"A climate protester was unarmed and posed no threat when he was hit with “excruciatingly painful” pepper spray by a Victorian police officer who later remarked “they needed that”, a court has heard" These 2019 protests were met with absurd force by police www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... - ThreadSky

ketanjoshi.co • 6 days ago

"A climate protester was unarmed and posed no threat when he was hit with “excruciatingly painful” pepper spray by a Victorian police officer who later remarked “they needed that”, a court has heard"

These 2019 protests were met with absurd force by police

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/17/victoria-police-pepper-spray-trial-class-action-melbourne-mining-conference-ntwnfb

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students4justice.bsky.social•5 days ago

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russ.amodernremedy.com•6 days ago

Disgraceful. Can think of a few things that cop "needs".

alanfarago.bsky.social•5 days ago

More of this, coming.

peter-l.bsky.social•6 days ago

Never forget that a lot of these cops have pyschological issues. Couple that with immaturity, minimal education standards and the knowledge that they are rarely accountable and the result is a bunch of goons who get off on assaulting people.

celebrindan.bsky.social•6 days ago

More proof.

There is no such thing as a good cop.

Never go to a protest unarmed.

crankyaussie.bsky.social•6 days ago

"Protesters accused of assaulting Police horses with the back of their heads."

brexile.bsky.social•5 days ago

And yet Farmers protests get escorted.

jeanettemk.bsky.social•6 days ago

When did they last pepper spray Nazi demonstrators I wonder.

crankyaussie.bsky.social•6 days ago

October last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/refugee-rally-disrupted-by-far-right-protesters/104504672

jeanettemk.bsky.social•5 days ago

Good

lesliee112.bsky.social•6 days ago

Never? I’ve seen a copper giving high fives to them though.

ketanjoshi.co•6 days ago

This was the protest where a cop had "eat a dick, hippy" emblazoned on his clothing, and another did white supremacist symbology and there were numerous documented instances of unprovoked assault by the cops

https://ketanjoshi.co/2019/11/01/coercion-is-coals-only-friend/

pechelele.bsky.social•5 days ago

The world has gone mad.

madmickyf.bsky.social•6 days ago

Funny how the cops never feel the need to use that level of force against Neo-Nazis.

hoodiecraw.bsky.social•6 days ago

Aid when pepper-sprayed:
Wash with oil, oil, oil, soap
(Or use oil-drenched cloth as wipes...)

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