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Originally Posted by DJR-351
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Not a great look ey. Reminds me of tram inspectors. 5 cops surrounding 2 elderly ladies. The "snatching" was not what I had imagined, from all the noise going around I thought there may have been a bit of rough play. Did he give it back, have they made a complaint? What is the lady holding? Looks like some kind of sign, there to incite a protest at the shrine? Not accusing just asking. Unless we know the full story its hard to judge, but I admit, the optics are not great.
Part of the problem is that police have not had sufficient training and experience in dealing with prolonged movement restrictions. No one would have anticipated the pandemic and what it might mean. I do have a mate who is an officer, she gets anxious every time she goes out, they are asked to enforce the "move on" instructions, but she is also aware of public perception. They have to make split second decisions on how to best react over and over again, many times a day.