Black Lives Matter protesters face six months' jail
New South Wales Police Commissioner David Elliott says “it just makes no sense for anybody wanting to deliberately put themselves at risk” by attending an illegal Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney today. “The risk is not just for them, but their families and the police,” he told Sky News on Tuesday. Mr Elliott said the rally organisers “have shown defiance against authority from day one; they’ve defied the public health orders, they’ve defied the request from the police and they’ve defied the ruling from the Supreme Court”. “I note that they’re saying they’ll gather in small groups. Well that would be the first time they’ve obeyed regulations, so I’m not necessarily holding my breath for that,” he said. Regardless of whether protesters gathered in small groups or not, Mr Elliott said mass gatherings like protests presented greater risk to the community. “The reason we have made mass gatherings illegal is there is no guarantee that in the event somebody comes forward and is found to have coronavirus, that we can contact all those that may have been exposed,” he said. “It’s not like a club or pub where you register as you walk in the door.” Mr Elliott warned anyone found flouting social distancing orders today faced fines of $1000 for individuals and up to $55,000 for corporations. He warned defiance of a public health order also attracted a six month jail sentence. Image: News Corp Australia
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New South Wales Police Commissioner David Elliott says “it just makes no sense for anybody wanting to deliberately put themselves at risk” by attending an illegal Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney today. “The risk is not just for them, but their families and the police,” he told Sky News on Tuesday. Mr Elliott said the rally organisers “have shown defiance against authority from day one; they’ve defied the public health orders, they’ve defied the request from the police and they’ve defied the ruling from the Supreme Court”. “I note that they’re saying they’ll gather in small groups. Well that would be the first time they’ve obeyed regulations, so I’m not necessarily holding my breath for that,” he said. Regardless of whether protesters gathered in small groups or not, Mr Elliott said mass gatherings like protests presented greater risk to the community. “The reason we have made mass gatherings illegal is there is no guarantee that in the event somebody comes forward and is found to have coronavirus, that we can contact all those that may have been exposed,” he said. “It’s not like a club or pub where you register as you walk in the door.” Mr Elliott warned anyone found flouting social distancing orders today faced fines of $1000 for individuals and up to $55,000 for corporations. He warned defiance of a public health order also attracted a six month jail sentence. Image: News Corp Australia
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