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Surely there has to come a point, in a free society like Australia, where the police say "no, we're not enforcing this". The US shows that this is unlikely thou
by dd444fgdfg 5y ago
Surely there has to come a point, in a free society like Australia, where the police say "no, we're not enforcing this". The US shows that this is unlikely though.
- Mountain_Skies 5y agoIn the US there seems to be a divide between rural law enforcement, usually a sheriff's department, and urban police forces when it comes to this type of thing. Perhaps because sheriffs are elected and police chiefs are typically appointed?
- zo1 5y agoA lot more free than say Germany in the 1930s? Personally, I think we underestimate the sheer size, scope and momentum behind the machine that is the state.
- dd444fgdfg 5y agoah, good that we've got a benchmark, we're good then
- zo1 5y agoIt's not a benchmark. It's a point to show that at some point individuals can't stop the giant machinery of the state even though individuals disagree. Some police tried in Germany, I'm sure, a lot of them died most likely and still look what managed to happen.
- grecy 5y agoWatching the protests in Sydney and Melbourne, it appears the Police are extreme eager to bring violence and force, and all too happy to enforce more and more.
- LIV2 5y agoSydney police are glad they can finally bash some heads in instead of checking train tickets
- buzzert 5y agoIt happened in Los Angeles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/17/los-angeles-county-sheriff-will-not-enforce-mask-mandate-saying-it-is-not-backed-by-science/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/17/los-angeles...
- yosame 5y agoMost Australians support these measures, please stop assuming we have the same views as americans.