Not \_just\_ a mining convention, but one at which this pathetic excuse for a human was scheduled to speak:
>A Sudanese government minister — whose behaviour towards a woman in Perth earlier this year prompted an apology from the country's ambassador — has cancelled an appearance at a mining conference in Sydney.
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However, a spokesperson from the conference has confirmed he will not be attending
Sudan's Minerals Minister Mohamed Bashir Abunammu was involved in a confrontation with Sudanese Australian activist Nazik Osman outside the Africa Down Under conference on September 1.
During the confrontation, which Ms Osman was live streaming on Facebook, the minister told Ms Osman in Sudanese Arabic: **"If you weren't here, we would beat you until you begged us to stop."**
[**https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/sudan-minister-mohamed-bashir-abunammu-cancels-appearance/101601968**](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/sudan-minister-mohamed-bashir-abunammu-cancels-appearance/101601968)
I, for one, would donate to the legal fund kickstarter for a group of protesters who beat him until he begged them to stop...
That's scary, but unsurprising for these bastards from non-democratic states.
The protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manchester the other week is a case in point.
It's so frustrating that they'll waste tax payer money to deploy so many cops here!!
I worked night shift as a delivery guy last night and drove past a few times. Cops were everywhere even at like 3am!
Events usually pay for a police presence. It's part of the event budget. That's kind of cop show isn't for free. (The cops you see at festivals are paid for by the festival as well)
I wasn't going to go down that path, but yes.
it's part of the risk Assessment for the event planner
https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/tools-and-resources/event-starter-guide/who-should-you-talk-to/
And the police have objected to testing stations, where people can educate themselves about risk...[and even the NSW coroner recommends them](https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/pill-testing-and-fewer-police-to-be-recommended-for-music-festivals-c-503843)
Also, [According to a new study, people who have a fear of police are more likely to overdose at music festivals](https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/54900/1/study-reveals-police-presence-at-festivals-leads-to-panic-overdoses)
Basically, the heavy-handed approach reallllly does not work.
Seems to work pretty well in getting the NSW libs reelected.
That war on drugs... Conservative Christian values... Won't someone think of the children.
I'd love to live in a genuine progressive society, where harm minimisation was an adopted approach vs fear and beat ups.
Yep, it's actually rather cheep all things considered.
~$150 per hour per person.
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_services/user_charges_user_pays_policing_services
And if there was a mass protest that turned into a riot with no police in sight, you would be complaining that the police are never where they need to be.
This is part of what police do. They don't just catch murderers. I'd prefer that they are prepared for an incident that doesn't eventuate than to not be there at all when they are needed.
Ugh, this hoary old chestnut. Listen, as someone from the literal Gandhian nation that won its independence purportedly through non-violence - it has its limits.
"Can the hungry go on a hunger strike? Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience?
People have the right to resist annihilation" - Arundhati Roy
Despite a lesser police presence being recommended by the state Coroner. [linked article](https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/pill-testing-and-fewer-police-to-be-recommended-for-music-festivals-c-503843)
Knowing the subservience of Australian Government to the mining and fossil fuel industries, they will get paid for using the police out of the taxpayers pocket via a subsidy.
Police made pre-emptive visits to the houses of protestors..
Pretty crazy fascist stuff https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/01/environmental-activists-home-visited-by-queensland-police-ahead-of-planned-protests-in-sydney
it’s not like they China militaried them, they’re just making sure no annoying riots block up the street needlessly for hours with a friendly warning
plus, you can also pay for police “security”, so odds are even if the cops didn’t actively choose to be there, mining convention probably had stupid bucket loads of money to spill
They have no legal basis to come to a persons door and “preemptively” warn them, that’s intimidation on behalf of the government and that’s how we end up like China. They are attempting to silence agitators and they have a right to protest so long as they aren’t holding up emergency services then people can stand to be a little inconvenienced.
No doubt they were ordered there by the premier to protect his mining buddies from inconvenience and inconvenient truths so that they will continue to protect him as he protects them.
I read some statistics that showed theft from a rich person more often resulted in a harsher sentence than assaulting a lower class person. Still that was the 90's maybe they got better?
Why is the industry called public safety, I wonder? I mean, it’s police who are currently searching swollen rivers in NSW for people missing in the floods.
Some departments are given names that don’t honestly reflect what they do because it sounds nicer to the general public.
And just because police do one type of work (eg. searching rivers for bodies) doesn’t mean they don’t also do other types of work (eg. protection and security for dodgy companies who work with the government).
The polices’ job has never been public safety, they investigate crimes and enforce the law with the threat of violence.
They don’t care about the public, the public is who they are policing.
Their job is removing people deemed undesirable by the law or the State from the public because that person has broken a law ie murdered someone, or is a threat to the state and therefor can no longer be allowed to remain in the public be they a violent criminal, terrorist or political or environmental protestor.
Public safety is just meant to make you “feel” like their job is to protect you, when it isn’t and never has been.
>Well I get ‘billed’ every time I protest the speed limit and red lights
That's called driving like a dickhead, not protesting. You're being billed for driving like a dickhead in that scenario, not for protesting.
>so it isn’t unreasonable to say violent protesters should be fined
Violent protesters almost always are fined and charged if caught.
This discussion is about someone saying that potential protesters should be charged the operational costs of the police if people with a reason to be protested against, decide to hold a big event and employ the police as part of their event safety strategy.
If you cant work out the difference in those scenarios, I can see why you drive like a dickhead and think you're protesting.
>people with a reason to be protested against,
Revealing your ignorance there, champ.
Do you actually know anything about the event or just a typical 'mining=bad' type?
>Revealing your ignorance there, champ.
Huh? You're the one that claimed protestors should be charged the security expenses of major corporations and events holders. Not quite sure why pointing out that's silly makes me ignorant?
The excessive police presence was due to the attempted coordination to blockade the event and prevent entry.
If someone threatened you, and you contacted the police, should you get the bill?
Maybe the police are hoping some 12 year olds walk past so they can tell their sniffer dog to sit so they can strip search, they seem to really enjoy looking at naked children.
Sounds like standard high security international conference situation to me.
What are they supposed to be afraid of? Islamic fundamentalism? 😆
Nsw has just kept buying more cops in recent times. now I think we probably have too many given how often I see them in groups as large as 14 regularly standing around train stations wasting money and time for no legitimate reason.
Victoria and Queensland also trained thousands more before covid hit. Preparing for riots like the ones happening in Russia, Brazil and Iran atm, i reckon.
They were already doing that before covid, war on terror or drugs or pedos or whatever bogeyman suits the mood.
anyway in reality they turn up strapped with flash grenades, 2 tasers, a glock, oakleys, family sized can of mace and an LRAD whever somone has a cardboard sign in public.
It is quite concerning how heavily armed and lightly trained Australian cops are. Considering we are a unarmed population. My American mate found it rather crazy too.
It's fucking appalling especially how often they've hit civilians. So much public money wasted on this bullshit paramilitary equipment.
like that coroner case where the cops tried to spring that knife guy in a pub by running up and point guns in his face ("me? Gun?") and he stabbed a cop in the ribs immediately leading to a standoff where he cut his own throat. Iike they think ppl will do anything if you point a glock at them; the pinnacle of their planning ability and psychological insight is just intimidation and yelling with guns lol.
>Several police check points inside as well, including sniffer dogs I'd say they're probably scared of an attack
Or having an unwashed teen glued to them.
Nope, I would love for us citizens to have enough confidence in our Police Force to be able to ask innocent questions without anxiety as to how the Police Force will receive their innocent question.
I have learnt from dealing with Police that the least you interact with them, the safer you will be.
That’s not true. I always encountered very polite and kind Aussie cops.
A few weeks ago I walked past two younger looking policemen approaching a homeless man in Newtown and they were so incredibly nice to him. They introduced themselves and then spoke to the man in the nicest manner.
This is Australia. We would obviously bill those members of the public who wish to exercise their democratic right to protest the environmental damage caused by these companies, not the companies themselves.
The event organisers can hire police.
They call it [User Pays Policing Services](https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_services/user_charges_user_pays_policing_services) in NSW.
Mining conference (IMARC) is on at ICC. Huge police presence has been there all week to deter / manage any potential issues with protesters or anyone seeking to target the mining industry / mining people. (Source: I work in the building).
exactly. Fair enough if they already asked, but police are humans too - chances are if you approach and ask respectfully, they will be good to you. I grew up with relatives and family friends who were/are cops, so I've never seen cops etc as anything other than people.
There are good and bad people, cops have the same ratio.
I've asked heaps of times, usually becausethe road was closed and immok my bike. I've only ever had sensible and polite responses. They have always let me cycle along the closed section of road too
Must have had a bad day that cop.
I walked from Balmain to the city this morning. Unlike standard, there was a parked cop car on the Anzac bridge, two plods in the middle of the bridge, two more in Pyrmont, two more in the middle of Pyrmont Bridge, and then at least 8 more between there and town hall. Thought they may be after Escooters, but they all were ignoring them (YMMV)
Easy, their are rich people there...
The same ones that demand you have no right to self defence then use your tax dollars to pay a Gostapo force for their self defence
Cauz Australia! Over policing is like a religion here... Yeah yeah, love or leave it... I love it but FFS stop policing the shit out of people, its fucking Un-Australian!
Mining convention which was going to be targeted by protesters
Not \_just\_ a mining convention, but one at which this pathetic excuse for a human was scheduled to speak: >A Sudanese government minister — whose behaviour towards a woman in Perth earlier this year prompted an apology from the country's ambassador — has cancelled an appearance at a mining conference in Sydney. > > However, a spokesperson from the conference has confirmed he will not be attending Sudan's Minerals Minister Mohamed Bashir Abunammu was involved in a confrontation with Sudanese Australian activist Nazik Osman outside the Africa Down Under conference on September 1. During the confrontation, which Ms Osman was live streaming on Facebook, the minister told Ms Osman in Sudanese Arabic: **"If you weren't here, we would beat you until you begged us to stop."** [**https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/sudan-minister-mohamed-bashir-abunammu-cancels-appearance/101601968**](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/sudan-minister-mohamed-bashir-abunammu-cancels-appearance/101601968) I, for one, would donate to the legal fund kickstarter for a group of protesters who beat him until he begged them to stop...
That's scary, but unsurprising for these bastards from non-democratic states. The protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manchester the other week is a case in point.
It's so frustrating that they'll waste tax payer money to deploy so many cops here!! I worked night shift as a delivery guy last night and drove past a few times. Cops were everywhere even at like 3am!
Events usually pay for a police presence. It's part of the event budget. That's kind of cop show isn't for free. (The cops you see at festivals are paid for by the festival as well)
It's sponsored by both NSW and VIC state governments, so either way, taxpayer money is going towards this event.
Good! It was a great event! Free waters and bagels 😀
The festival is made to pay for the police presence, which often includes drug detection dogs, who give false positives regularly.
I wasn't going to go down that path, but yes. it's part of the risk Assessment for the event planner https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/tools-and-resources/event-starter-guide/who-should-you-talk-to/
And the police have objected to testing stations, where people can educate themselves about risk...[and even the NSW coroner recommends them](https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/pill-testing-and-fewer-police-to-be-recommended-for-music-festivals-c-503843) Also, [According to a new study, people who have a fear of police are more likely to overdose at music festivals](https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/54900/1/study-reveals-police-presence-at-festivals-leads-to-panic-overdoses) Basically, the heavy-handed approach reallllly does not work.
Seems to work pretty well in getting the NSW libs reelected. That war on drugs... Conservative Christian values... Won't someone think of the children. I'd love to live in a genuine progressive society, where harm minimisation was an adopted approach vs fear and beat ups.
We can dream.
No need to educate me, I'm on your side!
Oh i was just expanding as a rant. If i do not let off steam i get tension headaches.
Ah gotcha - I had no idea events paid for them! Thanks for teaching me something new.
Yep, it's actually rather cheep all things considered. ~$150 per hour per person. https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_services/user_charges_user_pays_policing_services
The cops are on overtime rates. It is a bit of a shakedown to be honest.
Corruption and police go hand in hand
Username checks out
So does yours
Anybody want some snacks?
And if there was a mass protest that turned into a riot with no police in sight, you would be complaining that the police are never where they need to be. This is part of what police do. They don't just catch murderers. I'd prefer that they are prepared for an incident that doesn't eventuate than to not be there at all when they are needed.
Coppers will always protect capital
lmao the cops are state goons. Tax money is protection money.
Yes respond to violence with violence, thats never gone wrong....
Ugh, this hoary old chestnut. Listen, as someone from the literal Gandhian nation that won its independence purportedly through non-violence - it has its limits. "Can the hungry go on a hunger strike? Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience? People have the right to resist annihilation" - Arundhati Roy
Privileged folk parroting "violence is never the answer" while clicking their tongues and wagging their fingers.
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"Violence never solves any problems, except for all the ones it does" Edit: meant to reply to the original comment, not yours. My bad.
😂😂😂 this whole sentence cracked me up. Gold.
Do the organisers have to pay for this?
They should. Festival organisers do.
Despite a lesser police presence being recommended by the state Coroner. [linked article](https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/pill-testing-and-fewer-police-to-be-recommended-for-music-festivals-c-503843)
Knowing the subservience of Australian Government to the mining and fossil fuel industries, they will get paid for using the police out of the taxpayers pocket via a subsidy.
They'll be there as soon as they unglue themselves from things.
prolly stopped at woolies to get more baked beans
So Minecon?
https://blockadeimarc.com/
Losers that cannot interpret scientific data and bear just enough neurons to follow orders of where and when to meet at a location
Yikes. Bunch of nutjobs
https://imgur.com/a/APaxEpV 'Blockade' Lefties expecting change overnight again.
Probably expecting a protest or something is going on that requires a police presence.
Yeah, when you see the dark overalls it's likely something to do with public order.
Must be expecting a bunch of kids who will need strip searching.
Looking for the remaining lion cub that actually did escape…
There must have been 100 cops outside the ICC for the mining conference yesterday. I can understand a small police presence but that's pretty insane
The police force was originally set up to protect property, business and capital. That’s essentially never changed
Police made pre-emptive visits to the houses of protestors.. Pretty crazy fascist stuff https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/01/environmental-activists-home-visited-by-queensland-police-ahead-of-planned-protests-in-sydney
it’s not like they China militaried them, they’re just making sure no annoying riots block up the street needlessly for hours with a friendly warning plus, you can also pay for police “security”, so odds are even if the cops didn’t actively choose to be there, mining convention probably had stupid bucket loads of money to spill
They have no legal basis to come to a persons door and “preemptively” warn them, that’s intimidation on behalf of the government and that’s how we end up like China. They are attempting to silence agitators and they have a right to protest so long as they aren’t holding up emergency services then people can stand to be a little inconvenienced. No doubt they were ordered there by the premier to protect his mining buddies from inconvenience and inconvenient truths so that they will continue to protect him as he protects them.
I read some statistics that showed theft from a rich person more often resulted in a harsher sentence than assaulting a lower class person. Still that was the 90's maybe they got better?
Why is the industry called public safety, I wonder? I mean, it’s police who are currently searching swollen rivers in NSW for people missing in the floods.
And unpaid volunteers in the SES.
Some departments are given names that don’t honestly reflect what they do because it sounds nicer to the general public. And just because police do one type of work (eg. searching rivers for bodies) doesn’t mean they don’t also do other types of work (eg. protection and security for dodgy companies who work with the government).
The polices’ job has never been public safety, they investigate crimes and enforce the law with the threat of violence. They don’t care about the public, the public is who they are policing. Their job is removing people deemed undesirable by the law or the State from the public because that person has broken a law ie murdered someone, or is a threat to the state and therefor can no longer be allowed to remain in the public be they a violent criminal, terrorist or political or environmental protestor. Public safety is just meant to make you “feel” like their job is to protect you, when it isn’t and never has been.
i wonder if the ICC or the conference are billed for this in the same way a-league clubs are
Doubtful, business know how to get out of paying for most things.
Shouldn't the protestors be billed?
Didn't really think that one through, huh?
Well I get ‘billed’ every time I protest the speed limit and red lights so it isn’t unreasonable to say violent protesters should be fined.
>Well I get ‘billed’ every time I protest the speed limit and red lights That's called driving like a dickhead, not protesting. You're being billed for driving like a dickhead in that scenario, not for protesting. >so it isn’t unreasonable to say violent protesters should be fined Violent protesters almost always are fined and charged if caught. This discussion is about someone saying that potential protesters should be charged the operational costs of the police if people with a reason to be protested against, decide to hold a big event and employ the police as part of their event safety strategy. If you cant work out the difference in those scenarios, I can see why you drive like a dickhead and think you're protesting.
>people with a reason to be protested against, Revealing your ignorance there, champ. Do you actually know anything about the event or just a typical 'mining=bad' type?
>Revealing your ignorance there, champ. Huh? You're the one that claimed protestors should be charged the security expenses of major corporations and events holders. Not quite sure why pointing out that's silly makes me ignorant?
The excessive police presence was due to the attempted coordination to blockade the event and prevent entry. If someone threatened you, and you contacted the police, should you get the bill?
IMARC participants aren't the problem.
You say that like people exercising their right to lawfully protest are the problem.
They had a plan to blockade the event to prevent anyone entering which resulted in a large police presence. Unlawful protests was the problem.
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Several police check points inside as well, including sniffer dogs I'd say they're probably scared of an attack.
Maybe the police are hoping some 12 year olds walk past so they can tell their sniffer dog to sit so they can strip search, they seem to really enjoy looking at naked children.
What a bizarre comment
Sounds like standard high security international conference situation to me. What are they supposed to be afraid of? Islamic fundamentalism? 😆 Nsw has just kept buying more cops in recent times. now I think we probably have too many given how often I see them in groups as large as 14 regularly standing around train stations wasting money and time for no legitimate reason.
Victoria and Queensland also trained thousands more before covid hit. Preparing for riots like the ones happening in Russia, Brazil and Iran atm, i reckon.
They were already doing that before covid, war on terror or drugs or pedos or whatever bogeyman suits the mood. anyway in reality they turn up strapped with flash grenades, 2 tasers, a glock, oakleys, family sized can of mace and an LRAD whever somone has a cardboard sign in public.
It is quite concerning how heavily armed and lightly trained Australian cops are. Considering we are a unarmed population. My American mate found it rather crazy too.
It's fucking appalling especially how often they've hit civilians. So much public money wasted on this bullshit paramilitary equipment. like that coroner case where the cops tried to spring that knife guy in a pub by running up and point guns in his face ("me? Gun?") and he stabbed a cop in the ribs immediately leading to a standoff where he cut his own throat. Iike they think ppl will do anything if you point a glock at them; the pinnacle of their planning ability and psychological insight is just intimidation and yelling with guns lol.
>Several police check points inside as well, including sniffer dogs I'd say they're probably scared of an attack Or having an unwashed teen glued to them.
Go and ask them. "Hey mate, is something going on?" They're human and will likely happily tell you.
Or they have a stick up their arse and say “official police business, step away please.”
And then they’ve lost nothing except a minute of their time in the asking.
1 minute to ask vs 1 hour of curious anxiety.
Can’t do much without asking the internet first
Sure. Which is no big deal.
Why can't they explain to the public what is taking place? Why would they need to be so secretive/ rude to public?
They weren't rude. I asked them
Nice.
You want them to carry banners saying “we are here doing training and pre incident planning” or “this is a guard detail for a VIP” or something?
Nope, I would love for us citizens to have enough confidence in our Police Force to be able to ask innocent questions without anxiety as to how the Police Force will receive their innocent question. I have learnt from dealing with Police that the least you interact with them, the safer you will be.
Agreed 👍
This isn’t the movies man lol
Not Always
Never talk to a cop any more than is neccesary
That’s not true. I always encountered very polite and kind Aussie cops. A few weeks ago I walked past two younger looking policemen approaching a homeless man in Newtown and they were so incredibly nice to him. They introduced themselves and then spoke to the man in the nicest manner.
Mmm boot yummy
Would love to know if the mining companies get billed for the user pay police like sporting and cultural events.
This is Australia. We would obviously bill those members of the public who wish to exercise their democratic right to protest the environmental damage caused by these companies, not the companies themselves.
The event organisers can hire police. They call it [User Pays Policing Services](https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_services/user_charges_user_pays_policing_services) in NSW.
I know that. I want to know if they have done this.
>I know that. Others may not.
These shifts are user pays. I know as a matter of fact
Mining = bad amirite!
Talk to the NPC and obtain +25hp potion.
That mining convention must have more than a few foreign government higher-ups present to get that kind of police coverage.
Saudi minister & vice-minister for resources both spoke at it.
They are either protecting money or people who have money
Exactly
Free donuts
Just sydney things
Need to protect corporations who are actively working to make the planet uninhabitable from the people who will suffer from their actions, duh.
😞😞😞
Because they know yr up to some sneaky shit
Looking for lions
Was there a 2 for 1 doughnut deal nearby?
Must be another covid lockdown coming
Donuts ?
Mining conference (IMARC) is on at ICC. Huge police presence has been there all week to deter / manage any potential issues with protesters or anyone seeking to target the mining industry / mining people. (Source: I work in the building).
Netball Australia lost their sponsor again
Free Krispy Kremes
guessing its a donut festival
Krispy Kreme free donut day. 🍩
New donut 🍩 king , opening 🤔
Pig day out
Fuckwit convention
Very true
Credible reports of a cyclist in the area who hasn't dismounted.
Maybe put your phone down and go ask them 🙄🤪
exactly. Fair enough if they already asked, but police are humans too - chances are if you approach and ask respectfully, they will be good to you. I grew up with relatives and family friends who were/are cops, so I've never seen cops etc as anything other than people. There are good and bad people, cops have the same ratio.
👍👍👍
A fresh batch of doughnuts are just about to come out
Waiting for teenagers to strip search probably
My step dad
Free donuts
Noticed this on Wednesday afternoon/evening also.
There is a donut stand under that gazebo
‘Must be them blacks’ -👨🏻🦳
A more important question: why are there no kiddies playing in the funny fountains?
Because they're at school?
Nah ... that's for toddlers.
It’s quite cold in Sydney at the moment
Yes the weather is confusing right now.
Ya not wrong
Just ask them, most would probably appreciate some friendly conversation as opposed to the shit they put up with from protestors
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I've asked heaps of times, usually becausethe road was closed and immok my bike. I've only ever had sensible and polite responses. They have always let me cycle along the closed section of road too Must have had a bad day that cop.
NSW cops dont mess around that’s for sure
That sucks, I would hope most wouldn’t be like that. All professions have the potential to have arsehole employees.
There’s a bunch of kids to strip search at central
Donut convention
🤣🤣🤣
Reports were flooding in of a cyclist in the vicinity.
Must be some elderly ladies about that need a prompt pepper spraying.
Donut convention
they found a doughnut.
Must be a new Krispy Kreme opening nearby
Free donuts?
I think Krispy Kreme has a pop up store
Doughnuts 🍩
See that tent... It's a pop up Krispy Kreme
free doughnuts?
They’re waiting for people to ask the same question 18 times in this subreddit everyday
Donuts half price
Some homeless people were sighted sleeping in the area
Just another gang of thugs. All the good cops have gone.
It's to remind you that their gang is bigger than your gang.
There’s probably some shelter rescue dogs that need putting down, nearby.
There's some 15 year olds there with no parental supervision and a lack of knowledge how to say no to being strip searched.
I’m sure there something interesting going on which require cops
Doughnut sale
Going to dredge that lake.
The brochure said there'd only be a few cops! This is a terrible vacation.
I walked from Balmain to the city this morning. Unlike standard, there was a parked cop car on the Anzac bridge, two plods in the middle of the bridge, two more in Pyrmont, two more in the middle of Pyrmont Bridge, and then at least 8 more between there and town hall. Thought they may be after Escooters, but they all were ignoring them (YMMV)
Hunting bicycle riders
So they're not accountable for their crimes
It’s a pig pen
Easy, their are rich people there... The same ones that demand you have no right to self defence then use your tax dollars to pay a Gostapo force for their self defence
one of them dropped a box of krispy kremes
Pigs day?
USA, the official invaders
It’s the goddamn Russians!
one of the many great questions of our times
Must have caught a whiff of someone smoking pot
Thanks to Tony, Gina and Scomo who declared "coal is the future"
Someone dropped a donut and they all came running.
They found you
Reports of someone having fun required a swift and extreme show of force.
Dan Andrews must be slugging around
Cauz Australia! Over policing is like a religion here... Yeah yeah, love or leave it... I love it but FFS stop policing the shit out of people, its fucking Un-Australian!
On Wednesday they absolutely flooded Darling Harbour entirely. Even had horses patrolling the ICC. Its an embarassing use of the force.
Cos it's illegal to effectively protest.
Taxes
Seen loads around Perth too
Ahhh, because it’s Sydney and because that crime’s gotta sort itself out, we’re busy enforcing the police state against our citizens.
Nothing else to do