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Bra Boys
Within this report I will be examining the positives and negative aspects of being a member of the Bra Boys. The Bra Boys is an Australian gang founded and based in Maroubra. Dating back to the 1990s, the gang has gained notoriety through violent clashes with members of the public and police. The gang achieved national and broad attention in with the release of a feature-length documentary entitled Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water, written and directed by members of the gang.
The Bra Boys highlights a continual conflict with the law and attitude towards authority. With a reputation of being territorial, the group is known to have taken control of a Sydney reef break, known as 'Cape Solander', and renaming the break 'Ours'. In late 2002, around 160 members of the gang attending a birthday party at the Coogee-Randwick RSL Club were involved in a brawl with off-duty police officers, 30 police officers left injured after the event. In August 2005, the Bra Boys led a 100-person non-violent protest against plans by Randwick Council to introduce parking meters near the local beaches. These examples show that the Bra Boys are very passionate about their community they live in and think they should have a say in how things are run. This could be a very negative effect on some members as they could get prosecuted by the authorities for their behaviour it could also be another way to have your voice heard.
A strong theme throughout the film is male mentoring. This could also be a very positive effect or negative effect on a young individual. The Bra Boys play a big brother or even a fathering role to some of the younger members of the gang. The Bra Boys tend to also lead by bad examples which could have a very negative effect on a younger member. This is shown in the scene where a young man takes a day off school to go surfing with the Bra Boys which shows that the Bra Boys view on education is very poor.
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Within this report I will be examining the positives and negative aspects of being a member of the Bra Boys. The Bra Boys is an Australian gang founded and based in Maroubra. Dating back to the 1990s, the gang has gained notoriety through violent clashes with members of the public and police. The gang achieved national and broad attention in with the release of a feature-length documentary entitled Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water, written and directed by members of the gang.
The Bra Boys highlights a continual conflict with the law and attitude towards authority. With a reputation of being territorial, the group is known to have taken control of a Sydney reef break, known as 'Cape Solander', and renaming the break 'Ours'. In late 2002, around 160 members of the gang attending a birthday party at the Coogee-Randwick RSL Club were involved in a brawl with off-duty police officers, 30 police officers left injured after the event. In August 2005, the Bra Boys led a 100-person non-violent protest against plans by Randwick Council to introduce parking meters near the local beaches. These examples show that the Bra Boys are very passionate about their community they live in and think they should have a say in how things are run. This could be a very negative effect on some members as they could get prosecuted by the authorities for their behaviour it could also be another way to have your voice heard.
A strong theme throughout the film is male mentoring. This could also be a very positive effect or negative effect on a young individual. The Bra Boys play a big brother or even a fathering role to some of the younger members of the gang. The Bra Boys tend to also lead by bad examples which could have a very negative effect on a younger member. This is shown in the scene where a young man takes a day off school to go surfing with the Bra Boys which shows that the Bra Boys view on education is very poor.
There are a number of people who are significant to