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Violence flared again
in Brighton-Le-Sands,
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Cronulla, and Maroubra.
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Gangs smash cars
and shop fronts
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along the city's
suburban beach strip,
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leading to the arrests
of 11 people.
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A member of the so-called
Bra Boys surfer group
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from Maroubra Beach
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says most residents
are sick of the attacks.
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Premier Morris lemma insisting
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the people behind the riots
have declared war on society.
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Police are licking their wounds
after a vicious brawl
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outside a club at Coogee
on the weekend.
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44 off-duty officers
were hurt in the fight
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with a notorious beach gang.
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A professional surfer
has been charged
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over an underworld murder.
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Bloodstained drag marks
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led police to Mistral Point
at Maroubra.
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The victim was shot
and dumped over a cliff.
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Police are of the view
that this body was in the water
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for anything up to four days.
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14 kilometers
from Sydney Harbour
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and five beaches south
of the world-famous Bondi Beach
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lies Maroubra Beach,
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a suburb with a poor history
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but one of rich characters.
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In 1770, after passing
through the Pacific Islands,
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Captain James Cook sailed
into Botany Bay
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and discovered and unexplored
continent of Australia.
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As he entered the bay,
wild, pounding surf
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exploded onto the rocks
around the entrance,
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and Cook viewed natives
from the local Yorta Tribe
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swimming and fishing
in its waters.
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Upon anchoring and landing,
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Cook was confronted
by two natives
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and ordered his crew
to open fire.
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He claimed the unexplored land
for England,
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and the British returned
to the same spot
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18 years later to colonize
Australia as a jail.
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It was a harsh beginning
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for the first convict
inhabitants of modern Australia
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and for the native Yorta people,
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whose lands included
the nearby beach of Maroubra,
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a name meaning
"place of thunder."
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100 years later, Sydney,
as the city became known,
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saw many of the poor forced
to live amongst
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the persecuted aborigines
in the bays and caves
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around the Maroubra area.
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By 1930, dilapidated beach camps
around the Maroubra area
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housed up to 1,000 poor
and unemployed families.
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To limit the growth
of the camps,
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the government purchased land
adjacent to the bays
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and relocated
these poor communities
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into government
housing estates.
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Next came the building
of the biggest sewage plant
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in the southern hemisphere,
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with the beach bordered
by a rifle range,
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and Australia's biggest jail
built on top of a hill,
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which from its hilltop location
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served as a constant warning
to the community below.
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Maroubra, with its challenges,
saw many of the younger members
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of the community
born into an environment
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rife with domestic conflict,
parental neglect, and drugs.
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Over the decades,
the beach and the surf
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has been their savior.
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At the core of this story
are the Abberton brothers:
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Sunny, Jai, Koby,
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and their
younger brother, Dakota.
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Both Sunny and Jai
have surfed professionally,
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while Koby is now regarded
as one of the best
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big-wave surfers in the world.
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They, along
with their childhood friends,
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were raised by the beach tribe
at Maroubra.
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Bra Boys, as the tribe
is now known,
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have grown to be one
of the most infamous
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and recognized surf tribes
in the world.
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For years, authorities
have battled
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to disperse the beach tribes,
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but as the centuries passed
and the tribe names changed,
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their culture has survived.
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This is their story.
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I would honestly say,
without a doubt,
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the most localized surf
community I've encountered
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is Maroubra.
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You guys at Maroubra,
you ain't nothing but trouble.
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No, I don't think
we're all bad.
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We were just cheeky little
grommets, mate, you know?
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You can have a big community
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that all sort of, you know,
kind of hangs out.
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These guys all hang out,
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and they've got each other's
backs, no matter what.
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You got to have a brain
that will allow you
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to take off on a wave like that,
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and that's where these guys
differ a lot
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from most every surfers.
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He pulled out his knife,
and he stabbed me twice.
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I lived in a house where my mom
was a heroin addict
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and my mom's boyfriend
was a bank robber.
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And they didn't
really control the house.
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Me, Sunny, and Jai pretty much
done whatever we wanted to do,
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went to school on whatever days
we wanted to.
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And the beach was our life.
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That's all we
that's all we had, really.
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And we didn't
have much money.
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We ate Corn Flakes
and Rice Bubbles every night,
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which we loved
when we were kids.
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Home life for me and my brothers
was pretty hard.
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It was four of us,
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and we pretty much had to fend
for ourselves.
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None of us knew our dads.
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We grew up with our mom.
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Me and Jai
have got the same dad.
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Koby and Dakota
got different dads.
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My brothers were definitely
my male role models.
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They took care of me,
you know,
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took me to the beach every day,
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and my brothers'
older friends and stuff.
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There was a hard period that
when I left to go on the tour,
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I was only 15,
and Koby was still very young.
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My other younger brother
had just been born,
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so, you know, in one way,
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you want to succeed
through surfing,
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but on the other hand,
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it was still very hard
leaving your brothers behind
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to the home life
that we were living.
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Not only was he a father figure,
but he was my hero
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as to the way
he would surf in the contests;
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whereas me and Jai have lived
with each other for a long time,
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so me and Jai
would just fight a lot.
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But still, it seems to be the
person you fight with the most,
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you loveyou know,
you're really close to.
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We lived up in the housing commissions,
which we were lucky
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that we lived there
in a housing commission near the beach
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and not a housing commission
out in fucking Liverpool
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or something.
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So we lived there,
and we used to just go down there.
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Our grandmother lived
one block from the beach,
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so we were very lucky to have
my grandmother live there, and very happy.
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She used to look after us a lot
at that early stage.
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My grandma Mavis Abberton,
who we all called Ma,
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she had a big house
at the beach.
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And back in the day,
there was a lot of the kids
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from around the area
were from broken homes,
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and, you know,
so she used to let us
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all leave our stuff there.
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You know,
we'd sit there in that garage
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for the five days on end,
you know,
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hanging out
at the house and just
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just swim in the pool,
hanging around.
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And she'd just take care
of us all at all times,
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make sure we were all all right,
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every time
we ever needed anything,
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give us whatever we wanted.
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Ma's house was like a clubhouse
for all theyou know,
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the Bra Boys.
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She was pretty much
the grandma to Bra Boys.
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If anyone started Bra Boys,
it was her.
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I've never met another lady
like her,
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who's a lady who could handle
little kids
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running around
screaming in the backyard.
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We all left
our surfboards there.
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I hung there for 15-odd years.
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So the boys were more
kind of just like a family and that.
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Maybe they had shit going on at home
or something, or maybe, you know,
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seeing as we weren't
as comfortable at home,
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we said, "Well, I'll just go to the beach
every day to be in the water."
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The older crew was Ma's Hell Team
in those days.
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And they were all just, like,
the best surfers,
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charging the biggest waves,
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and, you know, doing all the stuff
that you want to do
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when you're a kid, you know,
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so we looked up to them.
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You know, we were young kids;
we were young hoodlums,
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and we named our gang after her,
you know, Ma's Hell Team.
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And then the younger kids
named their gang after her.
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We started our own little gang
called Ma's Madness.
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She gave us her house,
and that was the headquarters,
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Ma's Hell Team headquarters.
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Along with Ma being that central
figure in their lives,
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there are also a number
of older guys
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who were to play significant
roles in their upbringing,
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like Steve "Blackie" Wilson,
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Brad Johnson,
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Larry Blair,
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and Marty Lee.
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But the one who would later
have the most dramatic influence
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on the family's lives
was Anthony Hines.
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There'd been gangs of different
groups of guys
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coming down
and targeting surfers
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or fighting with surfers
since the early 50s
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or as long as anyone
can remember.
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But around the early 1990s,
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the gang violence
really started to increase,
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and we started
to get weekly attacks
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of different gangs coming
to the beach to fight surfers.
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We'd had a lot of stabbings
and a few shootings.
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It just became a part of our
daily lives, you know.
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Just saying,
we had to always be ready,
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because you never knew
when it was gonna go down.
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There was other gangs around,
you know.
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At the time, that's when
the gang mentality
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was kind of starting
to take off, you know.
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And then it was just starting to
happen all the time, you know,
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dances, and, you know,
down the beach,
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or even coming down here
and starting to do it.
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We justand then
you know,
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and as we grew up and got
to go into the pub and stuff,
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then it started
happening there.
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Growing up, I mean, we had
a lot of crazy things happen,
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like guns held to ours heads,
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chased down the street
with people shooting at us.
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You know, we were
in a car one night,
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and people shot up the car,
all sorts of things.
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It's good.
It turns us into what we are.
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Have you ever been stabbed
or shot?
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Yeah, shot.
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When we were
when I was 14, 15.
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I was stabbed there,
just on the left arm there.
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Not to be a coward
and run away.
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I had a bat down me pants,
and if...
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I only had one of my other boys
there with me.
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Why'd you have a bat
down your pants?
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I don't fucking know.
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When we were growing up, there
was always homeboys and that,
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you know, creeping around
down the beach.
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Always had to be prepared when
you walk around by yourself.
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Pulled this nice silver gun
out of his shoulder holster.
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Stuck it right in me chest,
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and as I backed off
and went to grab it, he let it go,
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and the round ended up
going through both me legs.
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Bullet, like, entered
through that one there
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and then came out
through that one there
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and then just ended up going
straight back into me knee here.
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Did the police ask
did they ask you to identify the guy?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah,
they asked all that.
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And did you?
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No, no way in the world, no.
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He pulled out his knife,
and he stabbed me twice
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and then went to stab me again
but missed.
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The knife went in there
that's from the operation
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and once in there.
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It felt like I just got winded
pretty bad,
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and then I grabbed me stomach,
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and I felt a handful
of intestines hanging out.
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Now that I look back on it,
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it's the day that I walked in
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and found my mom
shooting up heroin,
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and then my mom's
boyfriend hit me.
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Like, I come into the house,
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and I caught them all in there
shooting up heroin.
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I said, "Get out of the house,"
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and then my mom's
boyfriend jumped up
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and hit me with a baseball bat,
told me to get out of the house,
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and I went flying down
the beach, saying "Sunny."
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And Sunny just gave me
a big hug and said,
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"Look, you know, we've got
our own family of friends."
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And from that day forward,
I think it really
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it made us all realize that,
you know,
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the family life at home
can finish at any time,
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but the boys will never die,
you know?
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The boys will
always be there for you.
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And that's how it felt.
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I think, from that day,
it started.
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In those early '90s, everything
seemed to be falling apart.
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Koby had just been
thrown out of home;
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the gangs were coming down
and attacking.
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Then, you know,
our only real structure
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was Ma's and Ma's house,
but Ma had a stroke,
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and she was left paralyzed
and speechless
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down one half of her body.
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So we knew at that stage
that, as a group,
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to survive
and to get through it
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that we really
had to do something.
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And we knew that
by uniting together
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that it would be the only way
that we could get through it.
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And that's how it come about.
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Sunny actually said,
"Oh, let's all
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what about the Bra Boys?"
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We were like, "Yeah,
the fucking Bra Boys."
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We just came up
with a handshake,
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and it was just
like more of, like
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it's just a brotherhood for us.
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The Bra Boy grip
is like that.
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The Bra Boy grip
is like that.
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It's pretty much the strongest
handshake you can possibly do.
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It's in the tat.
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And anyone who's a Bra Boy,
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that's how they shake hands
and say hello.
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"What's happening?
What's going on?"
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It's called slappin' it up.
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We were just in Ma's garage,
just talking about it,
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and then we're like,
"Fuck, we'll just
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"we'll go up,
and we should get a tattoo.
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We should get a tattoo,"
you know.
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Fuckin', whoever's solid
won't be scared to, you know,
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put their hand up and say,
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"Yeah, I'm a fucking Bra Boy,"
you know.
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The next thing,
we're all just covered in ink.
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Before we knew it,
we were like 50 out, you know?
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And then blink again,
and there's 100.
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You know what I mean?
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Not anyone could just roll up
and get a tattoo
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just because you're
a good surfer, you know.
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You had to be, like, a standout
type of man, you know.
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Like, you had to earn your spot;
that's for sure.
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You get a Bra Boys tat
just by being with the boys
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for a good, you know,
five or ten years
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and showing you're worth it.
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You know what I mean?
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Showing you're
not gonna mess up
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and getting the older guys
to approve it.
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There's this responsibility
with the brotherhood.
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You drop everything and turn up,
no matter what it is.
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Your boys ring you,
you turn up.
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It's a brotherhood,
but sometimes it gets
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00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:37,823
you know, as we've seen,
it gets a little ugly.
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You know, it justit turns
into tribal warfare,
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localism, whoa.
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Some people have a real bee
in their bonnet
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about localism and stuff,
but if you took localism away,
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the whole thing
would just disintegrate.
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You're taking away the fact
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that people are actually proud
of where they come from.
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You just can't do that.
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To have that tight group of guys
that you grew up with
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and, you know, you hang around
every day,
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that'sthat'syou know,
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that's what
Australian surfing's about.
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You know, you look at the way
the coast is made.
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It's broken up
into headlands.
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Places, there's a long stretch
between beaches.
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00:16:38,789 --> 00:16:39,881
So it's natural.
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Surfers have grown up
in their tribes.
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That's the way it is.
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And you always thought
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of the tribe over the hill
as the enemy.
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It's the unspoken lore.
339
00:16:53,871 --> 00:16:55,839
And, you know, you can look
at the radical cases
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00:16:55,906 --> 00:16:57,601
like the Bra Boys, you know?
341
00:16:57,675 --> 00:17:00,303
The Bra Boys, man, they live
in an urban society.
342
00:17:00,377 --> 00:17:04,473
I mean, they're surrounded
by heavy shit.
343
00:17:04,548 --> 00:17:06,709
How do you fight something
like that?
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00:17:06,784 --> 00:17:08,479
With heavy shit.
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00:17:08,552 --> 00:17:09,917
The whole reason
why it escalated
346
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to where it did around here
347
00:17:12,223 --> 00:17:13,918
is because
we just stood our ground.
348
00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:16,221
You know, and that's what the
whole thing was about for us,
349
00:17:16,293 --> 00:17:19,285
was standing our ground and
not being walked over by anyone,
350
00:17:19,363 --> 00:17:22,059
because this
was our little place, you know?
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We didn't go out
and bother anyone else,
352
00:17:23,734 --> 00:17:24,826
so we didn't expect
353
00:17:24,902 --> 00:17:26,927
for people to come down
and bother us, so...
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00:17:27,004 --> 00:17:29,370
Like, we've got this reputation
as being troublemakers
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00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,964
or instigators in fights.
356
00:17:31,041 --> 00:17:32,565
I'm not saying the boys
are angels or
357
00:17:32,643 --> 00:17:34,201
you know,
or anything like that,
358
00:17:34,278 --> 00:17:38,271
but it always seems
to happen that way.
359
00:17:38,349 --> 00:17:41,375
We always seem
to just be defending, you know?
360
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The situation at Maroubra was
really starting to become news.
361
00:17:41,519 --> 00:17:44,613
The situation at Maroubra was
really starting to become news.
362
00:17:44,688 --> 00:17:47,418
The defense of the beach and
the formation of the Bra Boys
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00:17:47,491 --> 00:17:49,891
had earned the area
a fearsome reputation,
364
00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,054
which over the next few years
would cause a lot of tension
365
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with the local police.
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This tension finally
reached boiling point
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after one particular incident.
368
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On December 22, 2002,
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00:18:05,576 --> 00:18:08,306
professional surfer
and Bra Boy member Mark Matthews
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celebrated his 21 st birthday
with 300 of his mates
371
00:18:11,248 --> 00:18:13,580
at the Coogee Randwick RSL.
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00:18:13,651 --> 00:18:16,484
Some 200 to 300
off-duty officers
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from the local
Waverley Police Station
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were celebrating Christmas
just one floor above.
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Police are licking their wounds
after a vicious brawl
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outside a club at Coogee
on the weekend.
377
00:18:28,732 --> 00:18:31,360
44 off-duty officers
were hurt in the fight
378
00:18:31,435 --> 00:18:33,528
with a notorious beach gang.
379
00:18:33,604 --> 00:18:34,935
I didn't know
what was going on.
380
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There was
just some older people,
381
00:18:36,340 --> 00:18:38,604
probably 4040 years old,
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00:18:38,676 --> 00:18:40,576
hassling a few
of the younger guys.
383
00:18:40,644 --> 00:18:43,340
Some of those people attempted
to gate-crash the police party
384
00:18:43,414 --> 00:18:46,349
on a number of occasions
and were quite well aware
385
00:18:46,417 --> 00:18:48,442
that there were
off-duty police officers there.
386
00:18:48,519 --> 00:18:50,146
And we sort of walked over
and said,
387
00:18:50,220 --> 00:18:51,482
"Come on, what's going on?"
388
00:18:51,555 --> 00:18:53,955
And then I seen
a few people running behind me
389
00:18:54,024 --> 00:18:55,651
and this and that,
and then there was this
390
00:18:55,726 --> 00:18:58,058
there was a bit of a ruckus,
and then it was just on.
391
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Two to three bodies high
of people on the ground.
392
00:19:01,131 --> 00:19:03,122
On top of them
was like a massive mosh
393
00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,634
with just punches
flying anywhere.
394
00:19:05,703 --> 00:19:07,534
It was the only, really,
way we could get out of it
395
00:19:07,605 --> 00:19:08,537
was to fight.
396
00:19:08,606 --> 00:19:09,766
There was
no other way out of it
397
00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,205
except just fight
your way out of it.
398
00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:12,833
And that's
that was the end result.
399
00:19:12,910 --> 00:19:16,175
Spilled out the front door here
onto the front street.
400
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All the uniform coppers
ended up turning up.
401
00:19:18,515 --> 00:19:20,710
Mate, there was helicopters
with floodlights on.
402
00:19:20,784 --> 00:19:23,480
There was paddy wagons.
There was police dogs.
403
00:19:23,554 --> 00:19:25,454
It was justit was one
of the most hectic things
404
00:19:25,522 --> 00:19:27,490
I've ever seen
or been involved in.
405
00:19:30,461 --> 00:19:32,429
Fuck.
406
00:19:40,971 --> 00:19:43,531
Eight Bra Boys were arrested
on various charges,
407
00:19:43,607 --> 00:19:48,203
but all were later found
not guilty.
408
00:19:48,278 --> 00:19:52,544
No police were charged.
409
00:19:52,616 --> 00:19:55,084
The affect it had
on the community probably just
410
00:19:55,152 --> 00:19:58,121
like, just bred more hatred
for the police, I think,
411
00:19:58,188 --> 00:20:00,486
than there was before,
you know?
412
00:20:00,557 --> 00:20:03,583
Like, they say, likelike,
people were getting off
413
00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:04,787
without getting convicted,
414
00:20:04,862 --> 00:20:06,261
and all the charges
were dropped,
415
00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:09,322
but it was still costing,
like, friends of mine
416
00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,334
$30,000 to go to court,
you know?
417
00:20:11,402 --> 00:20:14,565
They were losing the deposits
for their home loans and stuff,
418
00:20:14,638 --> 00:20:18,369
like, and they act like
we got off scot-free, you know?
419
00:20:18,442 --> 00:20:20,740
The thing I was dirty on with
the papers and everything was,
420
00:20:20,811 --> 00:20:22,506
you know,
we get labeled a gang;
421
00:20:22,579 --> 00:20:24,171
we get labeled this;
we get labeled that.
422
00:20:24,248 --> 00:20:26,842
There wasn't one knife pulled;
there wasn't one gun pulled.
423
00:20:26,917 --> 00:20:28,885
It was just a good
old-fashioned brawl, you know?
424
00:20:28,952 --> 00:20:31,113
They call us a gang.
They call us all these names.
425
00:20:31,188 --> 00:20:34,180
And, you know,
it wasn't a gang.
426
00:20:34,258 --> 00:20:35,316
We're not a gang.
427
00:20:35,392 --> 00:20:38,555
We justit was a fight,
and weyou know, we won,
428
00:20:38,629 --> 00:20:40,620
and they're all
licking their wounds.
429
00:20:40,698 --> 00:20:43,166
That's it.
430
00:20:48,238 --> 00:20:51,571
There's always been tension
between the police
431
00:20:51,642 --> 00:20:53,075
and the local surf community,
432
00:20:53,143 --> 00:20:56,271
but I think after
the Coogee Randwick RSL,
433
00:20:56,346 --> 00:20:58,716
it seemed to get personal.
434
00:20:58,716 --> 00:20:59,705
It seemed to get personal.
435
00:20:59,783 --> 00:21:01,910
Whether it's been
the community's attitude
436
00:21:01,985 --> 00:21:03,452
towards the police
437
00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:07,217
or the authorities' attitude
towards the surfing community,
438
00:21:07,291 --> 00:21:08,656
but for over 100 years,
439
00:21:08,726 --> 00:21:10,591
there's been
a real strong conflict
440
00:21:10,661 --> 00:21:14,893
between the surf community
and the local authorities.
441
00:21:14,965 --> 00:21:16,899
Surfers were, like,
the bottom of the
442
00:21:16,967 --> 00:21:19,333
were the scum of the Earth,
you know, vermin.
443
00:21:19,403 --> 00:21:22,964
You know, the police
really gave them a hard time.
444
00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,702
There's no doubt
that the media
445
00:21:25,776 --> 00:21:29,007
always saw surfers
as a easy shot, you know.
446
00:21:29,079 --> 00:21:31,013
Like, they still do,
you know?
447
00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:33,276
Inside Australia,
we're still, like
448
00:21:33,350 --> 00:21:35,045
the stigma was alive and well.
449
00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,145
Outside Australia,
it was like, they'd
450
00:21:38,222 --> 00:21:41,350
"Oh, yeah, those surfers, man,
they can ride the big waves.
451
00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:43,723
"They're hardcore.
They charge.
452
00:21:43,794 --> 00:21:47,696
That Australian surf animal
is something to be respected."
453
00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:50,928
Inside Australia, we had
to completely continue battle
454
00:21:51,001 --> 00:21:54,767
just to hold our head
above water in society.
455
00:21:57,908 --> 00:21:59,933
Conflict started
as early as colonial times
456
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with the banning of city's
aborigines swimming in the surf.
457
00:22:05,382 --> 00:22:07,782
When surfers returned
in the early 1900s,
458
00:22:07,851 --> 00:22:08,943
they were again banned
459
00:22:09,019 --> 00:22:11,283
from the hours
of 6:00 a.m. To 6:00 p.m.,
460
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as these hours were thought
to be reserved
461
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for those
in meaningful employment,
462
00:22:15,392 --> 00:22:18,327
and not for scoundrels who
shamelessly bathed in the surf
463
00:22:18,395 --> 00:22:20,158
instead of working.
464
00:22:20,230 --> 00:22:21,788
Maroubra's local council
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00:22:21,865 --> 00:22:23,924
were the first in Australia
to pass such laws
466
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that effectively drew a line
in the sand
467
00:22:26,403 --> 00:22:29,167
between the establishment
and the surfers.
468
00:22:29,239 --> 00:22:30,604
This saw the birth
of Australia's
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00:22:30,674 --> 00:22:33,837
first counterculture
surf movement.
470
00:22:33,911 --> 00:22:36,436
As surf culture exploded
in the '60s,
471
00:22:36,513 --> 00:22:39,038
surfers were made
to pay to surf.
472
00:22:39,116 --> 00:22:41,243
If you couldn't afford
the board registration,
473
00:22:41,318 --> 00:22:45,482
you were, in effect,
unable to surf.
474
00:22:45,556 --> 00:22:48,047
The surfers' invasion
of the beaches was deplored
475
00:22:48,125 --> 00:22:49,649
and seen
in much the same strain
476
00:22:49,726 --> 00:22:51,990
as farmers deplored the invasion
of their paddocks
477
00:22:52,062 --> 00:22:55,054
by grasshoppers.
478
00:22:55,132 --> 00:22:57,623
But the most ridiculous law
to keep them off the beaches
479
00:22:57,701 --> 00:23:00,192
was when the authorities
made surfers wear skirts
480
00:23:00,270 --> 00:23:01,464
while in the surf.
481
00:23:01,538 --> 00:23:03,062
The ludicrous nature
of the law
482
00:23:03,140 --> 00:23:05,370
required an equally
ludicrous response.
483
00:23:05,442 --> 00:23:08,434
Thousands of larrikin surfers
turned up to the beach
484
00:23:08,512 --> 00:23:10,480
in skirts, bonnets, and bows,
485
00:23:10,547 --> 00:23:12,811
and within weeks,
the law was dropped.
486
00:23:12,883 --> 00:23:14,373
This is the same
larrikin attitude
487
00:23:14,451 --> 00:23:17,420
that perhaps is still at
the heart of the conflict today.
488
00:23:20,991 --> 00:23:22,515
The Aussie surf culture
489
00:23:22,593 --> 00:23:25,061
has always had larrikin characters
in it, you know.
490
00:23:25,128 --> 00:23:25,362
I guess,
when we were growing up,
491
00:23:25,362 --> 00:23:26,556
I guess,
when we were growing up,
492
00:23:26,630 --> 00:23:28,928
like, maybe it was different
than a lot of beaches,
493
00:23:28,999 --> 00:23:32,127
but we didn't have, like,
a lot of money, you know?
494
00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:38,402
Not many of the people did
back then, so...
495
00:23:38,475 --> 00:23:39,669
We would just find stuff to do
496
00:23:39,743 --> 00:23:41,540
to keep ourselves entertained,
you know,
497
00:23:41,612 --> 00:23:43,842
just writing off
when there was no waves.
498
00:25:11,635 --> 00:25:13,603
Light yourself up!
499
00:25:46,236 --> 00:25:47,430
Can I use that, Kobe?
500
00:25:47,504 --> 00:25:49,495
- What?
- Your six-eight.
501
00:25:49,573 --> 00:25:50,665
No, you'll break it.
502
00:25:50,741 --> 00:25:52,038
You've got a six-ten,
don't you?
503
00:25:52,109 --> 00:25:55,374
Dakota, run this back up.
504
00:25:55,445 --> 00:25:56,469
That's your six-eight.
505
00:25:56,546 --> 00:25:58,138
I got my six-eight.
506
00:25:58,215 --> 00:26:02,174
Pushing social boundaries
is not really new to the boys.
507
00:26:02,252 --> 00:26:06,018
It's that same carefree,
perhaps careless, attitude
508
00:26:06,089 --> 00:26:08,990
that sees the boys push
the boundaries in the surf.
509
00:26:09,059 --> 00:26:10,583
You know, there's
just nothing better
510
00:26:10,660 --> 00:26:12,525
than being with your brothers
and your friends
511
00:26:12,596 --> 00:26:14,188
and all psyching each other up
512
00:26:14,264 --> 00:26:18,098
to see who's
gonna charge the hardest.
513
00:26:18,168 --> 00:26:20,966
It's how we first came about
surfing a break
514
00:26:21,038 --> 00:26:23,973
which was supposed
to be unsurfable.
515
00:26:24,041 --> 00:26:28,671
In early 2003, we had heard
rumors of a wave in Botany Bay
516
00:26:28,745 --> 00:26:31,771
which broke right in front
of the cliff face,
517
00:26:31,848 --> 00:26:34,316
and it only worked
on really big swells.
518
00:26:41,958 --> 00:26:43,585
It was just that crazy of wave,
519
00:26:43,660 --> 00:26:45,560
and we just used
to watch it.
520
00:26:45,629 --> 00:26:47,597
You know, people would call me,
like, a wuss and that,
521
00:26:47,664 --> 00:26:49,825
but I never really
thought of surfing it.
522
00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:51,299
It was just too close
to the rocks.
523
00:26:51,368 --> 00:26:52,528
It was a good wave to watch,
524
00:26:52,602 --> 00:26:54,126
but I never thought
it'd ever get surfed.
525
00:26:54,204 --> 00:26:56,172
And then I saw the fellas
and the guys,
526
00:26:56,239 --> 00:26:58,207
like Koby and that, riding it.
527
00:26:58,275 --> 00:27:01,574
But those guys are just crazy,
so it doesn't surprise me.
528
00:27:01,645 --> 00:27:04,045
The wave's just one headland
across from us.
529
00:27:04,114 --> 00:27:07,345
After checking it out,
it looked pretty good.
530
00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:10,011
So we named it ours.
531
00:27:35,212 --> 00:27:36,577
Look at this.
532
00:27:47,090 --> 00:27:49,888
Had a big crew of, like,
50 guys on the rocks,
533
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,087
just cheering, you know.
534
00:27:52,162 --> 00:27:53,561
Like, fucking everyone
hanging out,
535
00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:55,723
having lunch, just,
like, cheering the boys.
536
00:27:55,799 --> 00:27:57,357
It's just,
like, shift after shift.
537
00:27:57,434 --> 00:27:58,992
Like, one surfer
would come in.
538
00:27:59,069 --> 00:28:01,003
The other boys
are out there going mad.
539
00:28:01,071 --> 00:28:02,368
And then we get back out there,
540
00:28:02,439 --> 00:28:05,408
and just all day
is just crazy surfing.
541
00:28:27,030 --> 00:28:29,328
Did you get my two?
542
00:28:29,399 --> 00:28:30,923
Yeah, it was your two.
543
00:28:31,001 --> 00:28:33,834
Bang one off for the boys, eh?
544
00:28:33,904 --> 00:28:36,930
Bang one off for the boys.
Still got it, eh?
545
00:28:37,007 --> 00:28:38,742
It was really heavy,
because, I mean,
546
00:28:38,742 --> 00:28:42,200
we're charging it so hard
that everyone was wiping out.
547
00:28:42,279 --> 00:28:44,270
But no one knew how
you know,
548
00:28:44,347 --> 00:28:45,473
how hard you can push it
549
00:28:45,549 --> 00:28:47,540
before you get washed over
the rocks.
550
00:29:15,946 --> 00:29:17,277
Fuck off!
551
00:29:17,347 --> 00:29:19,542
Who's had the best wipeout
you've seen out there?
552
00:29:19,616 --> 00:29:23,416
Without a doubt, Richie Vas,
without a doubt.
553
00:29:23,486 --> 00:29:25,716
That kid got just whomped.
554
00:29:25,789 --> 00:29:28,758
It's about the heaviest wipeout
I've ever seen in my life.
555
00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:38,500
I was falling, and I fell
backwards and twisted around,
556
00:29:38,568 --> 00:29:39,967
sort of knocked all the wind out
of me,
557
00:29:40,036 --> 00:29:42,561
and I hurt me shoulder
and I bruised all my ribs.
558
00:29:42,639 --> 00:29:45,437
You know, I got sucked back over
and bounced across the reef.
559
00:29:48,878 --> 00:29:51,244
Keep filming.
560
00:29:51,314 --> 00:29:54,340
Oh, my God.
561
00:29:54,417 --> 00:29:57,079
Richie, Richie!
He's still under.
562
00:29:57,153 --> 00:29:58,780
Richie!
563
00:29:58,855 --> 00:30:00,345
I was gonna roll around,
564
00:30:00,423 --> 00:30:03,449
you know, as me board
just jabbed me in the neck.
565
00:30:03,526 --> 00:30:05,756
Chicks dig scars.
566
00:30:05,829 --> 00:30:06,887
Should I show a little more?
567
00:30:06,963 --> 00:30:08,089
Yeah, go up.
568
00:30:08,164 --> 00:30:09,722
Oh, it'sthat's
oh, it'syeah.
569
00:30:09,799 --> 00:30:10,891
Is that the shot?
570
00:30:10,967 --> 00:30:12,525
Yeah, that's the shot.
571
00:30:12,602 --> 00:30:14,229
Okay, keep your head down.
572
00:30:15,772 --> 00:30:17,433
My mum let me have
the day off school
573
00:30:17,507 --> 00:30:20,032
so I could come
and surf here, yeah.
574
00:30:20,110 --> 00:30:21,805
Good opportunity.
575
00:30:21,878 --> 00:30:24,005
Jess.
576
00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,843
Yeah, it was good fun out there.
577
00:30:25,915 --> 00:30:27,280
Is that your first time
surfing out?
578
00:30:27,350 --> 00:30:28,612
No, my second but...
579
00:30:28,685 --> 00:30:30,516
there the first time I've got
barrels and that.
580
00:30:30,587 --> 00:30:32,680
Yeah.
581
00:30:37,594 --> 00:30:39,152
Fuckin' A, I was nervous.
582
00:30:39,229 --> 00:30:40,389
I was shittin' myself.
583
00:30:40,463 --> 00:30:42,488
Got that drilled,
hit the rock, and that.
584
00:30:42,565 --> 00:30:43,964
Touched the bottom.
585
00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:51,974
The boys make it
heaps better too,
586
00:30:52,042 --> 00:30:53,634
because they psych you up more.
587
00:30:53,710 --> 00:30:55,302
They just got you into it.
588
00:31:10,093 --> 00:31:11,924
It looked just so round
and perfect,
589
00:31:11,995 --> 00:31:14,020
you know,
when I come out.
590
00:31:14,097 --> 00:31:15,928
What about being out here
with Koby and the boys,
591
00:31:15,999 --> 00:31:17,193
mixing it up?
592
00:31:17,267 --> 00:31:19,132
Yeah, it's sick being
with Koby and that.
593
00:31:19,202 --> 00:31:21,602
They give you the good waves
and that, so it's good.
594
00:31:26,476 --> 00:31:28,603
We take the younger guys
away on trips
595
00:31:28,678 --> 00:31:30,612
and try and push them
in the surf
596
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,773
because that's exactly what
the older guys did
597
00:31:32,849 --> 00:31:34,908
for me, Jai, and Koby
and our other friends
598
00:31:34,984 --> 00:31:36,076
that were growing up.
599
00:31:36,152 --> 00:31:39,519
And without that, we would have
never found a life of surfing,
600
00:31:39,589 --> 00:31:42,456
so we are trying
to pass that back down
601
00:31:42,525 --> 00:31:43,890
to the next generation.
602
00:31:46,629 --> 00:31:49,689
Jess comes from
a housing commission background,
603
00:31:49,766 --> 00:31:52,257
and he is hungry to do good
for himself.
604
00:31:52,335 --> 00:31:53,632
I've taken him away
on some trips,
605
00:31:53,703 --> 00:31:57,195
and he's charged as hard
as he possibly could every time.
606
00:31:57,273 --> 00:31:58,763
Yeah, we just watch
the swell maps,
607
00:31:58,842 --> 00:32:00,833
and if we see
a big swell coming,
608
00:32:00,910 --> 00:32:02,935
I just ring up Jess and ring his
mum and dad and say,
609
00:32:03,012 --> 00:32:06,448
"Porky, Debbie,
we're going here or there.
610
00:32:06,516 --> 00:32:08,984
Jess is coming."
611
00:32:09,052 --> 00:32:11,782
They say, "No, no, no,"
and I say, "Yes, yes, yes."
612
00:32:14,190 --> 00:32:16,488
Every time we go away,
Koby's got a rule, like,
613
00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:20,086
if you don't charge, you've got
to get your own way home.
614
00:32:23,433 --> 00:32:25,526
The whole point of me taking him
away on the trips
615
00:32:25,602 --> 00:32:27,832
is just letting him have
the life that I've had.
616
00:32:27,904 --> 00:32:29,599
There's nothing like it.
617
00:32:29,672 --> 00:32:32,664
You can earn massive money
and do something you love.
618
00:32:32,742 --> 00:32:34,266
I picked him
because he's respectful
619
00:32:34,344 --> 00:32:35,811
and he wants to do it.
620
00:32:35,879 --> 00:32:38,370
He doesn't sit back
and, you know,
621
00:32:38,448 --> 00:32:39,881
run off our reputations.
622
00:32:39,949 --> 00:32:41,610
He wants to make his own name
for himself.
623
00:32:41,684 --> 00:32:44,278
The only reason
I do go on trips with Koby
624
00:32:44,354 --> 00:32:46,413
is because I'm focused,
and he has already told me
625
00:32:46,489 --> 00:32:49,652
that if I play up
that he won't take me away.
626
00:32:49,726 --> 00:32:52,126
Because Koby is paying for me
to take me away and that,
627
00:32:52,195 --> 00:32:53,389
and I don't want
to let him down.
628
00:32:53,463 --> 00:32:56,432
Whoa, brother!
Oh, he stole it!
629
00:33:02,505 --> 00:33:06,100
The surf has saved
so many kids around here,
630
00:33:06,176 --> 00:33:08,872
you know, and led them
to a lifestyle in the ocean
631
00:33:08,945 --> 00:33:10,606
instead of a lifestyle
in crime.
632
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,946
Maroubra beach has definitely
been moms and dads
633
00:33:15,018 --> 00:33:17,043
to so many kids in Maroubra.
634
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:18,587
I mean, you go down there,
635
00:33:18,655 --> 00:33:20,555
and you know you are going
to be taken care of.
636
00:33:20,623 --> 00:33:23,023
Any kid can come down there,
637
00:33:23,092 --> 00:33:25,925
and in a strange way, Maroubra
Beach will take care of you.
638
00:33:25,995 --> 00:33:27,326
I had my doubts.
639
00:33:27,397 --> 00:33:29,797
First of all, I was worried
about the drug situations
640
00:33:29,866 --> 00:33:31,026
and all the fights
and all this,
641
00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:33,295
with all this gang talk.
642
00:33:33,369 --> 00:33:35,428
But now I'm not at all,
not at all.
643
00:33:35,505 --> 00:33:37,200
I'm not onefrightened,
not one bit scared
644
00:33:37,273 --> 00:33:39,537
of my son hanging
with the boys.
645
00:33:39,609 --> 00:33:41,167
Confident in it.
It's great.
646
00:33:41,244 --> 00:33:44,008
Oh, only when he first started
hanging down here.
647
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:45,445
I didn't really know
what to expect.
648
00:33:45,515 --> 00:33:47,881
He was so young, and then there
was the grommet treatment.
649
00:33:47,951 --> 00:33:48,940
I would come down,
650
00:33:49,018 --> 00:33:52,010
and Joel would be tied up,
screaming, "Ma!"
651
00:33:52,088 --> 00:33:53,555
You know tied to Jessie
or something,
652
00:33:53,623 --> 00:33:57,889
eating dog poo
and things like this.
653
00:33:57,961 --> 00:34:00,293
Or he'd be holed up
in a phone box.
654
00:34:00,363 --> 00:34:02,729
And then I got
to know everyone,
655
00:34:02,799 --> 00:34:05,063
and I have
no issues whatsoever.
656
00:34:05,134 --> 00:34:08,661
As Deb said, they treat them
with respect, the kids.
657
00:34:08,738 --> 00:34:10,365
They look after them.
658
00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,341
And I think his life
is down here.
659
00:34:13,409 --> 00:34:14,603
Joel just loves it.
660
00:34:14,677 --> 00:34:16,440
There's always been
a sense of mistrust
661
00:34:16,513 --> 00:34:18,037
with the police in the area.
662
00:34:18,114 --> 00:34:20,309
There is a lack of communication
between the two,
663
00:34:20,383 --> 00:34:23,147
and inevitably,
some of the younger kids
664
00:34:23,219 --> 00:34:25,050
get targeted by the police.
665
00:34:25,121 --> 00:34:28,215
This inevitably leads into them
receiving small fines
666
00:34:28,291 --> 00:34:32,227
for things like loitering, which
can stack up quite heavily,
667
00:34:32,295 --> 00:34:34,024
while they are
in their mid-teen years.
668
00:34:34,097 --> 00:34:36,725
- What happened, boys?
- Busted.
669
00:34:36,799 --> 00:34:37,925
In Australia, the fines are
670
00:34:38,001 --> 00:34:40,663
built into
the driver's license system.
671
00:34:40,737 --> 00:34:42,762
So by the age of 16,
these kids can owe
672
00:34:42,839 --> 00:34:45,103
$2,000 or $3,000 in fines.
673
00:34:45,174 --> 00:34:47,369
What that means is
that they're prevented
674
00:34:47,443 --> 00:34:50,276
from getting a driver's license
precisely the time
675
00:34:50,346 --> 00:34:54,043
that they need one to become
a fruitful member of society.
676
00:34:54,117 --> 00:34:56,517
I was only 13 or 14,
677
00:34:56,586 --> 00:34:59,214
and I was trying to sell
Ecstasy pills.
678
00:34:59,289 --> 00:35:01,689
And a guy put a gun
down my throat,
679
00:35:01,758 --> 00:35:03,225
and I still didn't give it up.
680
00:35:03,293 --> 00:35:07,286
So I basically put my life
in front of those tablets.
681
00:35:07,363 --> 00:35:11,356
Started stealing,
breaking into houses and that,
682
00:35:11,434 --> 00:35:14,301
just to sort of support my habit
type thing.
683
00:35:14,370 --> 00:35:16,338
Started using other drugs,
like ecstasy,
684
00:35:16,406 --> 00:35:18,704
cocaine, stuff like that.
685
00:35:18,775 --> 00:35:21,972
Stopped surfing, stopped
training, stopped football.
686
00:35:22,045 --> 00:35:24,070
I used to play req football
and that.
687
00:35:24,147 --> 00:35:26,911
But now it's just all gone
downhill sort of thing.
688
00:35:26,983 --> 00:35:29,451
And then ended up in juvi,
689
00:35:29,519 --> 00:35:31,578
juvenile justice center
sort of thing.
690
00:35:31,654 --> 00:35:34,316
And when you're in there,
you get locked down in a cage
691
00:35:34,390 --> 00:35:36,221
six hours a day.
692
00:35:36,292 --> 00:35:37,850
Was there a message
from the older guys
693
00:35:37,927 --> 00:35:38,985
down here at the beach?
694
00:35:39,062 --> 00:35:41,553
Yeah, there was.
Can't smoke.
695
00:35:41,631 --> 00:35:43,895
Don't take drugs.
696
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:48,734
Just surf, just,
you know, train, get fit.
697
00:35:48,805 --> 00:35:50,670
Did they think you were
going to end in jail?
698
00:35:50,740 --> 00:35:52,731
Lots of them said that
to me, yeah.
699
00:35:52,809 --> 00:35:54,572
Lots of the boys said,
"Watch out,"
700
00:35:54,644 --> 00:35:56,077
you know, "You're gonna
701
00:35:56,145 --> 00:35:58,136
"you're only gonna go
one place," you know.
702
00:35:58,214 --> 00:35:59,806
A few of the boys
had already been there;
703
00:35:59,882 --> 00:36:01,008
you know, they'd done that.
704
00:36:01,084 --> 00:36:02,984
And you get back out
into the community,
705
00:36:03,052 --> 00:36:04,110
it's sort of like
706
00:36:04,187 --> 00:36:08,715
it's sort of likeyou know,
it's justit's just weird.
707
00:36:08,791 --> 00:36:11,589
And it's like you don't
fit in sort of thing,
708
00:36:11,661 --> 00:36:13,754
you know, because you are used
to being inside and that.
709
00:36:13,830 --> 00:36:15,991
And it's just not
the way to be, man.
710
00:36:16,065 --> 00:36:18,033
It's no life to live at all.
711
00:36:18,101 --> 00:36:19,033
How old are you now?
712
00:36:19,102 --> 00:36:21,798
I'm only 15,
just turned 15.
713
00:36:30,580 --> 00:36:32,172
There has always been
a fork in the road
714
00:36:32,248 --> 00:36:34,079
for youth growing up
in Maroubra.
715
00:36:34,150 --> 00:36:36,880
It's no different
for today's generation.
716
00:36:36,953 --> 00:36:39,945
They can either choose a path
to glory through the ocean
717
00:36:40,023 --> 00:36:42,992
or a path to destruction
and fall off the rails.
718
00:36:45,995 --> 00:36:48,589
All dressed
in black, black, black.
719
00:36:48,665 --> 00:36:50,792
With silver buttons,
buttons, buttons
720
00:36:50,867 --> 00:36:52,528
all down her back,
back, back.
721
00:36:52,602 --> 00:36:56,231
Being a local member of
the community for over 30 years,
722
00:36:56,305 --> 00:36:59,069
I saw a lot of the older crew
who got into crime
723
00:36:59,142 --> 00:37:01,167
end up in Long Bay Jail,
724
00:37:01,244 --> 00:37:03,508
which was practically
in our backyards,
725
00:37:03,579 --> 00:37:06,241
in particular, a violent
standover character
726
00:37:06,315 --> 00:37:08,044
by the name of Anthony Hines,
727
00:37:08,117 --> 00:37:10,415
who I knew
from his early teenage years.
728
00:37:10,486 --> 00:37:13,649
Hinesy ended
serving five years for rape.
729
00:37:13,723 --> 00:37:15,691
After Tony served his time,
730
00:37:15,758 --> 00:37:18,989
he triggered
a series of devastating events
731
00:37:19,062 --> 00:37:21,189
that would change
the course of the lives
732
00:37:21,264 --> 00:37:22,697
of the Abberton family,
733
00:37:22,765 --> 00:37:26,565
who I also knew
since they were kids.
734
00:37:26,636 --> 00:37:28,695
Hinesy was always dark.
735
00:37:28,771 --> 00:37:31,501
There was always something
dark and brooding about Tony.
736
00:37:31,574 --> 00:37:34,907
And he was okay
to talk to one-on-one,
737
00:37:34,977 --> 00:37:38,105
but he was just
on another planet as far as,
738
00:37:38,181 --> 00:37:41,639
he's in the community
but not really part of it.
739
00:37:41,718 --> 00:37:44,653
He had his own thing
happening in his head,
740
00:37:44,721 --> 00:37:47,986
and it certainly wasn't
to do good by people.
741
00:37:50,526 --> 00:37:53,791
Tony Hines had
something in his mind
742
00:37:53,863 --> 00:37:58,061
about Jai
and two other blokes
743
00:37:58,134 --> 00:38:01,365
having slept
with his girlfriend.
744
00:38:03,940 --> 00:38:05,635
Out of the three guys
745
00:38:05,708 --> 00:38:08,541
that Hines had
this obsession with
746
00:38:08,611 --> 00:38:12,741
he wanted to get revenge
one of the guys is now dead;
747
00:38:12,815 --> 00:38:15,079
another guy has been bashed
within an inch of his life
748
00:38:15,151 --> 00:38:16,140
and his sanity,
749
00:38:16,219 --> 00:38:19,848
he was that batted around
the head by Hines.
750
00:38:19,922 --> 00:38:24,359
And thirdly,
Jai was the next guy in line.
751
00:38:24,427 --> 00:38:27,590
That seemed to be Hines' plan.
752
00:38:27,663 --> 00:38:29,961
What you got to realize was,
753
00:38:30,032 --> 00:38:31,727
Tony was a really good friend
of mine
754
00:38:31,801 --> 00:38:33,200
since a young age, you know?
755
00:38:33,269 --> 00:38:35,965
For me, I was feeling
that such a good close friend
756
00:38:36,038 --> 00:38:39,007
put me in a situation like that.
757
00:38:47,884 --> 00:38:50,944
Hinesy just followed them
up to this girl's car
758
00:38:51,020 --> 00:38:53,079
and told Jai
to get in the back.
759
00:38:53,156 --> 00:38:55,716
The girl drove off
with Hines in the front seat.
760
00:38:55,792 --> 00:38:58,590
Hines pulled a gun,
put it behind his head,
761
00:38:58,661 --> 00:39:01,323
and whispered to Jai,
"We're gonna do this."
762
00:39:01,397 --> 00:39:05,231
What Jai knew Hines meant
by "we're going to do this"
763
00:39:05,301 --> 00:39:08,293
was to rape that girl
in the car.
764
00:39:08,371 --> 00:39:09,668
Gun came out.
765
00:39:09,739 --> 00:39:12,970
Jai just acted instinctively,
grabbed the gun.
766
00:39:13,042 --> 00:39:17,741
It went off as they were
grappling with the gun.
767
00:39:17,814 --> 00:39:21,272
Jai just said he shut his eyes
768
00:39:21,350 --> 00:39:24,285
and just kept
that trigger squeezed.
769
00:39:51,714 --> 00:39:53,614
Bloodstained drag marks
led police
770
00:39:53,683 --> 00:39:54,980
to Mistral Point at Maroubra.
771
00:39:55,051 --> 00:39:57,781
20 meters below the cliff,
they found the naked body
772
00:39:57,854 --> 00:40:01,312
of 37-year-old standover man
Tony Hines.
773
00:40:01,390 --> 00:40:03,153
Koby's older brother
Jai Abberton
774
00:40:03,226 --> 00:40:06,320
has been charged
with the murder.
775
00:40:06,395 --> 00:40:09,626
When we first found out
about Jai getting arrested
776
00:40:09,699 --> 00:40:14,534
after the murder,
we just didn't know how to act.
777
00:40:14,604 --> 00:40:16,196
You know, it was just
that uncertainty
778
00:40:16,272 --> 00:40:18,740
of what to do next.
779
00:40:18,808 --> 00:40:21,003
You know, what now?
780
00:40:21,077 --> 00:40:22,669
How is this going
to affect our lives?
781
00:40:22,745 --> 00:40:25,213
And will our lives
ever be the same again?
782
00:40:32,188 --> 00:40:34,520
Six months
into Jai's incarceration,
783
00:40:34,590 --> 00:40:36,182
Koby was arrested by police
784
00:40:36,259 --> 00:40:38,750
for refusing to assist
with the investigation.
785
00:40:38,828 --> 00:40:42,059
He was charged with accessory
to murder after the fact,
786
00:40:42,131 --> 00:40:44,622
hindering
a police investigation,
787
00:40:44,700 --> 00:40:47,567
and attempting to pervert
the course of justice.
788
00:40:53,342 --> 00:40:56,869
When Koby was arrested
as well, I think it just put
789
00:40:56,946 --> 00:41:00,074
it made me feel
totally just numb.
790
00:41:00,149 --> 00:41:02,549
You know, like,
it was incomprehensible
791
00:41:02,618 --> 00:41:06,987
to maybe lose two brothers
to a prison cell
792
00:41:07,056 --> 00:41:09,081
for the rest of their lives.
793
00:41:09,158 --> 00:41:11,456
But I think it was
794
00:41:11,527 --> 00:41:13,620
it made the whole community
feel numb,
795
00:41:13,696 --> 00:41:16,529
the whole extended family,
you know.
796
00:41:19,936 --> 00:41:22,769
Koby faces the Supreme Court
and is granted bail
797
00:41:22,838 --> 00:41:25,170
just days before
an international surfing contest
798
00:41:25,241 --> 00:41:26,868
at Maroubra beach.
799
00:41:31,213 --> 00:41:34,979
When Koby was released three
days before the pro contest
800
00:41:35,051 --> 00:41:38,487
and he drew Kelly Slater
in his first heat,
801
00:41:38,554 --> 00:41:41,489
the whole atmosphere,
the whole tension on the beach,
802
00:41:41,557 --> 00:41:44,117
it was just
it was electrifying, you know.
803
00:41:44,193 --> 00:41:47,890
Here was his chance to say
"You want to have a go at me?
804
00:41:47,964 --> 00:41:49,898
"You want to take
my livelihood away?
805
00:41:49,966 --> 00:41:51,695
"You want to lock me
behind bars?
806
00:41:51,767 --> 00:41:53,928
Well, give it your best shot."
807
00:41:54,003 --> 00:41:56,597
The sponsors tried
to pull his wild card.
808
00:41:56,672 --> 00:41:58,867
His own sponsors
threatened to dump him.
809
00:41:58,941 --> 00:42:00,408
But he was at his home beach,
810
00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:03,536
in front of all of his friends
and the people who mattered,
811
00:42:03,612 --> 00:42:05,477
surfing against
the world champion.
812
00:42:05,548 --> 00:42:07,140
This was it.
This was game on.
813
00:42:07,216 --> 00:42:08,478
Who's going to win?
Kelly or Koby?
814
00:42:08,551 --> 00:42:09,518
Koby.
815
00:42:09,585 --> 00:42:10,882
Kelly or Koby?
816
00:42:10,953 --> 00:42:12,784
Koby!
817
00:42:12,855 --> 00:42:14,447
Good on you, mate.
Good luck.
818
00:42:14,523 --> 00:42:16,388
I had a funny feeling
819
00:42:16,459 --> 00:42:18,086
when I came down
for the Snickers contest,
820
00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,390
because I don't remember exactly
what people were saying,
821
00:42:20,463 --> 00:42:21,589
but it was just, you know, like,
822
00:42:21,664 --> 00:42:24,064
"Koby is gonna kick your ass,"
and all this stuff.
823
00:42:24,133 --> 00:42:26,966
Andand, you know,
I'm almost turned around, going,
824
00:42:27,036 --> 00:42:28,765
"Yeah, well,
fuck you too," you know.
825
00:42:28,838 --> 00:42:30,100
And Koby is just,
like, laughing.
826
00:42:30,172 --> 00:42:31,696
But at the same time,
he's kind of serious,
827
00:42:31,774 --> 00:42:33,036
because he wants
to beat me in the heat.
828
00:42:33,109 --> 00:42:34,906
And it was just
a funny little scene.
829
00:43:31,500 --> 00:43:33,798
When he won and came down
to the water,
830
00:43:33,869 --> 00:43:35,427
the whole beach
surged forward
831
00:43:35,504 --> 00:43:37,768
and just formed
a big tunnel for him.
832
00:43:37,840 --> 00:43:39,774
And it was just
it was amazing, you know.
833
00:43:39,842 --> 00:43:41,104
He'd done it.
834
00:43:41,177 --> 00:43:42,508
With his back
up against the wall,
835
00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:44,569
he was representing him
and the whole family
836
00:43:44,647 --> 00:43:45,807
and the whole beach
837
00:43:45,881 --> 00:43:47,041
against the world's best.
838
00:43:47,116 --> 00:43:50,916
And it was amazing.
It was amazing.
839
00:44:02,131 --> 00:44:04,463
Koby beat me
in that first heat we had.
840
00:44:04,533 --> 00:44:06,467
And then the next day,
or maybe that afternoon,
841
00:44:06,535 --> 00:44:07,559
I was surfing,
842
00:44:07,636 --> 00:44:09,228
and somebody left
a note on my car.
843
00:44:09,305 --> 00:44:12,866
It said, "Koby is going to kick
your ass again tomorrow,"
844
00:44:12,942 --> 00:44:15,172
and, you know,
"Fucking beat it, Slater,"
845
00:44:15,244 --> 00:44:16,438
or something like that.
846
00:44:16,512 --> 00:44:18,173
And I just thought
it was so funny.
847
00:44:41,770 --> 00:44:44,140
I was facing 15 years in jail
if I was found guilty.
848
00:44:44,140 --> 00:44:44,663
I was facing 15 years in jail
if I was found guilty.
849
00:44:44,740 --> 00:44:47,800
I'm just ringing up to see
how that swell is in Tahiti.
850
00:44:47,877 --> 00:44:49,037
I just thought, "Fuck it.
851
00:44:49,111 --> 00:44:51,136
"In between
all these court appearances,
852
00:44:51,213 --> 00:44:53,306
"I'm going to go and surf
the biggest waves I can,
853
00:44:53,382 --> 00:44:56,010
the biggest waves
in the world."
854
00:44:56,085 --> 00:44:57,814
I took Mark with me,
855
00:44:57,887 --> 00:45:00,082
and we surfed some
of the maddest waves ever.
856
00:45:41,130 --> 00:45:42,688
When Koby was going
through this court,
857
00:45:42,765 --> 00:45:44,858
and him and Mark were just
all over the globe
858
00:45:44,934 --> 00:45:46,401
surfing crazy waves,
859
00:45:46,468 --> 00:45:48,698
that's definitely
when he shone,
860
00:45:48,771 --> 00:45:50,432
and it shows through
all the covers he got.
861
00:45:50,506 --> 00:45:52,201
It's not because
he was going through court.
862
00:45:52,274 --> 00:45:53,969
It was because
he surfing crazy waves
863
00:45:54,043 --> 00:45:56,409
and stepping up
above everyone else.
864
00:45:56,478 --> 00:45:59,743
And him and Mark were sort of
just going at it, you know.
865
00:45:59,815 --> 00:46:02,283
I mean, like, hammer and tong,
everywhere they went,
866
00:46:02,351 --> 00:46:04,876
they just got the best shots.
867
00:46:12,962 --> 00:46:16,193
Me and Mark, a good rivalry.
It's dangerous, but it's good.
868
00:46:35,651 --> 00:46:39,052
Mate, no one stepped it up
more than Koby, you know.
869
00:46:39,121 --> 00:46:40,816
He was like, "This is it.
870
00:46:40,889 --> 00:46:42,220
"I'm gonna go out
with a bang.
871
00:46:42,291 --> 00:46:44,350
"I'm going to throw it
all on the line
872
00:46:44,426 --> 00:46:47,793
just in case I never get
the chance to do it again."
873
00:46:47,863 --> 00:46:50,058
And after his performance
at Jaws,
874
00:46:50,132 --> 00:46:52,965
Koby teamed up with big wave
legend Laird Hamilton,
875
00:46:53,035 --> 00:46:54,662
who would go on to tow him
into one of
876
00:46:54,737 --> 00:46:57,433
the biggest barrels
ever ridden in Fiji.
877
00:46:57,506 --> 00:46:59,235
Koby had his thing going.
It was his birthday.
878
00:46:59,308 --> 00:47:01,071
"It's your birthday;
today's your birthday."
879
00:47:01,143 --> 00:47:03,134
You know, and he was like
he was gonna get his present.
880
00:47:03,212 --> 00:47:04,270
So he got his present.
881
00:47:04,346 --> 00:47:06,211
I was glad to be
the fortunate one
882
00:47:06,282 --> 00:47:07,214
to be able to give it to him.
883
00:47:07,283 --> 00:47:08,614
I enjoyed it.
It was nice.
884
00:47:08,684 --> 00:47:09,844
And I had a front row.
885
00:47:09,918 --> 00:47:11,886
I was looking straight
in the barrel at him.
886
00:47:23,165 --> 00:47:24,962
And it's funny;
I listen to Koby talk,
887
00:47:25,034 --> 00:47:27,161
and he thinks a lot
like I think.
888
00:47:27,236 --> 00:47:28,726
When you get to meet
people like that,
889
00:47:28,804 --> 00:47:30,795
those are the people you want
to spend some time with.
890
00:47:30,873 --> 00:47:34,604
So when he opened up,
you know, an invitation to me
891
00:47:34,677 --> 00:47:36,907
to come Down Under
and do some surfing
892
00:47:36,979 --> 00:47:39,743
with him and, you know,
his boys, I was,
893
00:47:39,815 --> 00:47:42,045
"I'm going to take him
up on it."
894
00:47:45,854 --> 00:47:46,912
The period that me and Mark
895
00:47:46,989 --> 00:47:49,321
were chasing
those really big waves,
896
00:47:49,391 --> 00:47:51,120
I've been waiting
for that my whole life.
897
00:47:51,193 --> 00:47:52,455
And it was really fulfilling.
898
00:47:52,528 --> 00:47:53,586
It was a shame that I had
899
00:47:53,662 --> 00:47:55,027
so much bad stuff going on
in my life,
900
00:47:55,097 --> 00:47:56,826
because I really didn't get
to appreciate it.
901
00:47:56,899 --> 00:47:57,957
That was the best one all day.
902
00:47:58,033 --> 00:48:00,001
- Huh?
- That was the best one all day.
903
00:48:04,907 --> 00:48:07,205
100% of the times
whenever I was in court,
904
00:48:07,276 --> 00:48:08,300
there was a big swell.
905
00:48:08,377 --> 00:48:09,742
And I would just be
sitting in court,
906
00:48:09,812 --> 00:48:11,677
wouldn't even be watching
the judge, just going,
907
00:48:11,747 --> 00:48:13,715
"The waves are pumping.
I've got to get out of here."
908
00:48:13,782 --> 00:48:15,579
Just throw my hat in, you know,
walk out the door,
909
00:48:15,651 --> 00:48:17,676
and get on the next flight
to wherever I had to be.
910
00:48:22,024 --> 00:48:23,787
People don't understand
that when I'm in court
911
00:48:23,859 --> 00:48:25,690
thinking about these big waves,
that's what I do.
912
00:48:25,761 --> 00:48:27,285
That's my job.
913
00:48:27,363 --> 00:48:29,456
You know, I'm not thinking
about going surfing.
914
00:48:29,531 --> 00:48:31,055
I'm thinking about going
and doing my job
915
00:48:31,133 --> 00:48:32,293
and getting paid
916
00:48:32,368 --> 00:48:36,464
and supporting my family
and doing what I do.
917
00:49:01,263 --> 00:49:02,730
Koby was so angry
and frustrated
918
00:49:02,798 --> 00:49:04,129
and had all this stress
on his mind.
919
00:49:04,199 --> 00:49:05,359
And when he got in the surf,
920
00:49:05,434 --> 00:49:07,493
he was just, you know,
that kind of "fuck it" attitude.
921
00:49:07,569 --> 00:49:08,501
You know what I mean?
922
00:49:08,570 --> 00:49:10,265
Like, he would just put
all that anger and aggression
923
00:49:10,339 --> 00:49:12,000
and all that frustration
into his surfing.
924
00:49:32,494 --> 00:49:33,893
Koby leaves Tahiti
925
00:49:33,962 --> 00:49:37,693
with his final court appearance
in less than 24 hours.
926
00:49:39,601 --> 00:49:42,263
How do you think that will
affect the surf community
927
00:49:42,337 --> 00:49:45,101
if Koby does
go to jail tomorrow?
928
00:49:45,174 --> 00:49:47,904
Fuck.
It'll really suck.
929
00:49:47,976 --> 00:49:49,204
It'll affect
you know, I mean,
930
00:49:49,278 --> 00:49:50,905
hopefully it doesn't happen,
931
00:49:50,979 --> 00:49:53,345
but if it does, you know,
we're just gonna lose
932
00:49:53,415 --> 00:49:56,350
one of, you know,
surfing's biggest
933
00:49:56,418 --> 00:49:59,148
psycho charging pioneers.
934
00:49:59,221 --> 00:50:00,381
You know what I mean?
935
00:50:00,456 --> 00:50:02,151
Definitely one
of the heaviest guys
936
00:50:02,224 --> 00:50:03,316
to come out of Australia
937
00:50:03,392 --> 00:50:05,961
and one of the heaviest guys
in the world.
938
00:50:05,961 --> 00:50:06,859
And one of the heaviest guys
in the world.
939
00:50:06,929 --> 00:50:09,363
My last day in court.
940
00:50:09,431 --> 00:50:12,764
So this afternoon, I'll either
be in jail or be a free man.
941
00:50:12,835 --> 00:50:15,861
We'll see how it goes.
942
00:50:15,938 --> 00:50:19,567
I'll be happy just
to get on with my life again,
943
00:50:19,641 --> 00:50:22,542
start trying to do
good things for my family,
944
00:50:22,611 --> 00:50:28,015
make money and buy houses
and, you know, sell them
945
00:50:28,083 --> 00:50:30,916
and get my little brother
a good education
946
00:50:30,986 --> 00:50:33,978
and help out the family
with money,
947
00:50:34,056 --> 00:50:36,820
because before this,
we were doing really good,
948
00:50:36,892 --> 00:50:39,019
better than my family
had ever gone.
949
00:50:39,094 --> 00:50:41,221
It's okay.
950
00:50:49,137 --> 00:50:52,265
Koby will receive a maximum
of 15 years behind bars
951
00:50:52,341 --> 00:50:54,309
if found guilty.
952
00:51:10,092 --> 00:51:13,255
Yeah, brother.
953
00:51:13,328 --> 00:51:15,956
All right, Koby.
Congratulations, man.
954
00:51:19,368 --> 00:51:21,029
How do you feel, Koby?
955
00:51:21,103 --> 00:51:23,571
Feel good.
956
00:51:28,610 --> 00:51:33,172
Well, what happened today was,
the Crown prosecutor
957
00:51:33,248 --> 00:51:35,239
has formally withdrawn
958
00:51:35,317 --> 00:51:38,047
the charge
of accessory to murder.
959
00:51:38,120 --> 00:51:39,553
And he did that on the basis
960
00:51:39,621 --> 00:51:43,921
that they felt that they just
couldn't win that charge.
961
00:51:43,992 --> 00:51:46,324
There simply wasn't
the evidence there.
962
00:51:46,395 --> 00:51:48,386
And what's left are some
963
00:51:48,463 --> 00:51:51,057
what are known
as backup charges.
964
00:51:51,133 --> 00:51:55,263
There is a backup charge
of pervert the course of justice
965
00:51:55,337 --> 00:51:56,861
and also hinder police.
966
00:51:56,939 --> 00:51:59,533
And I think what will happen
in the fullness of time
967
00:51:59,608 --> 00:52:02,168
is that they'll probably
go away as well.
968
00:52:02,244 --> 00:52:03,370
But we won't know that
969
00:52:03,445 --> 00:52:05,413
for about another
four or five weeks.
970
00:52:05,480 --> 00:52:08,506
Guess what.
971
00:52:08,584 --> 00:52:10,552
I got off court today.
972
00:52:10,619 --> 00:52:13,452
Beat all the charges, Ma.
973
00:52:13,522 --> 00:52:17,117
Not guilty.
974
00:52:17,192 --> 00:52:23,062
I'm a free man, Ma.
975
00:52:23,131 --> 00:52:25,395
Are you happy?
976
00:52:29,571 --> 00:52:31,368
Thrown out of court.
977
00:52:31,440 --> 00:52:34,841
We went to court today.
978
00:52:34,910 --> 00:52:37,401
Threw it out.
979
00:52:41,617 --> 00:52:46,418
How good's that, eh?
980
00:52:46,488 --> 00:52:51,585
No jail for your favorite
grandson, eh?
981
00:52:51,660 --> 00:52:52,786
Good relief, eh?
982
00:52:52,861 --> 00:52:55,125
One down, Ma.
We got one down.
983
00:52:55,197 --> 00:52:56,824
One to go.
984
00:52:59,568 --> 00:53:02,332
Jai's six-week trial
is nearing an end.
985
00:53:02,404 --> 00:53:06,170
He has already spent
20 months in jail.
986
00:53:06,241 --> 00:53:08,334
I got off the accessory
to murder charge,
987
00:53:08,410 --> 00:53:10,708
which is a really big charge.
988
00:53:10,779 --> 00:53:12,576
But then I was still
really worried about Jai,
989
00:53:12,648 --> 00:53:15,208
because he had
a 30-year sentence, you know?
990
00:53:15,283 --> 00:53:17,080
The last thing I wanted to do
was to see Jai
991
00:53:17,152 --> 00:53:18,414
go to jail for the rest
of his life.
992
00:53:18,487 --> 00:53:20,352
Everyone was stoked
and really happy.
993
00:53:20,422 --> 00:53:21,980
It's like sort of
one chapter is over,
994
00:53:22,057 --> 00:53:25,424
but it was kind of still
in the thick of the book.
995
00:53:25,494 --> 00:53:27,758
So we've still got
a lot to go through.
996
00:53:27,829 --> 00:53:31,629
Did Tony Hines threaten
to rape your girlfriend?
997
00:53:31,700 --> 00:53:34,328
It was a bad situation
to be put in, you know.
998
00:53:34,403 --> 00:53:37,304
But I'm not going to sit here
and run Tony down
999
00:53:37,372 --> 00:53:39,169
and say,
"Oh, he's done this,"
1000
00:53:39,241 --> 00:53:41,402
because it's a fine line
between telling the story
1001
00:53:41,476 --> 00:53:43,740
and telling on someone.
1002
00:53:43,812 --> 00:53:45,404
The only person I
the only people
1003
00:53:45,480 --> 00:53:48,142
I had to tell the story to
was the jury.
1004
00:53:48,216 --> 00:53:49,649
The jury knows the story.
1005
00:53:49,718 --> 00:53:53,814
I don't have to explain
the story to anyone else.
1006
00:53:53,889 --> 00:53:54,189
Tony had a lengthy
criminal record,
1007
00:53:54,189 --> 00:53:55,850
Tony had a lengthy
criminal record,
1008
00:53:55,924 --> 00:53:59,985
including entries
for violent sexual assaults
1009
00:54:00,062 --> 00:54:04,795
and other serious violent acts
on totally innocent people.
1010
00:54:04,866 --> 00:54:07,130
He was a very
complex character.
1011
00:54:07,202 --> 00:54:08,635
He could be charming,
1012
00:54:08,704 --> 00:54:10,899
and that was
part of his danger.
1013
00:54:10,972 --> 00:54:12,940
Through his charm
and his intelligence,
1014
00:54:13,008 --> 00:54:15,101
he could put himself
in positions
1015
00:54:15,177 --> 00:54:17,771
that would make the people
who were around him
1016
00:54:17,846 --> 00:54:20,110
in serious danger
without realizing it.
1017
00:54:22,317 --> 00:54:23,409
Just nervous.
1018
00:54:23,485 --> 00:54:26,352
Jai is really feeling
the pressure after.
1019
00:54:26,421 --> 00:54:27,979
It's been a four-week trial.
1020
00:54:28,056 --> 00:54:32,959
He's lost 10 kilos during the
during the trial.
1021
00:54:33,028 --> 00:54:35,690
So, you know, we're just
really feeling for him
1022
00:54:35,764 --> 00:54:37,994
and anxious on a result.
1023
00:54:38,066 --> 00:54:42,127
Obviously,
a good result, but...
1024
00:54:42,204 --> 00:54:43,398
pretty much got a feeling
1025
00:54:43,472 --> 00:54:46,566
that we want it
to be over, you know?
1026
00:54:46,641 --> 00:54:50,202
We're just praying
that justice is served,
1027
00:54:50,278 --> 00:54:55,238
and Jai's gotJai's got
a not guilty verdict.
1028
00:54:55,317 --> 00:54:57,012
It's just being away
from your loved ones,
1029
00:54:57,085 --> 00:54:58,609
being away from the ocean,
you know.
1030
00:54:58,687 --> 00:55:00,746
All the young kids
and that out there, you know,
1031
00:55:00,822 --> 00:55:03,222
like, "they never will go there"
kind of thing,
1032
00:55:03,291 --> 00:55:06,954
like, for uswe're surfers
and for any kids out there.
1033
00:55:07,028 --> 00:55:09,189
This was always
going to be difficult.
1034
00:55:09,264 --> 00:55:13,098
The circumstances
of the events themselves
1035
00:55:13,168 --> 00:55:16,899
painted a poor picture.
1036
00:55:16,972 --> 00:55:19,065
But it was important for us
to be able to get out
1037
00:55:19,141 --> 00:55:21,541
the facts that are behind
the events that happened.
1038
00:55:23,044 --> 00:55:27,606
Oh, mind fuck,
that stressed.
1039
00:55:27,682 --> 00:55:30,549
I'm going to make phone calls
to people to say
1040
00:55:30,619 --> 00:55:35,318
looks like we're going
to get one today.
1041
00:55:35,390 --> 00:55:37,187
How long you reckon
it might be?
1042
00:55:37,259 --> 00:55:40,558
I don't know, mate.
It's just fucking...
1043
00:55:44,266 --> 00:55:46,359
It's just too much
to bear right now, you know,
1044
00:55:46,434 --> 00:55:50,632
to think about exactly
what could happen either way.
1045
00:55:50,705 --> 00:55:54,573
You know, he could either
be free or facing, you know,
1046
00:55:54,643 --> 00:55:56,008
a long time in jail.
1047
00:55:56,077 --> 00:55:58,045
So it's just
1048
00:56:03,819 --> 00:56:06,185
Fuck, it's just
1049
00:56:06,254 --> 00:56:08,779
Don't worry about it,
all right?
1050
00:56:26,141 --> 00:56:28,632
Since I was a kid,
I've never been apart from Koby.
1051
00:56:28,710 --> 00:56:29,938
Since Koby was born,
1052
00:56:30,011 --> 00:56:31,706
like, the most I've ever been
apart from Koby
1053
00:56:31,780 --> 00:56:34,271
is maybe four months
when he went on a holiday.
1054
00:56:34,349 --> 00:56:36,340
You know, three months
he'd only usually go for
1055
00:56:36,418 --> 00:56:37,976
so that I was never really apart
from Koby.
1056
00:56:38,053 --> 00:56:39,714
So I'd see Sunny
because he was coming out,
1057
00:56:39,788 --> 00:56:40,846
and I'd see the boys
would come out,
1058
00:56:40,922 --> 00:56:42,116
so it was good, you know?
1059
00:56:42,190 --> 00:56:44,715
But I'd miss Koby a lot,
you know?
1060
00:56:44,793 --> 00:56:46,693
From when we were kids,
you know,
1061
00:56:46,761 --> 00:56:48,319
we were always
in the same house.
1062
00:56:48,396 --> 00:56:50,864
We were always together.
You know what I mean?
1063
00:56:50,932 --> 00:56:52,456
Even though he was
rumbling me every day
1064
00:56:52,534 --> 00:56:54,695
and bashing me up,
mucking around every day,
1065
00:56:54,769 --> 00:56:55,963
it was still just me and Jai,
1066
00:56:56,037 --> 00:56:58,801
you know,
when Sunny was traveling.
1067
00:56:58,874 --> 00:57:03,004
When Jai went to jail,
I wasinside me was aching.
1068
00:57:03,078 --> 00:57:04,409
I wanted to be
with him so much,
1069
00:57:04,479 --> 00:57:07,676
but you don't have to see
someone to love them.
1070
00:57:07,749 --> 00:57:08,807
You know what I mean?
1071
00:57:08,884 --> 00:57:10,715
And that person
doesn't have to see you
1072
00:57:10,785 --> 00:57:12,582
to know that you love them.
1073
00:57:12,654 --> 00:57:16,886
We had like ayou know,
that's all I'm saying,
1074
00:57:16,958 --> 00:57:18,926
that we knew
that it doesn't matter.
1075
00:57:18,994 --> 00:57:20,518
Nothing can break us apart.
1076
00:57:33,308 --> 00:57:35,208
Seeing my grandmother too,
you know,
1077
00:57:35,277 --> 00:57:36,938
that was
one of my worst fears.
1078
00:57:37,012 --> 00:57:41,540
You know, like,
would this outcome happen
1079
00:57:41,616 --> 00:57:45,347
before my grandmother
passed away, you know?
1080
00:57:45,420 --> 00:57:47,285
Would my grandmother
get to see
1081
00:57:47,355 --> 00:57:49,016
what really happened
and stuff, you know?
1082
00:58:09,711 --> 00:58:11,235
Silver buttons,
buttons, buttons
1083
00:58:11,313 --> 00:58:14,282
all down her back,
back, back.
1084
00:59:03,064 --> 00:59:05,362
How are you feeling, Jai?
1085
00:59:05,433 --> 00:59:06,559
Tell us how it feels
to be free.
1086
00:59:06,634 --> 00:59:07,965
I'm on top of the world.
1087
00:59:08,036 --> 00:59:10,766
Have you been holding that cross
for that whole time?
1088
00:59:10,839 --> 00:59:14,275
I always had
faith in God, always.
1089
00:59:14,342 --> 00:59:16,503
So those moments in that car,
1090
00:59:16,578 --> 00:59:17,943
it must have been
horrific for you.
1091
00:59:18,013 --> 00:59:19,640
No comment now, guys.
1092
00:59:19,714 --> 00:59:21,579
The family will be issuing
a statement tomorrow.
1093
00:59:21,649 --> 00:59:23,947
This juryl mean,
unheard-of scenes,
1094
00:59:24,019 --> 00:59:26,249
as far as I am aware.
1095
00:59:26,321 --> 00:59:29,484
They stayed and hugged
and kissed him
1096
00:59:29,557 --> 00:59:30,888
after they delivered
the verdict.
1097
00:59:30,959 --> 00:59:32,859
And if my recollection
is correct,
1098
00:59:32,927 --> 00:59:34,417
they even whispered in his ear
1099
00:59:34,496 --> 00:59:36,157
that they were so proud
1100
00:59:36,231 --> 00:59:40,691
that he had been as brave
as he was.
1101
00:59:40,769 --> 00:59:43,260
I got a call,
and I picked up the phone.
1102
00:59:43,338 --> 00:59:47,672
And I'm like, "Who's this?"
He's like, "It's Jai."
1103
00:59:47,742 --> 00:59:49,266
And I'm like, "What?"
1104
00:59:49,344 --> 00:59:50,709
He said, "Yeah, well,
I'm standing
1105
00:59:50,779 --> 00:59:52,644
out in the front
of the court house."
1106
00:59:52,714 --> 00:59:55,376
He just started screaming
his head off.
1107
00:59:55,450 --> 00:59:58,010
It was probably
the happiest day of my life.
1108
00:59:58,086 --> 00:59:59,576
I could not believe it.
1109
00:59:59,654 --> 01:00:02,282
Well, I'd be surprised
if any other lawyers
1110
01:00:02,357 --> 01:00:03,949
or any other person
who's had to go through
1111
01:00:04,025 --> 01:00:05,424
the legal system
as an accused
1112
01:00:05,493 --> 01:00:07,825
has put on a party
like the Bra Boys
1113
01:00:07,896 --> 01:00:09,386
put on for us that night.
1114
01:00:09,464 --> 01:00:12,058
Here comes the legal team!
Tunnel!
1115
01:00:15,603 --> 01:00:18,697
The party was one of the most
moving moments of my life.
1116
01:00:18,773 --> 01:00:20,741
They formed
a guard of honor for us.
1117
01:00:20,809 --> 01:00:23,642
They cheered
and shouted our names.
1118
01:00:23,711 --> 01:00:27,147
There were women
and children there,
1119
01:00:27,215 --> 01:00:29,080
all people
from the community.
1120
01:00:29,150 --> 01:00:31,812
And it just really made me
feel fantastic
1121
01:00:31,886 --> 01:00:33,444
to have been able to do
something like that
1122
01:00:33,521 --> 01:00:35,489
for a person like Jai.
1123
01:00:42,897 --> 01:00:44,228
I thank God to this day,
you know,
1124
01:00:44,299 --> 01:00:46,563
that my grandmother
got to be happy, you know,
1125
01:00:46,634 --> 01:00:49,831
and my grandmother got to see me
get cleared and see that.
1126
01:00:49,904 --> 01:00:53,499
And, yeah, it's the best thing
in the world.
1127
01:00:53,575 --> 01:00:55,566
Now, the jury
also had the alternative
1128
01:00:55,643 --> 01:00:57,838
of finding him guilty
of manslaughter
1129
01:00:57,912 --> 01:00:59,812
if they thought that Abberton
1130
01:00:59,881 --> 01:01:01,974
didn't think that
the shooting was reasonable.
1131
01:01:02,050 --> 01:01:04,746
Instead, the jury let him
walk away a free man.
1132
01:01:30,578 --> 01:01:32,739
I always knew that I'd be back
in the water, you know?
1133
01:01:32,814 --> 01:01:35,078
But I just didn't know
whether the jury
1134
01:01:35,150 --> 01:01:37,050
were gonna see it
for what it was.
1135
01:01:37,118 --> 01:01:38,779
It was good to be back.
1136
01:01:38,853 --> 01:01:40,252
Had all my brothers
there with me.
1137
01:01:40,321 --> 01:01:42,687
It was probably one of
the best times in my life,
1138
01:01:42,757 --> 01:01:46,056
just sitting back
and being free again
1139
01:01:46,127 --> 01:01:48,391
and kick back, surfing;
it was good.
1140
01:02:00,542 --> 01:02:02,009
Tell you the truth, I never
thought it would happen,
1141
01:02:02,076 --> 01:02:03,407
so it's the best thing ever.
1142
01:02:03,478 --> 01:02:06,242
I used to fall asleep crying
thinking about him,
1143
01:02:06,314 --> 01:02:08,839
you know, not being able to surf
with him again.
1144
01:02:08,917 --> 01:02:10,475
So you can see
how happy he is too,
1145
01:02:10,552 --> 01:02:11,610
so it's mad.
1146
01:02:23,531 --> 01:02:26,591
Every time I spoke to Jai
when he was in trouble,
1147
01:02:26,668 --> 01:02:27,692
I didn't speak to him much,
1148
01:02:27,769 --> 01:02:29,327
but he just really
said to me,
1149
01:02:29,404 --> 01:02:30,803
"This is what
we're going to do, Koby.
1150
01:02:30,872 --> 01:02:32,567
"We're going to charge
big waves from now on.
1151
01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:33,868
That's our lives."
1152
01:02:33,942 --> 01:02:35,534
So as soon as he got out,
that's what we did.
1153
01:02:35,610 --> 01:02:36,770
We went and just charged
big waves.
1154
01:02:41,416 --> 01:02:43,384
We got ourselves ready
with a couple of little trips
1155
01:02:43,451 --> 01:02:45,078
that just happened to be
the heaviest waves
1156
01:02:45,153 --> 01:02:46,120
in Australia anyway.
1157
01:02:46,187 --> 01:02:48,280
But we were pretty much
getting ready
1158
01:02:48,356 --> 01:02:50,790
for the grand final,
which was Cyclops,
1159
01:02:50,858 --> 01:02:54,021
which is renowned as
the heaviest wave in Australia
1160
01:02:54,095 --> 01:02:56,757
and probably the only wave
in Australia that scares me.
1161
01:03:00,535 --> 01:03:02,662
We'd seen the wave
and were starting to plan it.
1162
01:03:02,737 --> 01:03:04,432
And there was
a massive swell came
1163
01:03:04,505 --> 01:03:06,336
that we really had
no idea where to go,
1164
01:03:06,407 --> 01:03:07,999
no idea where it was;
no one did.
1165
01:03:08,076 --> 01:03:09,441
We don't know
if we go that way into it
1166
01:03:09,510 --> 01:03:10,772
and right to there.
1167
01:03:10,845 --> 01:03:12,244
But then we don't want
to go there.
1168
01:03:12,313 --> 01:03:14,076
We want to get to there,
so if we're in between
1169
01:03:14,148 --> 01:03:15,706
Face it like that.
That's how it is.
1170
01:03:15,783 --> 01:03:17,774
- Yeah, we know.
- The point is up there.
1171
01:03:17,852 --> 01:03:21,049
So when we couldn't go any
further with four-wheel drives,
1172
01:03:21,122 --> 01:03:23,750
we launched the skis,
just went exploring.
1173
01:03:23,825 --> 01:03:26,293
And after about
an hour and a half...
1174
01:03:26,361 --> 01:03:29,194
Hey, there's full-on seals
on the island,
1175
01:03:29,264 --> 01:03:31,357
big albino dolphins.
1176
01:03:31,432 --> 01:03:33,798
It's hectic out there, bra.
1177
01:03:33,868 --> 01:03:36,200
We found this wave about
2 kilometers out in the ocean,
1178
01:03:36,271 --> 01:03:39,729
just huge and just going...
1179
01:03:44,212 --> 01:03:47,272
It's the sort of place
where you take the wrong wave
1180
01:03:47,348 --> 01:03:48,542
regardless of who you are
1181
01:03:48,616 --> 01:03:51,710
you know, Kelly Slater,
Andy Irons, Koby Abberton.
1182
01:03:51,786 --> 01:03:53,947
You take the wrong wave,
and you're going to eat it.
1183
01:03:54,022 --> 01:03:55,683
And when you eat it there,
1184
01:03:55,757 --> 01:03:57,782
it's probably
about the worst place
1185
01:03:57,859 --> 01:04:00,157
you could wipe out
in the world.
1186
01:04:08,469 --> 01:04:11,165
I can't describe it much
but saying
1187
01:04:11,239 --> 01:04:12,968
it's barely surfable,
you know.
1188
01:04:13,041 --> 01:04:14,406
And that's giving it
a compliment.
1189
01:04:14,475 --> 01:04:15,999
It's just so heavy and thick
1190
01:04:16,077 --> 01:04:18,238
and big and shallow
and dangerous.
1191
01:04:18,313 --> 01:04:20,508
There's not much more
a wave could be
1192
01:04:20,581 --> 01:04:22,742
that's any heavier
or more dangerous.
1193
01:04:22,817 --> 01:04:26,583
I mean, that coastline is
really known for its sharks,
1194
01:04:26,654 --> 01:04:28,246
white pointers in particular.
1195
01:04:28,323 --> 01:04:30,223
There are some beaches
not far from there
1196
01:04:30,291 --> 01:04:33,556
where there's four or five
tombstones on the beach
1197
01:04:33,628 --> 01:04:34,890
for people
that have been eaten.
1198
01:04:34,962 --> 01:04:36,190
Cyclops is so scary
1199
01:04:36,264 --> 01:04:39,062
because it's six hours
from the hospital,
1200
01:04:39,133 --> 01:04:42,034
a four-hour car ride
and two-hour jet ski ride.
1201
01:04:42,103 --> 01:04:44,663
So if you hurt yourself
properly,
1202
01:04:44,739 --> 01:04:45,706
you're in a lot of trouble.
1203
01:04:45,773 --> 01:04:48,401
Through natural selection,
1204
01:04:48,476 --> 01:04:50,034
there is only going to be
a handful of guys
1205
01:04:50,111 --> 01:04:51,635
that are going to be able
to do it anyway.
1206
01:04:51,713 --> 01:04:53,647
You've generally got to be
a pretty red-hot surfer
1207
01:04:53,715 --> 01:04:57,913
to start with
to be able to ride this stuff.
1208
01:04:57,985 --> 01:05:00,749
But probably the other thing
is the mental aptitude.
1209
01:05:00,822 --> 01:05:03,723
You've got to have a brain
that will allow you
1210
01:05:03,791 --> 01:05:04,951
to take off on a wave
like that,
1211
01:05:05,026 --> 01:05:07,221
and that's
where these guys differ
1212
01:05:07,295 --> 01:05:08,853
a lot from most every surfers.
1213
01:05:31,819 --> 01:05:33,218
One of these things
with these trips,
1214
01:05:33,287 --> 01:05:35,380
that there is a lot at risk
a lot of the time.
1215
01:05:35,456 --> 01:05:38,152
And when Koby cut himself
on the third wave,
1216
01:05:38,226 --> 01:05:39,989
sliced two veins in his arm,
1217
01:05:40,061 --> 01:05:42,461
and we're
in shark-infested water,
1218
01:05:42,530 --> 01:05:44,896
we basically had to make
the decision, you know.
1219
01:05:44,966 --> 01:05:46,490
Do we pack up and go?
1220
01:05:46,567 --> 01:05:49,593
Or do we at least try and do
what we came here to do,
1221
01:05:49,670 --> 01:05:51,501
which is surf on one
of the most dangerous waves
1222
01:05:51,572 --> 01:05:53,437
in Australia, so...
1223
01:05:53,508 --> 01:05:55,908
There's gonna be
fuckin' ten great whites here
1224
01:05:55,977 --> 01:05:57,945
in five seconds, bra.
1225
01:05:58,012 --> 01:06:00,037
Who cares?
Let's go.
1226
01:06:30,011 --> 01:06:33,071
The whole water was just
burlied up with blood.
1227
01:06:33,147 --> 01:06:36,116
We didn't see any sharks,
1228
01:06:36,184 --> 01:06:38,277
but they were
definitely there.
1229
01:06:38,352 --> 01:06:40,513
We hadthe wave was
so shallow and so dangerous
1230
01:06:40,588 --> 01:06:42,749
that you couldn't wear
a leash to your board,
1231
01:06:42,824 --> 01:06:44,655
because that would drag you
over onto the rocks
1232
01:06:44,725 --> 01:06:50,789
and then over onto the reef.
1233
01:06:50,865 --> 01:06:53,493
He's in trouble, man.
1234
01:07:08,249 --> 01:07:10,945
Oh, you got that.
All right.
1235
01:07:11,018 --> 01:07:12,508
Beef's got the first aid kit,
1236
01:07:12,587 --> 01:07:14,851
but we'll get a towel around
that now, mate.
1237
01:07:14,922 --> 01:07:16,549
No, don't, bra.
1238
01:07:16,624 --> 01:07:17,852
The best part
of our lifestyle
1239
01:07:17,925 --> 01:07:19,825
is that adrenaline
part of it, you know.
1240
01:07:19,894 --> 01:07:21,589
Where it is an adventure,
1241
01:07:21,662 --> 01:07:23,254
you are part putting yourself
on the line.
1242
01:07:23,331 --> 01:07:26,357
That's how we do
in the desert.
1243
01:07:30,738 --> 01:07:32,535
Nah, pretty good trip.
1244
01:07:32,607 --> 01:07:35,508
Yeah, it's good just to be
surfing with my brother
1245
01:07:35,576 --> 01:07:38,568
and my good mates.
1246
01:07:38,646 --> 01:07:42,207
It's just good to be back here
surfing with the boys.
1247
01:07:42,283 --> 01:07:44,251
Bringing that up.
1248
01:07:44,318 --> 01:07:46,252
The boys were all just happy
to be back together
1249
01:07:46,320 --> 01:07:47,514
doing what they love.
1250
01:07:47,588 --> 01:07:49,522
But just when they were
feeling on top of the world,
1251
01:07:49,590 --> 01:07:51,080
they received
a phone call from home
1252
01:07:51,158 --> 01:07:53,854
which would again
devastate them.
1253
01:08:37,405 --> 01:08:40,306
It's just sad to see
such a lady
1254
01:08:40,374 --> 01:08:42,968
who gave everything
1255
01:08:43,044 --> 01:08:45,035
she gave us a house,
1256
01:08:45,112 --> 01:08:46,136
the backyard, the pool.
1257
01:08:46,213 --> 01:08:47,874
There's a full clubhouse
out the back.
1258
01:08:47,949 --> 01:08:49,678
You know, it was a lady
who just opened the door
1259
01:08:49,750 --> 01:08:52,218
to justyou know,
just struggling kids.
1260
01:09:05,633 --> 01:09:08,431
That was a big heart-wrenching
thing for us to see,
1261
01:09:08,502 --> 01:09:11,403
that for Ma to die while Jai
1262
01:09:11,472 --> 01:09:13,440
or Koby was in jail,
you know,
1263
01:09:13,507 --> 01:09:16,305
almost would have been
like she'd failed.
1264
01:09:16,377 --> 01:09:18,538
So...
1265
01:09:24,919 --> 01:09:28,650
Yeah, it was just
it was just so important
1266
01:09:28,723 --> 01:09:31,988
for Jai and Koby
to be cleared, you know,
1267
01:09:32,059 --> 01:09:34,357
before she passed away.
1268
01:10:11,198 --> 01:10:13,564
Ma played a big role
in our lives,
1269
01:10:13,634 --> 01:10:15,499
and after she passed away,
1270
01:10:15,569 --> 01:10:19,061
we realized how much
of an influence she was on us.
1271
01:10:19,140 --> 01:10:21,700
One of the many things
she did teach us
1272
01:10:21,776 --> 01:10:24,404
was not to judge people
by how much money they had
1273
01:10:24,478 --> 01:10:26,173
or by their skin color
1274
01:10:26,247 --> 01:10:28,477
but by the type of person
they were.
1275
01:10:28,549 --> 01:10:31,484
Perhaps it was Ma's wisdom
that would prepare us
1276
01:10:31,552 --> 01:10:35,079
for yet another dramatic turn
in our beach community.
1277
01:11:19,667 --> 01:11:21,430
December 2005,
1278
01:11:21,502 --> 01:11:24,596
nearby Cronulla Beach exploded
onto newspapers around the world
1279
01:11:24,672 --> 01:11:27,903
courtesy of a shameful exchange
between the local surf community
1280
01:11:27,975 --> 01:11:30,500
and Sydney's Lebanese community.
1281
01:11:30,578 --> 01:11:33,342
Claim back the beach!
Claim back the beach!
1282
01:11:33,414 --> 01:11:35,211
Claim back the beach!
1283
01:11:35,282 --> 01:11:36,943
Claim back the beach!
1284
01:11:37,017 --> 01:11:40,180
With police moving in to enforce
a lockdown of Cronulla,
1285
01:11:40,254 --> 01:11:42,415
convoys of youth
from Sydney's inner suburbs
1286
01:11:42,490 --> 01:11:45,550
staged retaliatory attacks
on the surf community.
1287
01:11:45,626 --> 01:11:47,685
Yeah, as a matter
of urgency,
1288
01:11:47,762 --> 01:11:51,425
could all the St. George
Highway Patrol OSC cars
1289
01:11:51,499 --> 01:11:54,696
deploy to Maroubra ASAP,
please?
1290
01:11:54,769 --> 01:11:57,033
I think we might need
some help here.
1291
01:11:57,104 --> 01:11:58,071
Maroubra Beach,
1292
01:11:58,139 --> 01:12:00,232
although not part
of the incident at Cronulla,
1293
01:12:00,307 --> 01:12:02,172
was the target.
1294
01:12:02,243 --> 01:12:03,835
With word
of the reprisal attacks
1295
01:12:03,911 --> 01:12:05,572
circulating around the beach,
1296
01:12:05,646 --> 01:12:09,241
the Bra Boys gathered
to defend the area.
1297
01:12:09,316 --> 01:12:11,876
We only had a couple of minutes
to prepare for the attack.
1298
01:12:11,952 --> 01:12:15,217
We started getting calls
that there was 150 armed men
1299
01:12:15,289 --> 01:12:16,381
heading our way,
1300
01:12:16,457 --> 01:12:18,482
smashing everything
in their paths.
1301
01:12:18,559 --> 01:12:19,583
They just ran down the hill,
1302
01:12:19,660 --> 01:12:20,820
a whole bunch of them,
you know.
1303
01:12:20,895 --> 01:12:22,089
Frog got to 'em first
and said,
1304
01:12:22,163 --> 01:12:24,597
"Fuckin' take it easy, guys,"
1305
01:12:24,665 --> 01:12:28,066
and they just fuckin'
batted him down.
1306
01:12:28,135 --> 01:12:29,602
He just went straight at 'em.
1307
01:12:29,670 --> 01:12:31,604
He was the first guy to reach
the whole fucking...
1308
01:12:31,672 --> 01:12:32,661
the whole gang.
1309
01:12:32,740 --> 01:12:35,732
Next followed up, was a wave
of the fucking jujitsu party.
1310
01:12:35,810 --> 01:12:37,835
Sunny and that, came up behind him.
1311
01:12:37,912 --> 01:12:40,608
By the time they got there,
1312
01:12:40,681 --> 01:12:42,410
fucking Frog
was gettin' pumped.
1313
01:12:42,483 --> 01:12:44,110
Fuckin' what?
Hundred of 'em?
1314
01:12:46,620 --> 01:12:47,712
Mate.
1315
01:12:47,788 --> 01:12:48,777
Fuckin'...
1316
01:12:48,856 --> 01:12:49,823
nothin'.
1317
01:12:52,426 --> 01:12:54,417
And then it just got into
a running race, you know?
1318
01:12:54,495 --> 01:12:56,156
They took off up the hill.
1319
01:12:56,230 --> 01:12:57,356
The boys chase after them,
1320
01:12:57,431 --> 01:12:58,864
caught up
with a couple of them,
1321
01:12:58,933 --> 01:13:01,026
and then, you know,
they pretty much drove off.
1322
01:13:01,101 --> 01:13:03,365
But fuck, they left
a path of destruction.
1323
01:13:16,150 --> 01:13:18,516
The following day,
with sensational media reporting
1324
01:13:18,586 --> 01:13:20,611
about a race war between
Anglo-Australians
1325
01:13:20,688 --> 01:13:22,383
and Lebanese-Australians,
1326
01:13:22,456 --> 01:13:24,014
the Bra Boys
used their association
1327
01:13:24,091 --> 01:13:26,389
with migrant communities
to work behind the scenes
1328
01:13:26,460 --> 01:13:31,830
to help broker a peace deal
between the warring factions.
1329
01:13:31,899 --> 01:13:33,526
Maroubra has had
a very good relationship
1330
01:13:33,601 --> 01:13:35,762
with the local
Lebanese community here
1331
01:13:35,836 --> 01:13:37,030
for around ten years.
1332
01:13:37,104 --> 01:13:39,072
We're calling
for calm on the beaches.
1333
01:13:39,139 --> 01:13:41,039
And we've never, ever
backed these things
1334
01:13:41,108 --> 01:13:42,871
against the Lebanese
community, never.
1335
01:13:42,943 --> 01:13:44,604
We never have,
and we never will.
1336
01:13:44,678 --> 01:13:46,236
Is it true
the Bra Boys were involved
1337
01:13:46,313 --> 01:13:48,008
in protecting the police
last night?
1338
01:13:48,082 --> 01:13:50,448
We don't protect police,
full stop.
1339
01:13:51,685 --> 01:13:53,983
It was a defining moment
for the Bra Boys,
1340
01:13:54,054 --> 01:13:56,921
so often criticized
for their antisocial behavior
1341
01:13:56,991 --> 01:13:58,925
and running battle
with authorities.
1342
01:13:58,993 --> 01:14:03,623
There was some confusion
about their role as peacemaker.
1343
01:14:03,697 --> 01:14:05,426
We called for peace
in the race riots
1344
01:14:05,499 --> 01:14:07,990
because, number one,
we had nothing to do
1345
01:14:08,068 --> 01:14:09,592
with what happened
at Cronulla.
1346
01:14:09,670 --> 01:14:12,764
Number two, we've got one of
the most multicultural beaches
1347
01:14:12,840 --> 01:14:14,239
in Australia.
1348
01:14:14,308 --> 01:14:15,570
And number three,
1349
01:14:15,643 --> 01:14:19,443
if one of the kids
from here were killed,
1350
01:14:19,513 --> 01:14:21,174
it would have spiraled
out of control,
1351
01:14:21,248 --> 01:14:23,182
and it would have been
very hard to stop.
1352
01:14:23,250 --> 01:14:25,115
But, you know,
the ironic thing was
1353
01:14:25,185 --> 01:14:26,277
that half of people
1354
01:14:26,353 --> 01:14:30,380
who defended the beach
that night were ethnic,
1355
01:14:30,457 --> 01:14:33,085
and three of them couldn't
even speak English.
1356
01:14:42,836 --> 01:14:44,997
We think the beach
belongs to everyone,
1357
01:14:45,072 --> 01:14:48,439
but when people go to a beach,
any beach around the world,
1358
01:14:48,509 --> 01:14:51,205
they need to realize that
there might be a whole history
1359
01:14:51,278 --> 01:14:54,543
and a culture there
spanning for generations,
1360
01:14:54,615 --> 01:14:57,243
and that should be respected.
1361
01:15:00,788 --> 01:15:03,552
After a three-year
roller-coaster ordeal,
1362
01:15:03,624 --> 01:15:05,785
the Abberton brothers
and the rest of the Bra Boys
1363
01:15:05,859 --> 01:15:09,056
are back together
where they belong.
1364
01:15:09,129 --> 01:15:13,122
And as time goes on
and the tribe names change,
1365
01:15:13,200 --> 01:15:15,327
the ocean will continue
to give solace
1366
01:15:15,402 --> 01:15:18,337
to the youth
of the place of thunder,
1367
01:15:18,405 --> 01:15:20,066
and the next generations
will fight
1368
01:15:20,140 --> 01:15:22,608
to keep its culture alive.
1369
01:15:51,038 --> 01:15:52,938
- Aboriginal.
- Australian.
1370
01:15:53,007 --> 01:15:54,907
- Cook Islands.
- Lebanese.
1371
01:15:54,975 --> 01:15:56,738
Half Australian,
and half-Samoan.
1372
01:15:56,810 --> 01:15:58,209
Half Italian,
half Australian.
1373
01:15:58,278 --> 01:15:59,609
Half Aboriginal,
half Danish.
1374
01:15:59,680 --> 01:16:01,011
Half Australian,
half Rotuman.
1375
01:16:01,081 --> 01:16:02,844
- Brazilian.
- Australian.
1376
01:16:02,916 --> 01:16:05,009
- Half Australian, half Czech.
- Chilean.
1377
01:16:05,085 --> 01:16:06,552
Half Australian,
half Nigerian.
1378
01:16:06,620 --> 01:16:08,144
Half Australian,
half Chinese.
1379
01:16:08,222 --> 01:16:09,712
Australian, mate.
1380
01:16:09,790 --> 01:16:11,257
Who knows? Maroubra?
1381
01:18:33,834 --> 01:18:34,994
Thank you!
1382
01:18:35,068 --> 01:18:38,037
I'm glad you fucking came
to Maroubra!
1383
01:18:39,305 --> 01:19:39,237
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