Sky News host Chris Kenny says the idea that Victorian police, who did nothing to stop BLM protests during the last lockdown, should go so hard with a zero tolerance attitude against anti-lockdown protesters now is 'surely repugnant to most people'.
Sky News host Chris Kenny says the idea that Victorian police, who did nothing to stop BLM protests during the last lockdown, should go so hard with a zero tolerance attitude against anti-lockdown protesters now is "surely repugnant to most people". He said while there are signs of hope in the state as they get the coronavirus infection rates down, “the real worry in Victoria at the moment is policing”. “What we saw yesterday in the Victoria Markets yesterday was just obscene”.
“Remember this police force has got a lot wrong lately. “And we know they have to deal with a lot of idiots but the police have to be sensible, and show restraint. “The Victoria police have been hassling pregnant women sitting in parks, and they've handcuffed a pregnant woman at home, in an unnecessary, heavy handed implementation of draconian government rules.
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