1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: We got a message a little bit earlier this morning 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: that was quite concerning to both Crystal and I from 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: one of our regular geests, the beautiful Sue Sierra. Now 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: I believe that Sue was sort of accosted this morning 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: as she was on her way to work. Sue, were 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: you there? 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm here, Katie. 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Sue Shira. When I saw your message this morning saying 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: that you'd been confronted outside of work, I felt very concerned. 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: What happened? 11 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 2: Oh well, Katie, I was coming along Mitchell Street and 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: turning into Nuttle Lane and I saw five young Indigenous 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 2: people come out of the shop on the corner there. 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 2: Then they ran across the road, so I had to 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 2: stop and they were still in the middle of the road. 16 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 2: So I beat my horn and the next minute they're 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: banging on my car. So I got out and said, 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: you know, what's your problem? And then they called me 19 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: lots of names and ran off, And then I proceeded 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: to go to work and turned left into Shadforth when 21 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: they were there, and then I passed and got out 22 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: of the car and they were hanging around the car 23 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: and you know, what's a problem. And then one said 24 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 2: throw the rock at her. So they threw a rock 25 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 2: at me and got me in the top of my thigh, 26 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: which is a bit sore still, and then they threw 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: oh stuff I think they'd stolen from the shop. So 28 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 2: so yeah, I've met the police here. I must say, 29 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: you know, young Joshua Turner is absolutely wonderful. I did 30 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: the victim statement and there's another female one out out 31 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: there waiting. Because it's in a personal place, I didn't 32 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 2: want to hurt. I didn't want to frighten the young police. 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: And you know, I've seen those legs, so they're pretty good. 34 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: I reckon, thanks Katie. But yeah, but yeah, it's just 35 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: you know, I didn't think i'd ever feel a bit frightened. 36 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: But yeah, I'm I was, actually, you know, to be honest, 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: I and my girl said to me, Mum, you know 38 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: you're not ten football and bulletproof and some of them 39 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 2: have weapons, and I believe they've caught them, which is 40 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: absolutely wonderful good. 41 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: I'm glad to hear that. Yeah, so are you okay? 42 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: I feel really I feel like I feel really upset 43 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: that that happened to you. 44 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: I'm upset that I you know, they said, what do 45 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: you want to happen. I said, I'd like the little 46 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: sue my language, a little shit that proved the objects 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: at me and got me. I'd like an apology. But 48 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: I you know, I do I feel I do feel 49 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 2: rather rattled. I don't feel safe anymore. It maybe lost 50 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: a little bit of confidence that I don't think I'll 51 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 2: ever stop. I guess. Unfortunately it's happening more and more. 52 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 2: But yeah, but I just soon. 53 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, how long have you lived in the Northern Territory? 54 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: Fifty four years? 55 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: Fifty four years? Is this the first time that you 56 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: felt you're a bit scared to live in your hometown? 57 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: Yep, the very first time that this is that this 58 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 2: has happened to me, Yeah, the very first time. But 59 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: you know, as a policeman said, you know, so you 60 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: probably shouldn't get out of your car because they carry 61 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: weapons now, And I said, were okay, But you know, 62 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: I just sometime I just I guess I can't believe 63 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 2: that they would, you know. So the rock, I'm just 64 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 2: lucky the rock didn't hit me in the head. 65 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: Was it a big Was it a big rock? 66 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: So it's a pretty it's a it's a good sized 67 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: mark and bruise and a bit saw walking. But you know, 68 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 2: the was was the smallest one on the youngest one, 69 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: and there the friends saying, smasher you, you know you 70 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 2: lovely mother, you know what, smash her and throw the 71 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: rock and do this and that, and I guess I 72 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: just felt umbradge and I thought, well, how dare you 73 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: do that to me? But come well, yeah, I said, 74 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: I'll think twice. I'll just stay in my car, winder 75 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 2: window down and pray them all with pepper spray. 76 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: Well, I bet you, I bet you will be getting 77 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: yourself a canister of pepper spray. But Sue, how dare 78 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: you know young people, however old they are, treat you 79 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: in such a way. And I know that you are 80 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: as young at hard as they come, and you're unstoppable, 81 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: there is no doubt about that. But you know, for 82 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: a group of young people to do that to you 83 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: makes me really bloody angry. 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: Thanks Katie. I was angry now probably more upset. 85 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: And you know, and Sue again, you and I have 86 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: spoken at different times about other seniors around the Northern 87 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: Territory feeling unsafe. We've spoken about the situation, you know, 88 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: last year in Alice Springs where you had seen your 89 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: territorians feeling unsafe. It's no one should feel that way. 90 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: I just think as a woman, you already feel quite vulnerable, 91 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: and so then when you've got a group of people, 92 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, yelling that kind of thing out, I just 93 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: it's it beggars belief. 94 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: Oh there's no respect, obviously, Katie, no respect even with 95 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 2: my white hair or gray hair, there's no there's no 96 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: there's no respect whatsoever. I'd like to know where their 97 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 2: parents are. They should have been in school, obviously they weren't. 98 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: So that's that's another issue altogether, I guess. But there's 99 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: no respect, like smash it, smash them person, you know. 100 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 2: So yeah, it is it's just beggars belief. I guess. 101 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 2: Unfortunately I'm not the only one, and I unfortunately I 102 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 2: won't be the last one, which is the biggest issue. 103 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: I think, Hey, that's exactly right. So I, like I 104 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: said earlier, I'm so sorry to hear that that has 105 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: happened to you this morning. And as as soon as 106 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: Krista and I saw that email from you, we both 107 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: immediately were like, oh, my goodness, is Sue okay? It 108 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: was our first instinct, Yeah. 109 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: A little bit sore and sorry for myself, but you know, 110 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 2: you can't keep a good woman down. 111 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: You can't most a tough woman like you, that's for sure, 112 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: Sue Shira. Well, so lots of love to you from us. 113 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: I wish I could give you a hug. 114 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 2: I you know, we. 115 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, we always appreciate all the time that you give 116 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: to us. You're a good person, you're a good Territorian 117 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: and it's you know, this kind of thing. It shouldn't 118 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: be happening to anyone, but it just makes me really 119 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: cross that you've had to deal with this today. 120 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks, Katie. I appreciate your support and crystal support 121 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: at the moment. I might even cry at the moment, 122 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 2: so I to go a woman, but yeah, I. 123 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: Know, will Yeah, I feel a bit emotional thinking about you, Sue. 124 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 2: So I'll let you go. 125 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: We'll keep those reputations as being tough ladies. 126 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 2: Hi. 127 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: Good on your sir, Thank 128 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 2: You, thank you, thank you you too.