaughter of civilians in Gaza has radicalised a huge wave of new recruits to their jihadists cause.
Ahmed al Ahmed was the man who tackled one of the shooters. Disarming him and saving many live and being shot twice. That man is a hero and a Muslim.
Disarmed him but didn't shoot him while the other shooter is 100m on the bridge shooting. Do you know what a hero is? I don't think anyone knows what a hero is. The shooter went with no problem back and got a new gun and not even 1 second after he reched the bridge he shot again at the guy who was merciful and at the ones next to him and others that's not a hero as a whole but his action to risk his life and take the gun is heroism.
Yeah I'd love to see you risk your fucking neck like that. Keyboard warrior piece of shit go back to your fucking basement
Like they litearlly had to aim at a kid to shoot him which they did and which is unbelievable.
How did India or Israel warn about Islam?
Claims that India or Israel ‘warned the world about Islam’ are misleading. India has warned about extremist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, while Israel has warned about Hamas and Hezbollah these are terrorist organizations, not Islam as a whole.
And there are litearlly muslim indians and Muslim israelis in those countrys and open weapon carry is allowed for people who served in the IDF. There were muslims in the IDF so now they too are allowed to open carry weapons just like these 2 guys here in the video isn't that dangerous?
u/Sproose_Moose Hi, I hope you are okay and I'm glad that your sister and baby are safe. My sympathies go out to all those affected by what happened at Bondi beach. I’m a journalist from Reuters News Agency and we are reporting on this story. When you'll have a moment, could you kindly check the message we’ve sent you? Thank you
Now you know how jews feel every day.