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04/08/20

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Originally posted by pintohoo: ↑

Yep

I think it was the best decision at the time.

I was military and I was exactly what they would have chosen for the task

and I tell you - civilian contractors should do a better job

we were not trained for security.

Also, in this case, you have society and political considerations

You do NOT use military for security and people control purposes unless you absolutely have to

It is NOT good to have soldiers in public controlling people

it sends a message - not a good one and the last thing you need is people to get touchy about threats to democracy etc.

It’s exactly the same as do you or don’t you allow peaceful assembly

The last thing you want is a riot where people force their way onto the streets and you try to force them off and you have a giant shitfight

It’s better to allow a peaceful protest with agreement for social distancing and all seating masks etc. - that is if you cannot talk people out of it

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My observations of the use of military in QLD was that they were assisting the police in much the same way the SES would.

More as manpower rather than the lead agency. The police had the lawful authority and the military helped with the logistics of escorting people, being a presence.
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