Mr Dutton has taken aim at magistrates who impose"slap on the wrist" penalties on protesters after the Brisbane CBD endured a spate of recent traffic-stopping demonstrations."A community expectation is that these people are heavily fined or jailed."
Ten people involved with environmental group Extinction Rebellion have been charged this week for blocking roads during morning peak hour.It has followed months of regular protest actions in Brisbane and elsewhere in the state attended by thousands of people, mostly over environmental issues such as climate change and Adani's central Queensland coal mine.
But using mandatory sentencing to crack down on protesters would be extreme and populist, Queensland Law Society president Bill Potts said.Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton."There is a complete difference between occupying an intersection for 10 minutes opposed to chaining yourself to a 44-gallon drum full of concrete and holding up a coal train for five hours."
Mr Dutton also said he agreed with suggestions from 2GB broadcaster Ray Hadley on Thursday that protesters go"ask Mummy and Daddy for cash" following reports some demonstrators received welfare.Mr Dutton's response was"I agree". The Greens have seized on the suggestion, slamming it as undemocratic and"entirely inappropriate", with Greens leader Richard Di Natale telling ABC there were already laws in place to deal with protesters.“One of the most fundamental rights in any democracy is the right to speak up and to protest against those in power … It’s starting to sound more like a dictator than he is an elected politician.
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Shame!Hong Kong style of human rights in Australia!go people go!
Following the chinese way of politics Mr Dutton .I guess he has to follow orders to keep the job. Don't forget we pay for your nice way of life and as a public servant you are there to listen & work for the people of Australia . Not dictate to us!!
What about mandatory sentencing for politicians when they they rout the system as many have and do and NOTHINGIS DONE ABOUT IT. LAW TO THEMSELVES AND HYPOCRITES.
Someone should send you back to where you come from under that rock you crawled from
My father fought in the 2nd wold war so we were free enough to voice our opinions on street corners or in the street, this is democratic. Fool Peter Duton
MerikiKO So you’re happy for taxpayer money to be wasted on these no hopers 🤔🤦🏼♂️
PoliceNewsTas Sounds like a great idea... cut off welfare allowances in which recipients receive roughly $40 a day (over 7 days based on Newstart) and put them in jail where they cost the tax payer approximately $292 per day per prisoner. pissweakpete welfarecut freespeech
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