In small rural towns people were trying to organise protests that followed social distancing guidelines. They were arrested for 'inciting protest'. Specifically

In small rural towns people were trying to organise protests that followed social distancing guidelines. They were arrested for 'inciting protest'. Specifically, the accusatory wording by the police is 'inciting' which was then used to charge people, under dubious legal conditions. All they did was to suggest a protest. Here's some news articles: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-break-down-door-of-conspiracist-accused-of-inciting-an-anti-lockdown-protest-20200904-p55sd7.html https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-break-dow... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/victoria-police-arrest-fourth-person-for-supporting-protests/12630904 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/victoria-police-arres... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/02/three-men-arrested-ahead-of-planned-anti-lockdown-protest-in-victoria https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/02/three... https://theconversation.com/protests-have-been-criminalised-under-covid-what-is-incitement-how-is-it-being-used-in-the-pandemic-145538 https://theconversation.com/protests-have-been-criminalised-... This was enough to get your door broken in and arrested: > As some of you may have seen the government has gone to extreme measures and are using scare tactics through the media to prevent the Melbourne protest... > Here in Ballarat we can be a voice for those in stage four lockdowns. We can be seen and heard and hopefully make a difference!