Brickbat: Lockdowns Down Under

The government of Victoria, Australia, has agreed to pay about $5 million (about $3.2 million U.S.) to settle a lawsuit brought by residents of Melbourne public housing who were forced into a hard 14-day COVID-19 lockdown with no warning in July 2020. Some 3,000 people may be eligible for compensation. Despite the settlement, the government still refuses to apologize to the residents. A report from the Victoria ombudsman said the rushed introduction of the lockdown was "not compatible with the residents' human rights" but defended the lockdown itself.

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[Jerryskids]

Ungrateful bastards. Not one of the residents of Melbourne public housing caught Covid thanks to the lockdowns while every single one of their neighbors died horrible agonizing deaths. I assume.

[Adans smith]

Silly Aussies, worried about a virus when everything in that country that walks, swims, flies, creeps and crawls is trying to kill you.

[Longtobefree]

Surely not the kola?

[Nazi-Chipping Warlock]

Definitely the dropbears will fuck you up.

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[A Cynical Asshole]

Especially the koalas.

[Dillinger]

especially the koala

[Ride 'Em]

You mean the drop bears?

[Unicorn Abattoir]

Koala Harris can really fuck you up.

[Fist of Etiquette]

...the Victoria ombudsman said the rushed introduction of the lockdown was "not compatible with the residents' human rights" but defended the lockdown itself.

Human rights should be boiled away at a slow simmer.

[Get To Da Chippah]

It's only appropriate to violate human rights if you do it at a more leisurely pace.

[mad.casual]

If the initial response to an attempt at violating someone's rights is a "No.", just keep trying until you get a "Yes."

It's a freakin' penal colony, whaddyaeggspect?

[Idaho Bob]

Human rights violations are acceptable when leftists are touting "the greater good".

[Minadin]

$3.2 million for 3,000 people sounds like $1000 per person, right? It won't be that much, probably not even close, after the lawyers recoup their fees.

My local municipality just recently settled a lawsuit based on their previous abuse of their citizens through a 'funding through fining' court scheme.

The settlement was $15 million. We have a little over 8k residents. My check was for $3.40.

[mad.casual]

My check was for $3.40.

The rest probably went to that other guy they fined $14,999,996.60.

[A Cynical Asshole]

Despite the settlement, the government still refuses to apologize to the residents.

Has any government anywhere actually apologized for any of the shit they did?

[Quo Usque Tandem]

COVID was an opportunity for authoritarians, and they still want it to be.

[Carey Allison]

As I read the description of Australian actions essentially putting some of their residents under “house arrest”, the thought repeatedly sprang to mind unbidden that “People generally get the government they are fit for.” So far, I haven’t heard of anything happening to Australians that they don’t fully deserve and merit. After all if these restrictions, and perhaps other orders such as prohibition of food delivery or cut-off of water and electricity were promulgated to promote compliance – well, if you elected the leaders who are doing this to you, why would you complain?

The questions more important to me are: if such an order came down from county/parish, state, or federal authority in this country, who here would obey? who would resist? who would attempt to enforce? and what form would resistance and enforcement actions take?

[Dillinger]

>>the rushed introduction of the lockdown was "not compatible with the residents' human rights" but defended the lockdown itself.

never close the door for the next time.