Journalist Mark Reddie has gone public with what he characterizes as a âhate crime.â Last weekend, while attending Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, a group of men attacked Reddie and his friends by hurling eggs at them from a speeding car.
Reddie, who works as a reporter for ABC News, took to Twitter to share the story.
Walking home with a group of gay guys & a car drives by & the men inside throw cartons of eggs at us. The male occupants laughing as they sped off. Wow. If you think some eggs are going to rattle us, think again. You did not succeed. I truly hope you find happiness. That is all.
â Mark Reddie (@ReddieNews) March 6, 2021
âWalking home with a group of gay guys and a car drives by and the men inside throw cartons of eggs at us,â Reddie tweeted. âThe male occupants laughing as they sped off. Wow. If you think some eggs are going to rattle us, think again. You did not succeed. I truly hope you find happiness. That is all.â
Reddie also gave a statement to The Star Observer, in which he labeled the attack a âhate crime.â
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âWe were leaving a Mardi Gras party and there was a group of four of us,â he told the newspaper. âWe were walking along Riley Street and a car screeched on its brakes and threw boxes of eggs at us. They sped off laughing. As we walked up the road, there were egg shells everywhere. Clearly they were targeting the LGBTQI community â gay hate crimes still exist.â
In a creepy twist, several of Reddieâs followers also reported similar attacks in the same area: getting pelted with eggs by a group of men in a speeding car.
Omg! This happened to us as well. Car drove past and threw a carton. Didnât phase us as none of the eggs landed. Shit shots tbh
â Eliot Hastie (@Hastie93) March 7, 2021
âOmg! This happened to us as well. Car drove past and threw a carton. Didnât phase us as none of the eggs landed. Sh*t shots tbh,â tweeted user @Hastie93.
Remember lining up outside at The Greyhound and having all manner of things thrown at us. Didnât work. Feel so sorry for them.
â Not Cheryl Kernot (@notcherylkernot) March 7, 2021
âRemember lining up outside at The Greyhound and having all manner of things thrown at us,â said user @notcherylkernot. âDidnât work. Feel so sorry for them.â
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade took place this past Sunday (March 7), and marked the cityâs first major festival since lifting social distancing rules due to COVID-19.
Prax07
Were they raw or hard boiled?
amanwithanedge
poached.
cuteguy
Deviled
barryaksarben
I had that done when I was 9 and it was in Iowa. Toughen up and where were the damned police? Madi Gras brings MILLIONS to Austrailia and they need to protect us
Karrnal
Dear Eliot:
What’s “phased”? I believe you meant “fazed.”
nm4047
It was a stage he was passing threw. đ
fredk3
the girls who threw those eggs clearly have self loathing issues.
cuteguy
I didnât know they had GQP Trump supporters in Australia? They use eggs instead of guns bc itâs Australia.
cameronpeak
Invitation to a sex club â xmeet.fun
Jake123
I miss partyâs ;(