Melbourne lockdown ends 22nd October 2021

[Bobby]

https://www.news.com.au/national/victor ... b867de2262


Video emerges of cop throwing man
headfirst into the ground in Melbourne
Video:
https://media.gab.com/system/media_atta ... d66890.mp4

A Melbourne man who had his head smashed into the ground by a police officer was “calling for his mum” when he woke up, a witness says.


Ben Graham
Ben Graham
@bengrahamjourno
3 min read
September 23, 2021 - 3:40PM


WARNING: Graphic

A Melbourne man who was flung head-first to the ground by a police officer who approached him from behind amid a high-intensity anti-protest operation was “calling for his mum” when he woke up from being unconscious, according to a “distressed” witness.

Shocking footage has emerged of an officer walking up behind the man standing in Flinders Street Station yesterday, before violently slamming him headfirst into the ground.

The video — which police say they are investigating — is being spread widely on social media and was filmed during widespread unrest in the city.

The victim appears to be standing in the station, calmly talking to several other police officers, when the officer approaches from behind.

The officer grabs the man by the shoulders and throws him to the ground in a swinging motion.

The man’s face can be seen bouncing off the ground as his headphones go flying.

“This poor guy was calm, he was just talking to the police,” the woman who posted the footage wrote in the caption.

“You can see it in the video then he gets thrown to the ground. You can hear his face hit the tiles.
He was unconscious, blood and urine everywhere.”

The woman who posted the video, whose colleague recorded the footage, told news.com.au that the man was “unconscious for a while”.

“When he woke up he was calling for his mum,” she said.

The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said that the police officer who took the man down handcuffed him while he was unconscious, and that when he awoke he was treated by a medic.


“We are all very disturbed by this and I’ve been inundated with people worldwide wanting to know if this man is alright,” she said. “We understand the paramedics looked at him but not sure what happened after that.”

Victoria Police said they are aware of a video circulating on social media depicting an arrest at Flinders Street Station.

“The exact circumstances around the incident are yet to be determined and are under investigation by both Transit Safety Division and Professional Standards Command,” they said.

“Anyone who witnessed the incident, including the person who took the footage and the person depicted in the vision, are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”

Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton today confirmed police are reviewing the footage

“We’ll investigate that,” Mr Patton told 3AW. “I don’t know what the full circumstances are. There’s always context to everything.”

Mr Patton said police by and large were responding proportionately in an environment that was dynamic, threatening and frightening.

[Black Orchid]

There was absolutely no excuse for that from the cop but the guy must have been causing problems previously because the videoer says "woah he's back" and there were 2 other cops watching him.

I'd like to see the whole thing in context. Again, absolutely no reason for that cop to be so brutal though.

[Bobby]

There was absolutely no excuse for that from the cop but the guy must have been causing problems previously because the videoer says "woah he's back" and there were 2 other cops watching him.

I'd like to see the whole thing in context. Again, absolutely no reason for that cop to be so brutal though.

Dan is a ruthless despot and the police are his henchmen.

[Bobby]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-24/ ... /100488118


Victoria records 733 new local cases
of COVID-19 and one death


Posted 4h ago
4 hours ago
, updated 12m ago





Victoria has recorded 733 new local cases of COVID-19 and one further death as the state's Delta outbreak worsens.
Key points:

A man who attended protests at the Shrine of Remembrance is in hospital after testing positive to COVID-19
It comes a day after a record-high tally of 766 new local infections
The latest federal data shows more than 75 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 have had one dose of a coronavirus vaccine

The death of a woman from Moreland in her 80s brings the total number of deaths from the current outbreak to 21.

The new infections were detected from 56,520 test results processed on Thursday.

It brings the total number of active cases to 7,160, the vast majority of those acquired in the community.

There were 41,029 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in state-run sites.

The latest data shows more than 76.2 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 have had one dose, and 46.2 per cent have had two doses.

[Black Orchid]

Dirty Dan pledged $1.3 billion last April for 4,000 ICU beds. Fast forward there are no beds and no money. Where did the money go?

[Valkie]

I wonder when they are going to build the walls in Qld and Vic.

I hear they have asked for quotes from Berlin.

[Bobby]

Bloody hell - the cases are so high -
this is a disaster.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-25/ ... /100491112

Victoria records 847 new local COVID-19 cases
and one further death


Posted 7m ago
7 minutes ago
, updated 4m ago




Victoria has recorded 847 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one further death, amid warnings to stay home this grand final day.

The new infections were found from 57,342 test results processed on Friday. It is the highest single-day tally of the outbreak to date.

It brings the total number of active infections in the state to 7,611, the vast majority of those acquired in the community.

Parts of the state remain in lockdown and a strict, daily 9:00pm–5:00am curfew is still in place in Melbourne, so it will come into effect midway through tonight's AFL grand final.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton yesterday urged people to stay home and follow the rules to avoid putting "you, your friends and your households at risk".

[Bobby]

Dan has based all of his totalitarian rubbish
on the false premise that an airborne virus can be controlled.
He's an idiot and all his cronies went along for the ride.
My bet is that Victoria will never recover from his mismanagement.
People will leave in droves.

[sprintcyclist]

Perhaps when we all open business and borders up Victoria will fare the best.
States that have had little impact so far may be caught off guard.

You've been 'battle hardened'.

[Bobby]

Perhaps when we all open business and borders up Victoria will fare the best.
States that have had little impact so far may be caught off guard.

You've been 'battle hardened'.

I can tell you that everyone is fed up with the never ending lockdowns -
so far the longest in the world from that dickhead despot Dan.