arrested
Why Hacker News recommends it
Linked as footage of the arrest of an Australian online journalist, in threads about press freedom and state power.
What it is
A friendlyjordies video on the legal fight between Jordan Shanks and then-Deputy Premier John Barilaro, including footage of the arrest of the creator by police. It is presented from one side.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2021 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Cites 9387367 · 2021-06 · on “Australia opposes Great Barrier Reef ′in danger′ listing”
> Australian Environmental Minister Sussan Ley: "I agree that global climate change is the single biggest threat to the world's reefs but it is wrong, in our view, to single out the best-managed reef in the world for an 'in danger' listing," > warming waters led to the loss of half of its corals since 1995. Australia seems to be deeply corrupt. Last week a 21 year old YouTube editor for the Friendlyjordies channel was arrested by some sort of special anti terror unit after approaching the New South Wales Deputy Premier on the street, this was recorded and it’s shameful that a politician would have anyone arrested for simply approaching them. [1] [2] Just so happens that Friendlyjordies have
Cites RileyJames · 2021-08 · on “FBI Seized $900K from Safe Deposit Box on 'Pure Conjecture,' Federal Judge Says”
For those interested, they captured footage of the arrest itself. This is obviously only one side, but here it is: [this video]
Cites grecy · 2021-09 · on “Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate”
> These new laws being introduced if used in the spirit they are intended could be good We already know they won't. Here's [1] the Australian anti-terrorism Police arresting a young online journalist at his house, because he was asking probing questions to a politician that said politician did not like. Video of the incident clearly shows the Politician lied multiple times in his police statement (which is a crime). Yet the anti-terrorism taskforce was used to arrest this person at his house. [1] [this video]