This Woman Pushing A Cop Into A Flower Bed At Melbourne Cup Was More Entertaining Than The Melbourne Cup
A bit less problematic, too.
“The Melbourne Cup is a truly revolting spectacle,” wrote Marieke Hardy for the ABC back in 2010. Although it’s now five years old, the piece got a lot of traction today as it does this time each year; the questions Hardy poses will remain relevant for as long as the event does. “Why do we fall for it again, every year? Why do we continue to play out this tiresome pantomime celebrating liquored-up bogans and obscene cruelty? Why do we watch from the sidelines, waving our betting slips and ignoring the tawdry debauchery on display, pretending we’re simply sophisticated Gatsby types celebrating a gay affair?”
So yes, that’s one truth. And here is another: this clip of a Melbourne Cup attendee delightedly pushing a police officer into a flower bed is, for whatever reason, just extremely fun to watch.