Issy, I respect your right to peaceful protest, even if I don't agree with what you are on about.

Paul,

Pray tell what you disagree with in what I wrote, tell us all where I erred and put me to shame.

Happy to see laws to deal with the right-wing nutjobs along with their anti-vax buddies who have closed not only our capital but also others in countries like the US and Canada over the last year.

They have been the ones who have forced these laws on to the books. Retrograde step in many ways but understandable.

Hi Issy,

I was only refering to your right to protest, not these laws, which in my opinion are retrograde and dangerous to civil liberties. Protests above all should be peacful, and organised in such a way to be the least disruptive to the general community. There are plenty of police powers in place to "protect" the community from those who disrupt.

The coppers have come a long way in that they don't jump straight in these days, and start kicking heads as they once did.

Protests should be aimed at those you have a gripe with, don't inconvenience, disrupt or cause damage or harm to those that you're claiming to protest for !

Indy, was that you in the Newcastle pub having a go at ScumO' about the lack of beer and pokie money for the aged welfare mob?