The Bra Boys

bra boys From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation, search The bandeau male childs is an Australian battalion frameed and based in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New confederation Wales. Dating back to the 1990s, the gang has gained notoriety through violent clashes with members of the earthly concern and legal philosophy. The gang achieved national and international attention in 20071 with the rel ministration of a feature-length docudrama entitled bra Boys occupation is Thicker than urine, written and direct by members of the gang. Contents 1 Origins Notoriety and violence 2. 1 Criminal matters 2. 2 General community activism 2. 3 Art imitating life 3 documentary 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External connect Origins The bandeau Boys are held together by surfing as advantageously as community ties. 2 The assembly is often linked with the Maroubra Surfers Association, with which a tour of its members are associated. citation needed In an converse on Triple J radio, Koby Abberton pointed issue the Bra is a reference to the gangs suburb, Maroubra,3 and partly deeplyr the street gull for brother. 1 Some members of the gang tattoo My Brothers Keeper across the front of their chest,4 Bra Boys and Maroubras postcode 2035 on their backs. citation needed With a reputation of cosmos territorial,1 the group is know to have taken control of a Sydney reef break, known as Cape Solander, located in Kurnell, and renaming the break Ours. In July 2007, The Sydney break of the day tell reported an altercation that took place betwixt professional bodyboarder Mitch Rawlins and a group of several Bra Boys members, including Koby Abberton.Rawlins was so-calledly approached by a Bra Boy member and told to fuck off. It is believed an argument broke knocked out(p) and so turned physical with Rawlins being punched in the head. A spokesman for the Bra Boys substantiate there had been nearly sort of small incident but denied all major violence. 5 Notoriety and violence Prominent Bra Boys members include rugby league players Reni Maitua, John Sutton, as well as the Abberton brothers, Sunny, Jai, Dakota, and Koby, with the latter being the most notorious of the brothers. 6 Criminal matters A syndicate with alleged link up to members of the Bra Boys were caught smuggling cocaine following interceptions of conversations dating back to 1997. It was alleged that the syndicate was granted security passes to restricted areas within Sydney Airport, by-passing Australian Customs, enable the prohibited narcotics to be smuggled from Los Angeles by being concealed in on-board catering refuse. 7 In 2005, Jai Abberton was acquitted of the 2003 murder of stand-over man Anthony Tony Hines. 8 However, his brother Koby was pass on a suspended nine-month jail sentence after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice in the same matter. 910 In November 2008, Koby Abberton was impris sensationd for three days by a US court after being found guilty of assaulting an off-duty police officer in a fight outside a nightclub in capital of Hawaii, Hawaii. 6 In November 2009 Jai Abberton was gaol for eight months for breaching a good behaviour bond. 11 General community activismIn late 2002, around 160 members of the gang attending a birthday political party at the Coogee-Randwick RSL Club were involved in a brawl with off-duty Waverley police officers leaving a Christmas party on the same premises. password reports numbered the combatants in the incident at around 120, with 30 police officers left hurt after the event. 12 In August 2005, the Bra Boys led a 100-person non-violent testify against plans by Randwick Council to introduce parking meters near the local beaches. 13In the lead up to the 2005 Cronulla riots in Cronulla, Koby Abberton spoke to The Daily Telegraph about the assault of a lifeguard that sparked the incident, claiming The reason why its not happening at Maroubra is because o f the Bra Boys. Girls go to Cronulla, Bondi, everywhere else in Sydney and get chevvy, but they come to Maroubra and zero happens to them. I read all this stuff about kids getting harassed because they want to have a surf and I say are you kidding? The beach should be for Aussie kids. But if you want to go to beaches and act tinder in groups you better be able to back it up.If these fellas come out to Maroubra and start something they know its going to be on, so they stay away. 14 chase the riots, in which the Bra Boys did not claim any involvement, Maroubra was the target of retribution by Middle Eastern gangs. The Abberton brothers then held well-publicised meetings with other groups to help ease tensions. 15 I think that this is the start, the boys have agreed to come down and talking to us, to start some dialogue between the groups, you know, to try and ease some tension, said Sunny Abberton in a group interview on The 7. 30 Report. 16 Art imitating lifeThe Bra Boys were m ade the subject of chaff by The Chasers War on Everything, episode 29, aired on 11 April 2007. 17 In the skit Julian Morrow approached gang members while wearing a pill-filled brassiere and sporting a tattoo similar to Koby Abbertons saying mybrothersalibi. A gang member responded by slipping off one of his thongs and flinging it at Morrow. Long-running Australian television soap opera, Home and Away has produced a thinly conceal reference to the Bra Boys in the fictional storyline of the River Boys that was broadcast in Australia commencing 16 February 2011. 18 Inspired by the friendship and brotherhood codes instilled by the Bra Boys, the Abberton brothers created a clothing line to reflect the importance of solid bonds between friends and family entitled MyBrothersKeeper Clothing, sometimes referred to as MBK Clothing. MyBrothersKeeper is a reference to the unspoken guideword of the Bra Boys and can be somewhat translated as the unconditional love, watch over and support of t hose close to you regardless of race, gender and age. 4 DocumentaryA 90 minute documentary film about the surf gang, entitled Bra Boys Blood is Thicker than Water premiered in Sydney on 7 demonstrate 2007 and was wasteweird on 15 March 2007. The film details a story of the Bra Boys from the viewpoint of the gang, specially the Abbertons. Sunny Abberton wrote and co-directed the film with Macario De Souza. Actor Russell Crowe provided narration. The films official cast included 49 well known surfers from Bra Boys members Evan Faulks and Richie Vas Vaculik to ten-time world champion, Kelly woodlouse,19 and surfing legends including Mark Occhilupo, Bruce Irons, and Laird Hamilton. 20 Australian reviewer Margaret Pomeranz gave the movie an overall positive review, while her At the delineations co-host David Stratton criticised Sunnys unskilled direction and questioned how objective a documentary can be when it is directed by its subject. 21 The documentary became Australias highest- grossing non-IMAX documentary film22 and won the Best Documentary at the 2008 Movie EXTRA Filmink Awards. 23 The movie saw a limited release in the United States that began on 11 April 2008, in 23 ask locations in Southern California, New York and Hawaii. 20 The film was distributed in Australia by Hopscotch Films and internationally by boutique distributor, Berkela Films. 24 The film was released on DVD on 16 August 2007 with extras including the documentary, The Making of Bra Boys, extended surfing footage, coverage of the films premiere, bill of Australian surf culture, a fitness program presented by one of the Bra Boys, and music videos. 25 References a b c Marks, Kathy (19 March 2007). 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