Posted on 07/31/2021 11:33:06 AM PDT by simpson96
Australia today used helicopters and the army to enforce its 'Zero Covid' lockdown, as thousands of police flooded Sydney city centre to enforce the rules and hand out $500 fines for those not wearing a mask.
Sirens blared across the city and a draconian message was broadcast from the skies, as millions were told: 'This is public health order —do not break rules —you will be found and fines issued.'
Ministers had tried to eliminate all cases through isolation and closed borders, but just 17% of adults have been vaccinated and concerns are now growing over the virus' growing prevalence across the country.
Today, up to 1,300 police officers swarmed Sydney and set up a network of roadblocks in a massive show of force to avoid a repeat of last week's violent anti-lockdown protest.
Some 250 fines, each worth $500, were issued across the city today, with one man arrested after travelling on trains outside his local government area without a reasonable excuse.
It comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison had launched a four-stage plan back to freedom but said 80% of adults would have to be vaccinated before the border can begin to open.
Sydney's five million people are under a strict stay-at-home order because of a worrying surge of nearly 3,000 infections since the middle of June.
Authorities have this week outlined even tighter restrictions for some worst-affected suburbs, including mandatory testing and mask-wearing outdoors.
From Monday, some 300 army personnel will help police go door to door to ensure people who have tested positive are isolating.
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"Papieren, bitte"
Are they using PCR testing in Oz? If so, this is much ado about nothing.
China laughs their butts off! Governments are treating this like a plague and zombie apocalypse.
Historians are correct. “HISTORY DOES REPEAT ITSELF” people never learn for the past.
Only 17% vaccinated. I didn’t know there were so many slack jawed republican white maga hat wearing hay seeds in Sydney.
Wasn’t long ago that they handed over most of their guns. And look how governments reward such knuckling under. Always.
Crikey! Those blokes have gone off their rockers!
I don’t know that we will ever come to that, but this is an example of how many governments view their citizens today...governments that only recently were considered democratic and sensitive to public opinion.
There are more “gentle” ways of accomplishing the same goals and the public should be aware that eventually many of those methods will be used.
Freedom can be lost in many ways other than by violence and armies.
Just a guess, given the plans for ALL government workers (except P.O., go figure), and the Military, in the next 4-6 weeks.
What will transpire in AUS to turn the tide, will be necessary to turn the tide here, in due course.
China laughs their butts off! Governments are treating this like a plague and zombie apocalypse.
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Like crying Wolf.
People will get tired of it. Military will too. Spending a lot of money on it. Using up supplies on it.
So when the Big Red Wolf does come, . . . will anyone notice or care until they are bit.
People think, “but it’s for the good of society.”
So did the average German citizen. Just sayin’...
All this for a disease which is not nearly serious enough to justify it.
Liberal Government Dream Come true
China is laughing their butts off..seriously they could not have asked for anything better by creating this virus, probably took them 10 minutes to make the virus, and the rest is history..turning the world into one big China
“Papieren, bitte”
We are just following orders.
“cases” always the dreaded cases.
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