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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe authorities in the Australian state of Victoria are not messing around about their lockdown
Source-https://au.news.yahoo.com/pregnant-covid-denier-mum-arrested-at-home-over-protest-facebook-post-090657423.html
snip-"Its in relations to a Facebook post, in relation to a lockdown protest for Saturday, the arresting police officer explains to her.
I can take down the post, this is ridiculous, Ms Buhler says.
How about she just doesnt do the event, a man believed to be Ms Buhlers partner asks.
We believe you are committed to it, police reply.
Its believed Ms Buhler was involved in the planning of a Freedom Day event being held in Ballarat on Saturday, with several other demonstrations organised around Australia."
more at the article.
The Polack MSgt
(13,188 posts)I cannot support this level of police control.
Besides which, in America we have the same cops we see everyday.
It isn'y like there are BETTER cops out there waiting to perform COVID 19 related police work
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Arrested for a Facebook post?
For incitement, the reason being:
Any gathering of this nature is in blatant breach of the Chief Health Officers directions and puts Victorian lives at risk"
irisblue
(32,973 posts)Source-https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/coronavirus-pregnant-victorian-woman-filmed-arrest/news-story/cdd5dd3ed140416489c1925e4e6aef8d
More at article
snip-"Speaking to reporters outside her home this morning, Ms Buhler claimed she didnt realise the protest wasnt allowed.
I was aware that the protest coming up in Melbourne wasnt permitted ... but were in Stage 3 lockdown, she said.
I had a bit of a bimbo moment.
snip-"Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius ....You have to have been on Mars not to know (you cant protest). I have to say if someone looked me in the eye and I was out dealing with an individual and they said, I didn't know I couldn't protest. Id have to say, Come on, don't take me for a fool. You have to be on Mars not to know that.
Sounds like alot more is going on there Buhler