World Youth Day Protest - Melbourne

Two volunteer groups have refused controversial powers brought in by the NSW Government to police "annoying and inconvenient" conduct at World Youth Day events. No frickin' wonder. So what is this 'annoying and inconvenient'? The Angry Aussie has his summation, about recent news on 'arrest over offensive shirts worn in Sydney': New regulations passed in NSW give police and emergency service workers the power to hand out fines of up to $5000 to anyone “causing an annoyance or inconvenience” to World Youth Day pilgrims. “We want to show our support to Sydney protestors whose civil liberties have been trampled by the NSW government,” stated Jason Ball, President of the University of Melbourne Secular Society and event spokesperson. “These draconian measures are a blatant attack on the right to freedom of speech.” Lyn Allison,... [read full story]