Victoria's police union asks why riot squad was not deployed at Melbourne anti-lockdown rally

Source:The police union will ask Victoria Police why the riot squad was not deployed to a violent anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne that left several officers in hospital., after the location of the protest was changed from Melbourne city centre at the last minute in an attempt to evade authorities.

"Significant violence confronted those individuals, we had bottles thrown at their faces; projectiles and rocks. This group came to assault the police," he told 3AW.Mr Gatt said the riot squad was not deployed to help uniformed officers in Richmond, despite being in the city on standby."They are discussions that we will have with Victoria Police," he said.

He said the chief commissioner's decision to shut down public transport on Saturday was the right one.

'NEWS' .... right..?

Soon the army will be deployed. And it won't help. The people had enough and they are coming for their oppressors. Good luck 'government' you gonna fail.

Get the water cannon out. Clear the roads so people can get to medical appointments, work, hospital, day-care, bank, airport: So much disruption from selfish people. My auntie (85) trapped in a car on way to physio for three hours. She was hysterical, verging on heart-attack.

Relying on lock downs 21 months into the pandemic is backward ?

What were the riot squad doing? These people were thugs looking for a fight. The riot squad should have been there.

Police could be scapegoat at certain stage, whose order? Politicians are not dumb, they buy police with money from people! They can turn against police and seek people’s support anytime! Politicians are always right, isn’t it? Wake up now! OZ need a director, not a dictator!

Appears to be a very good question?

Can we stop calling brawlers looking for a Puch up a protest. It's not. It's just thugs being thugs.

Why wasn't the army deployed?

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That was the question. Not why are we using such extreme heavy handed tactics against protesters? I notice they weren’t out clubbing the union protest a couple of days before.

Next time Wheel in the water cannons?

Why not the Army, SAS.... if you could not handle them, then you are an untrained force. Step aside

Take that Barbara!

I'm wondering why Victoria was the only State where there was violence? Excessive violence from the police at that. Elsewhere peaceful protests were allowed to be conducted.

Ask why martial law and internment camps for Covidiots haven't been brought in to protect us all from Covid spreaders.

This might help explain the concern the community has around the approach police have taken to these protests

Because we don’t deploy riot squads to protests, that’s why.

Probably because it suits the narrative …I’m not an anti Vaxer nor anti lockdown but even I recognise manipulation when I see it Giving Gov & Authority cause & justification to repress a society taking away rights when you can hold this up in everyone’s faces as justification

A fair question.

Because Murdoch would crucify the police, every single one of them Remember, Murdoch promoted all this.

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