Quokka ( @Marsupial@quokk.au ) English27•5 months agoPolice are a bunch of bastards so fuck what they think.
zik ( @zik@aussie.zone ) 6•5 months agoPolice weren’t happy about gay pride back in the 1970s and it seems they haven’t really evolved since then.
Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 5•5 months agoSo who’s protesting what and why and why were the cops attacked?
Zane ( @Zane@aussie.zone ) 9•5 months agoThey were protesting the police marching in the pride parade
Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 2•5 months agoHow is that bad?
Zane ( @Zane@aussie.zone ) 1•5 months agoThe police marching at Pride or the protesters?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton, who participated in the march, called the group of up to 50 people “an ugly rabble”.
He said there was a premeditated decision to throw paint at police participating in the event in St Kilda.
Chief Commissioner Patton said the 100 unarmed members taking part showed restraint and he has “nothing but contempt” for the group.
“Our intention was literally just to walk in front of them, so that it would be raised awareness that we rejected police in midsummer.”
Nevo, who uses they/them pronouns, said many of those taking part in today’s protest disagree with allowing police to participate in the march.
Nevo said some people forgot the darker history of how pride marching began in the 1970s in Australia.
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