Bad news down under.
http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/09/27/indefensible-authoritarianism-heres-how-the-coronavirus-lockdowns-are-coming-along-in-australia/
We could fill several posts with videos from Australia showing the police converging on people who’ve left their homes for a cigarette or some fresh air. In late August, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made some sense, admitting that the nation’s policy of stamping out every single case of COVID-19 was “not a sustainable way to live in this country.” Some people are going to get sick, some will be hospitalized, some may die. But it was a goal as ridiculous as President Joe Biden’s statement that 98 percent of Americans need to be vaccinated before things can get “back to normal.”
Australia needs something along the lines of a Black Lives Matter movement for people arrested for leaving their homes. We really admire the woman who shot this video:
Rita Panahi ~ More insane police overreach in Melbourne. Guy put in handcuffs for being a few hundred metres from his home. Police say “he has no valid reason to be there” & “wasn’t wearing a face mask”. He says he was getting lunch & having a cigarette.
http://twitter.com/i/status/1442259246339346432
Rita Panahi ~ Kudos to kebab girl here. She could’ve potentially copped a fine or been put in handcuffs too. Law abiding folk in a free country shouldn’t fear their police force.
Knock_it_off, Tank ~ Besides the insane authoritarian rules in place, I’m completely baffled at how aggressive the police have been in enforcing them. I can’t imagine the difficulty to come in rebuilding trust with the public when this is over.
cryptorebel_SV u/1479 ~ Thinking it will ever be over by sitting back and doing nothing and complying, is the problem. The pot is boiling, the frog better hurry up and jump out.
The Nelson Touch ~ The big picture. Australia has painted itself into a very very dark corner indeed. How can it ever open up its own society, let alone to the world again, when the bar it has set is so patently out of reach?
Mark Hosterman ~ Surprised the woman wasn't arrested as well for brandishing that sandwich in a threatening manner.
Seriously though, this is crazy. I truly don't understand how these cops can do this. Guess we know who's going to be the guards at the gulags.
Scott Kinney ~ Indefensible authoritarianism.
Paul Atherton ~ "I'm literally standing here eating my kebab" - is the most Australian statement of personal freedom I have heard for some time. Brilliant - LOL!
The rationale ~ Is it a prerequisite for arresting someone that they be prostrate on the floor?
What happened to "turn around, place your hands behind your back"?
SydGirlOz ~ Exactly. Why do they need to slam him on the ground. The man was confused but wasn’t resisting. I suspect part of it is to humiliate him. And they wonder why they are losing public confidence and respect.
Lenny Kibe ~ This is insane. Australia has fallen.
Safariholic ~ Australia was on my bucket list before, but not anymore. 🤔😒
Lisa Fenwick ~ Unbelievable - this guy could be any one of us.
And here’s a bonus video. There are plenty floating around, but this one popped into our timeline:
Paul Nelson ~ AUSTRALIA – This is going to keep happening when there’s no strategy to stop it. Arrested without any warning or explanation of why he’s being arrested.
How much longer do citizens put up with this?
http://twitter.com/i/status/1442165286732382215
RighteousTexan ~ Why is there always a gang of cops harassing one person?
Honestly? I believe the answer to your question is that, deep down, these officers KNOW they are behaving like evil Nazis and the strength in numbers provides them with some measure of personal comfort.
Chris McKeever ~ Australians are no longer citizens.
Yep. Their government obviously considers them to be serfs.
Tyronne Bialas ~ He’s spot on. And this is incredibly frustrating to see this happening.
Deplorable Hombre ~ They gave up their guns, they're prisoners.
RealityNotFiction🇺🇸 ~ They will continue to pick people off one by one. The only thing to make it stop are groups of people. That is why they are going door to door now.
ParatiritesG6 ~
MoDisc @ moderndiscontent.substack.com ~ Absolute pinnacle of safetyism as dictated by the state. After millions of years of evolution, nomadic tribes, and all the adversity it came with, we've reached the point where we should fear going outdoors.
They’re right … what’s truly scary isn’t the virus but the fact that the police are willing to go to these lengths to restrict freedom over a virus with a 99 percent-plus survival rate.
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Update
Here’s some gold from The Babylon Bee:
The Babylon Bee ~ Australian Hospitals Over Capacity With People Beaten By Police For Not Wearing Masks
http://babylonbee.com/news/australian-hospitals-over-capacity-with-people-beaten-by-police-for-not-wearing-masks
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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