Black Lives Matter: Police surround Captain Cook statue as they move on banned protesters in Sydney

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Police have surrounded a statue of Captain James Cook in a Sydney park as they continue to disperse protesters who gathered for a Black Lives Matter rally. 9News

He warned prospective protesters that police would be equally ready to respond to "unauthorised" public gatherings tomorrow.Protesters chanted "Black lives matter" and "Not enough justice, too many coppers" while marching through the park.Leaders had urged people not to go to the protest, which was not given permission to go ahead.

"The medical advice is that this is an unsafe thing to do. It puts not only your own health at risk, but it puts other people's lives at risk," Mr Morrison said."I absolutely agree with the Prime Minister that those sort of events where you have a large number of people who don't know each other and who we can't contact-trace easily or track are one of the highest-risk events.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Friday also asked people not to put the police in a difficult position. "These protests aren't legal, they're a public health risk. Please don't risk your own safety and don't risk getting a fine by being out there tonight or tomorrow.A large police presence at the Stop Black Deaths in Custody: Solidarity with Long Bay Prisoners vigil at Sydney Town Hall.NSW Police top brass have warned protest attendees can be moved on, potentially arrested or fined $1000.

 

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Gee domestic violence victims could do with tbis type of protection! Priorities!!!!!!!

If only they’d do that to protect koalas 🐨

Police wearing masks? Keeping social distance? Breaking the law? I can't see.

Fine then all this has to end it is ridiculous

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