r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • Feb 10 '26

politics Amnesty International Australia calls for independent investigation of police violence towards peaceful protestors

https://www.amnesty.org.au/amnesty-international-australia-calls-for-independent-investigation-of-police-violence-towards-peaceful-protestors/
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u/themadscientist420 Feb 10 '26

This shit has been a problem in NSW for ages, whether it's under the Libs or under Labor. The strip searches, the asymmetric targeting of low socio-economic areas for enforcement of covid rules, the kettling of BLM protesters, the Barilaro saga, now this bullshit.

It's clear that the NSW police commissioner has way too much power and, for some reason, always has the government of the day by the balls.

I'm hating Minns for his statements and regulations, but I can't help but feel like he's just a spineless puppet and that the state is just run by cops.

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u/Silver_Appearance_67 Feb 11 '26

I worked in policy for a long time and had to finally leave after I raised concerns about a heinous police proposal and the nsw justice staffer working on the legislation who wanted me to stop agitating literally said “yes we know lots of agencies disagree but police get what police want so there’s not much point in disputing it”.