You Better Watch Out for Santas in Auckland
A group of 40 people in ill-fitting Santa Claus outfits, many of them drunk, went on a rampage through Auckland, New Zealand, robbing stores, assaulting guards and urinating from highway overpasses, police said.
A group of Santas objecting to the arrest of one of their group attacked security staff who were later treated by paramedics, police spokeswoman Noreen Hegarty said. The rampage was dubbed “Santarchy” by local newspapers.
The remaining Santas entered a convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.
A spokesman for the Santas said they were protesting the commercialization of Christmas.
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