Australian Olympic swimmers in hot water after gun photo

[SuperiorDG]

(CNN) -- Two Australian Olympic swimmers who posted pictures on Facebook of themselves brandishing weapons have been ordered to take them down by the country's swimming authorities.
The image, taken in a gun shop in Santa Clara, California, showed Nick D'Arcy with two pistols standing next to Kenrick Monk who is holding two shotguns across his chest, according to a Friday report in Australia's Herald Sun. The swimmers were training in the U.S. ahead of the Olympic Games in London later this year.
Swimming Australia said in a statement that it does not condone "the posting of inappropriate content on Facebook, Twitter or any social media platform."


What a bunch of crap.

[Fmedges]

Olympic chiefs slammed the swimmers for their stupidity less than two months out from the London Games.

Gun Control Australia spokesman John Crook said it was a new low for the pair.

"If ever there was a photo of two kids playing macho boys this is it," he said.

Mr Crook said Monk was holding the same pump-action shot guns used by Martin Bryant, who murdered 35 people in Port Arthur in 1996.

D'Arcy was pictured holding semi-automatic pistols, similar to those used by Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui.

That's the stupidest statement that I have read this week. What do those incidents have to do with anything?

[JM Ver. 2.0]

(CNN) -- Two Australian Olympic swimmers who posted pictures on Facebook of themselves brandishing weapons have been ordered to take them down by the country's swimming authorities.
The image, taken in a gun shop in Santa Clara, California, showed Nick D'Arcy with two pistols standing next to Kenrick Monk who is holding two shotguns across his chest, according to a Friday report in Australia's Herald Sun. The swimmers were training in the U.S. ahead of the Olympic Games in London later this year.
Swimming Australia said in a statement that it does not condone "the posting of inappropriate content on Facebook, Twitter or any social media platform."


What a bunch of crap.

That's the stupidest statement that I have read this week. What do those incidents have to do with anything?

It's Austrailia, mate... Leave 'em alone. Things aren't like they are here.

[RMD]

That's the stupidest statement that I have read this week. What do those incidents have to do with anything?

SPINmeisters extraordinaire

[Wiggity]

The amount of emotionless logic in that article is astounding

[lpgasman]

Well after all, they are high power weapons. I just hope they didn't get into a type of car that might of killed someone, while being driven by a drunk driver.

[Wiggity]

Well after all, they are high power weapons. I just hope they didn't get into a type of car that might of killed someone, while being driven by a drunk driver.

A car clearly cannot shoot people, it can only run them over. Therefore, this is acceptable.

[lpgasman]

A car clearly cannot shoot people, it can only run them over. Therefore, this is acceptable.

Thanks for clearing that up, where's my f_____g head.

[10mm-man]

What a RE-Tard (Sorry retards if I offend) article.......

[lowspeed_highdrag]

It's Austrailia, mate... Leave 'em alone. Things aren't like they are here.

Another fine post by JM :lacing on ignore list::.

This story is absurd, and the rationale behind that line of thinking is so childish, terrifying that it is coming from an adult really.