Photographer shot in face by police permanently blinded in one eye.
Because less-lethal rounds like rubber bullets and paintballs are not magically safe. Fucking asshole soldier-wannabe Punisher knockoffs...
I am terrified of several things. One, just how messy this is going to get. We've got riots, plainclothes police officers have already been caught stirring up trouble to try and justify things, and the bastards are all too eager to escalate. On top of that, this couldn't have come at a worse time given the COVID mess. We've seen the protesters trying to take what precautions they can, but there's a very good chance it's not going to be enough to stop the spread that's about to happen among communities already being denied proper health resources.
And on a personal level, I'm worried about how Australia, with it's love of imitating the USA, is going to do something stupid that'll stir up trouble here. Which given our own racism issues, could get messy... Still, at least our police tend not to be trying to play dressup soldiers most of the time...
Because less-lethal rounds like rubber bullets and paintballs are not magically safe. Fucking asshole soldier-wannabe Punisher knockoffs...
I am terrified of several things. One, just how messy this is going to get. We've got riots, plainclothes police officers have already been caught stirring up trouble to try and justify things, and the bastards are all too eager to escalate. On top of that, this couldn't have come at a worse time given the COVID mess. We've seen the protesters trying to take what precautions they can, but there's a very good chance it's not going to be enough to stop the spread that's about to happen among communities already being denied proper health resources.
And on a personal level, I'm worried about how Australia, with it's love of imitating the USA, is going to do something stupid that'll stir up trouble here. Which given our own racism issues, could get messy... Still, at least our police tend not to be trying to play dressup soldiers most of the time...