Daniel Andrews’ supporters on Twitter have savaged Melbourne WAG Bec Judd after she urged the Victorian premier to do more to tackle violent crime in the upmarket suburb where she lives with her AFL star husband and four children.
While Labor supporters like to repeat the feminist mantra ‘believe women’ when discussing crime, Ms Judd hasn’t received the same treatment after she revealed she did not feel safe in her own home in Brighton.
Mr Andrews’ cheerleaders have criticised the former Channel Nine presenter relentlessly over the last few days, with many saying she has ‘no right’ to feel scared because of her exclusive postcode and $7.3million mansion.
What happened to ‘believe women’? Daniel Andrews’ supporters on Twitter have savaged Bec Judd (right) after she urged the Victorian premier (left) to do more to tackle violent crime in the upmarket suburb where she lives with her AFL star husband and four children
Some accused Ms Judd, a successful model and self-made businesswoman, of being ‘spoiled’, while others said she was ‘too rich’ and ‘out of touch’ to complain.
Many trolls suggested the activewear designer was misrepresenting crime statistics in her area – even though aggravated home burglaries are on the rise in Bayside.
‘What the f**k are you even talking about? A rich celebrity has a whinge about something that’s not true, Dan says jack sh*t while being asked about her, and it’s “victim blaming?” Ridiculous,’ one woman tweeted.
‘Cry me a river, Bec Judd. Go and live in the real world,’ she added.
Believe women… except for Bec? While Labor supporters like to repeat the feminist mantra ‘believe women’ when discussing crime, Ms Judd hasn’t received the same treatment after she revealed she did not feel safe in her own home in Brighton
Another woman tweeted: ‘Bec Judd hates Dan [Andrews]. Now she’s blaming him for a “crime wave” in Brighton. She doesn’t feel safe, poor petal.’
Another Twitter user posted photos of Ms Judd attending a glamorous fashion launch on Tuesday, alongside the sneering caption: ”Terrifying scenes in Brighton today. Everyone please pray for Bec Judd’s safety. #PrayForBec.’
Others cited data showing crime rates are down overall in Ms Judd’s suburb, with one critic tweeting: ‘Crime is down 23 per cent in that area, but don’t let facts get in the way of your agenda.’
Backlash: Mr Andrews’ cheerleaders have criticised the former Channel Nine presenter relentlessly over the last few days, with many saying she has ‘no right’ to feel scared because of her exclusive postcode and $7.3million mansion
However, it should be noted that the Bayside community actually experienced a 10-year high in aggravated residential burglaries last year, according to Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency.
It comes after Judd slammed the Victorian government for not doing enough to combat crime in Brighton.
The brunette claimed the state government didn’t ‘seem to care’ or be doing anything about the ‘rapes, bashings and home invasions at the hands of the gangs in Bayside’.
Another user uploaded photos of Judd attending a glamorous fashion launch on Tuesday, alongside the sarcastic caption: ”Terrifying scenes in Brighton today. Everyone please pray for Bec Judd’s safety. #PrayForBec’
Others cited data proving the crime rates are actually downn Judd’s area, with one tweeting: ‘Crime is down 23% in that area, but don’t let facts get in the way of your agenda’
Responding to Judd on Sunday, Premier Dan Andrews said: ‘I’m not interested in having an argument with Ms Judd’.
‘I’m also obliged to point out though, I think there are more than 70 additional police in the Bayside area, and the most recent crime statistics released by an independent agency would not support those sweeping assessments about patterns of crime.’
Mr Andrews said an additional 500 police officers and 50 public service officers were deployed as part of May’s state budget.
Judd clashed with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (pictured) last week after she accused his government of not doing enough to combat crime in her posh Melbourne suburb of Brighton
‘I say this respectfully to Bec Judd, or anybody – I don’t want anybody to feel unsafe,’ he said.
‘I’m sorry she feels that way. The data would tell a different story, but it is about personal feelings and your sense of safety.
‘I hope that knowing those things, or perhaps learning those things, puts her mind at ease.’
Mr Andrews rubbished the mother-of-four’s claims, insisting recent crime statistics in her affluent suburb of Brighton don’t support her fears
Upset: Last Thursday, Judd slammed Andrews’ government for not doing enough to combat ‘rapes, bashings and home invasions’ in her posh suburb
Judd lives in the sprawling mansion in Brighton in the city’s southeast with her husband, retired AFL star Chris Judd, and their four children.
Her home boasts a gym, a tennis court that can be turned into ‘a footy oval or cricket pitch’, and a magnesium salt pool.
There is also a spacious wet bar complete with a snooker table and a bar.
The good life: Judd lives in a $7.3million mansion in Brighton in the city’s southeast with her husband, retired AFL star Chris Judd (right), and their four children
Judd wrote in her Instagram post: ‘So sick of the rapes, bashings and home invasions at the hands of the gangs in Bayside.
‘I personally know two women who have experienced home invasions in Brighton in the last few weeks while they were at home.’
She reposted CCTV footage of a group of young men lurking outside properties in her affluent suburb and claimed it made her feel ‘unsafe’.
‘So sick of the rapes, bashings and home invasions at the hands of the gangs in Bayside,’ Bec wrote to Instagram
The teenagers, who were allegedly armed with knives, were filmed lurking outside several properties in the Bayside area before crashing a stolen BMW into a tree.
Liberal Brighton MP James Newbury slammed Mr Andrew’s response and labelled it a form of ‘victim blaming’.
‘How dare Daniel Andrews attack a woman because she feels unsafe…’ he told The Herald Sun.
Liberal Brighton MP James Newbury (pictured) slammed Mr Andrew’s response and labelled it a form of ‘victim blaming’
‘His behaviour sounds a lot like victim blaming. There have been three home invasions in Brighton this week, a police shooting, and many more home invasions in local streets over recent months.’
Victoria Police launched Operation Ibis last week and have already arrested and charged 14 people.
Mr Newbury claimed residents were so scared they were hiring private security to protect them.
On Tuesday, Melbourne radio host Meshel Laurie (pictured) took aim at Judd in a string of snarky Instagram posts responding to the influencer’s claims about feeling ‘unsafe’ in her $7.3million mansion
On Tuesday, Melbourne radio host Meshel Laurie took aim at Judd in a string of snarky Instagram posts, responding to the influencer’s claims about feeling ‘unsafe’ in her $7.3million mansion.
‘When are we going to tell Bec that more police around her compound would mean higher taxes?’ she asked in one of the posts.
‘They never understand tax pays for that stuff,’ the podcaster added with a series of laughing-crying emojis.
Laurie uploaded a string of snarky Instagram posts in response to the glamorous influencer. ‘When are we going to tell Bec that more police around her compound would mean higher taxes?’ she asked in one of the posts’
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Laurie appeared to suggest Judd doesn’t understand what’s going on outside the ‘high walls’ of her mansion.
‘Not sure if the Western side of the bay counts as #bayside but this is us enjoying our lives today, feeling safe without even having the security a multi-million dollar compound,’ she wrote in another Instagram post.
‘I know research can be boring but I’m more than happy to help if anyone would like to know the facts about Melbourne’s crime statistics,’ she sarcastically added.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Laurie (pictured on The Project) appeared to suggest Judd doesn’t understand what’s going on outside the ‘high walls’ of her mansion
‘It can be hard to know what’s really going on out here, on the other side of the high walls of the compound.
‘But it’s quite safe my dears. Don’t be afraid. Laurie accompanied her post with a photo of her children playing at the park, framed by the words words: ‘Melbourne’s rates of violent crime have decreased, year on year, since 2014. Be influenced by stats.’
This message appeared to take a dig at Judd’s job as a social media influencer.
Laurie also uploaded a screenshot of a story reporting that crime rates ‘where Bec’s mansion is’ are down 23%. She simply captioned the image with an eye-rolling emoji.
Laurie accompanied one of her posts with a photo of her children playing at the park, framed by the words words: ‘Melbourne’s rates of violent crime have decreased, year on year, since 2014. Be influenced by stats’
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