Saturday, January 19, 2013

WATER SAMPLES TAKEN UNDER DURESS!

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The local Community and Environmental Protestors demanded their right; to take water samples from trucks to and from the Glenugie CSG site.  Yesterday a water truck attempting to exit was blocked.
An enormous banner with the Peoples concerns on it, was raised across the drive way.
Present to witness these happening was the Mayor of Byron Bay, the Mayor of Lismore, Prime news and the ABC who happened to be doing a segment on the Family recently arrested outraged over this issue.

When the Police arrived the truck was given Police escort.  On its slow way down Lane Avenue, driving behind the disgruntled Protestors, a local land owner climbed on the back and proceeded to undo a water container lid.
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He was pursued by a large Security Guard but still managed to get a bottle filled. Police and Security lunged for the bottle, attempting to empty it but Protestors snatched it back and passed it on to the Mayor of Lismore to have it tested.
By John Wyborn  (fellow protestor)
 POLICE TALKING ABOUT THEIR ROLES:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clouds_creek/8381670233/
"We don't look after their property once their trucks and their machinery and their equipment (is on site), that's their obligation," she said.
"Our main response is about getting those vehicles in, and that's obviously where the conflict comes in.
"The community members who are protesting think that that's where they can get the best voice that can be heard and the best publicity, and they will place themselves in between the trucks and the site.
"Regretfully once we start arresting then obviously conflict arises, and you can be looking at assault police charges which do carry some hefty penalties.
"Sometimes when they're in a group their feelings and emotions get carried away, and people find that they do things that they would not normally do. 
by Police spokesperson.
Images @ Melonpopzdropz Flickr
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hey Mezza thanks for publishing my post!
I think back now and I can say; I am so appreciative of this beautiful body of caring people, who will put such a huge and authentic sacrifices to defend others lives that they would not even live to enjoy themselves, but know that through them life can exist and healthily where it would had been stamped out by CSG contamination.
What price can we put on our children's future?
The profits of CSG?