Police will consider using specially equipped Public Order Response Team officers to confront violent anti-lockdown protesters in future, declaring they will now be treated as rioters rather than demonstrators.
He said senior police would review the tactics used at the weekend. However, after Saturday’s violence and similar clashes atwhen 218 people were arrested and six officers hospitalised, he flagged the use of specialised riot police. The specially equipped police have lightweight armour, helmets, riot shields and weapons including rapid-fire guns that shoot non-lethal pellets or capsicum rounds; stinger grenades rolled along the ground that explode, releasing nine rubber projectiles, waist-high to five metres; and flash-bang grenades. Up to 300 police have been trained to use the weapons.Mr Patton defended the police tactics at Richmond on Saturday, saying: “We didn’t do it, they did it.
Rubber bullets in an Australian city! Never thought it would descend to this .
Perhaps protesters and public alike should carry cans of pepper spray for protection from the boot-stompers🤔 I wonder if the PORT would think twice about abusive means, if they were open to copping their own medicine
👮♀️Israel failed with 2 jabs! Started so called 3rd and 4th booster jabs. Africa is doing better as they are taking artemisinin. India and Japan started Ivermectin! Who is collecting money from the vax ? Vax is positive related with infection! Time to have alternate treatments!
😂 People aren't even allowed to speak up about this now? Australia has gone too far, we are no longer a democracy let's be clear.
disgusting! Police state!
Conservative media must stop inciting the Nut Jobs ThisisNotJournalism Australia Instagram
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