santarchy

someone should tell bill o'reilly that saying merry christmas will not necessarily solve all christmas-related problems:

A GROUP of 40 drunks dressed in Santa Claus outfits have rampaged through Auckland.

They robbed shops, assaulted security guards and urinated from highway overpasses.

Dubbed "Santarchy" by local newspapers, the men began their rampage about noon yesterday when they threw beer bottles and urinated on cars from an overpass, police said.

A spokesman for the group said Santarchy was a worldwide movement designed to protest the commercialisation of Christmas.

The men rushed through a city park, overturning garbage bins, throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying graffiti on office buildings.

Other Santas, objecting when one man was arrested, attacked security staff who were later treated by paramedics.

The remaining Santas entered a convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.

"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," store owner Changa Manakynda said.

Two security guards were treated for cuts after being struck by beer bottles. Three people were arrested and charged with drunkenness and disorderly behaviour. (emphasis added)