APEC and the law
Did you, my fellow aussies, sit comfortably in your armchairs as
little johnny and his co-conspirator morris iemma congratulated the
nsw police for their role in securing the APEC meeting? Is Iemma’s
comment in particular of “a job well done” not just a little
concerning? Do the police make any apologies?
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little johnny, the disruptions and unprecedented application of
force were all the fault of, naturally, the PROTESTORS.
I saw several members of the press attacked by the police as they
went about their business of reporting on the protests, and of course
one man was attacked by police for walking in front of a motorcade.
Police claim he assaulted them.
The chilling news is this. The cops got away with it. Morris Iemma
says “a debrief will be carried out to ensure the lessons learned
from APEC can be applied when other major events are held”. Perhaps
they will just shoot protesters next time.