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The NSW Supreme Court has ruled a Black Lives Matters protest scheduled in Sydney on Saturday is illegal as it will breach public health safety.

Justice Desmond Fagan ultimately assessed there would be a public safety risk in allowing the protest to go ahead, likening it to a “defiance” of decisions made by ministers and the expert health advice those decisions were based on.

Justice Fagan said he did not accept the argument of lawyers representing the protest organisers that people would attend the rally regardless of the legal decision, and that in that case, it would be safest for the public to have the cooperation of police to close of streets and allow for greater space for social distancing.

He labelled the argument “futile”.

Justice Fagan also acknowledged the right to protest and the importance of the Black Lives Matter protest in drawing attention to the treatment of Indigenous Australians at the hands of police, but reasoned that many Australians had had to forfeit rights during the pandemic, including to attend church and forfeiting their livelihoods.

Organisers had previously indicated they and supporters would attend the protest regardless of the legal decision.

Simple Torture wrote:Where are my 3rd amendment stans at?

tragabigzanda wrote:Holy shit, theyre learning how to fight on his level

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In giant yellow letters, D.C. mayor sends message to protesters, and to Trump

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser renamed the street in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” on Friday and emblazoned the slogan in massive yellow letters on the road, a pointed salvo in her escalating dispute with President Trump over control of D.C. streets.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc ... story.html

wease wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:Where are my 3rd amendment stans at?

The guy I work with that said earlier in the week that it was the black bystanders’ fault Floyd was killed was deployed to DC 3 days ago. I guess he won’t have anywhere to stay now.

LetMeSleep wrote:And here's the ruling...

The NSW Supreme Court has ruled a Black Lives Matters protest scheduled in Sydney on Saturday is illegal as it will breach public health safety.

Justice Desmond Fagan ultimately assessed there would be a public safety risk in allowing the protest to go ahead, likening it to a “defiance” of decisions made by ministers and the expert health advice those decisions were based on.

Justice Fagan said he did not accept the argument of lawyers representing the protest organisers that people would attend the rally regardless of the legal decision, and that in that case, it would be safest for the public to have the cooperation of police to close of streets and allow for greater space for social distancing.

He labelled the argument “futile”.

Justice Fagan also acknowledged the right to protest and the importance of the Black Lives Matter protest in drawing attention to the treatment of Indigenous Australians at the hands of police, but reasoned that many Australians had had to forfeit rights during the pandemic, including to attend church and forfeiting their livelihoods.

Organisers had previously indicated they and supporters would attend the protest regardless of the legal decision.

Livid. Absolutely livid.

B wrote:

Significant crowd gathered now. There would have to be at least 1500 people here now, a policeman here tells @GuardianAus , and the event is only meant to begin in 45 mins.

Sydney protest given green light
The New South Wales court of appeal has overturned a supreme court decision preventing a black lives matter rally from going ahead in Sydney today.

The protest will now proceed starting at 3pm.

Court has ruled the protest is AUTHORISED!

June 6, 2020

Higgs wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:And here's the ruling...

The NSW Supreme Court has ruled a Black Lives Matters protest scheduled in Sydney on Saturday is illegal as it will breach public health safety.

Justice Desmond Fagan ultimately assessed there would be a public safety risk in allowing the protest to go ahead, likening it to a “defiance” of decisions made by ministers and the expert health advice those decisions were based on.

Justice Fagan said he did not accept the argument of lawyers representing the protest organisers that people would attend the rally regardless of the legal decision, and that in that case, it would be safest for the public to have the cooperation of police to close of streets and allow for greater space for social distancing.

He labelled the argument “futile”.

Justice Fagan also acknowledged the right to protest and the importance of the Black Lives Matter protest in drawing attention to the treatment of Indigenous Australians at the hands of police, but reasoned that many Australians had had to forfeit rights during the pandemic, including to attend church and forfeiting their livelihoods.

Organisers had previously indicated they and supporters would attend the protest regardless of the legal decision.

Livid. Absolutely livid.

I am mad as regarding the US situation but I wouldn't be going to any protest here in Aus in this climate.

I would personally prefer that there were no physical group protests going on for sure. I absolutely see the potential for undoing so much of our good work re: covid.

Protest in other ways. Donate. Do other things. But don't take to the streets en masse at this time.

We have our own issues for sure, but this movement is specifically American and about US police martial law. Not the time for this here. Support in other ways.