And it's going to be more prevalent and more obvious as the world becomes more chaotic and the economy finally falls... It's going to happen, says so in Revelation the bible!!

Would you rather people stay safe or get the virus and die ?

A "bit" of a stretch. Nothing like North Korea or many other countries

Yep...

North korea may have more right then Australia

Are you kidding me.

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I agreed with you Paul. It is a huge stretch to compare our two countries. As for Mary M saying North Korea may have more rights than Australia - yeah right.

Linda,i think we are both on the same page...Not sure where Mary M is getting her info though...

And now Melbourne have had a few hundred out and about protesting the lock down and of course some will have the virus, spread it and extend the lock down. I am so over these idiots as that is the only polite thing I can call them. If they have the virus and spread it to a person who dies - charge them with murder.

Yes I understand exactly what your saying. My husband and I were having a conversation the other night over gentleman who came into Queensland he had the virus and spread it and my husband said knowing that he spread it and if someone gets it and dies he should be charged with premeditated murder. And maybe that is what it is going to have to come to.

What a biased statement. Our army has helped in many humanitarian instances when we have had fires, floods etc. here in Australia and also overseas.

'only trained and equipped to kill people' . . . what are your sources?

OK then tell me what their training is and how it has changed since I did my Basic training? Even in Rwanda it was more important to have Ammo than Medical Supplies and the unit that went there took their Ammunition at the expense of Medical Supplies mainly because the UN was resupplying them with no solid Time Frame for that resupply and the need to defend themselves at the expense of everything else was paramount. Now just explain to me where in their training that Army does Crowd Control and if they do why do they have weapons with Live Ammunition? Even in the recent fires the equipment supplied tot he Army Air Wing started a fire when it landed in long grass and other than the equipment that they have for airfields to launch their air wing from they have no fire fighting equipment Sorry but the above is not Biased it is FACTUAL..

Rwanda was a war zone. NO. 1. I would think our boys would have weapons for self defense there. You left out the fact that other needs were air lifted in once it was safe to do so. The helicopter was an accident not malicious.

So the Hospital setup there was a War Hospital treating wounded solders is that what you are saying? The majority of their patients where locals all but killed by the other religion, even the dogs where savaging for what food they could find on the streets and that was mostly the dead humans. But regardless try explaining what Crowd Control the Cadets where taught when they where caring their Enfield 303's around and drilling? There was no crowd control or Peace Keeping training, that is just something that the Insane Politicians thought that could save a bit of money on by pushing the enlisted people into a use that they where never trained or equipped for. Never make the mistake that because a Politician decrees that the army do something that they are the right people to do it or that they have the training or resources to do it they are just forced to adapt and do the best that they can because some idiot Pollie thinks it is a good idea. Next you'll be trying to say in Afghanistan that instead of going in armed to clear a village of the enemy they walked in with bright lights flashing and asked them to go away and there was never shot fired. Even in the Solomon's a very recent "Peace Keeping" role the medical center was better armed than the supplies for the doctors and nurses. The guys in uniform are not trained to do this they are just forced into it by foolish pollies who don't have a clue what they are doing or asking their people to do and because of who they are they can never question the Orders that they are given. It's never a "GOOD IDEA" but it is cheaper for the pollies so the ARMY gets to do something that they have to MAKE UP AS THEY GO ALONG and hope for the best knowing full well that if anything goes wrong tit is their necks on the line not the fools who sent them there with no idea of what it is that they wanted done.

i agree

You quote times the army went into hostile environments. This country is not in a hostile situation. The army is being used to deliver food, equipment maybe, health, and do border control which is looking at documentation. They are not standing there with guns in hand. Maybe not trained to do these simple tasks per se but then neither am I and I am sure I would cope quite well doing these jobs.

I’m with you Colin. Throw everything at em.

No they are not trained or equipped to do those things it is what you have a Police Force for. If the feds want to throw people at NSW or anywhere let them send Federal Police who have a better chance of knowing what it is they need to do and how to do it the Army is not the people to send.

OK then Linda C what exactly can Army Personal do in NSW today? They have no authority they can only accompy Police Officers and do nothing else. If they where in the city of Sydney yesterday when they had the Demonstration they can not arrest anyone, they can not legally pull a clown off a Police Office who is being attacked and do anything, they are not allowed to do anything at all except Intimidate people as they go around with a Police Officer so 2 do not need to be together at all times while on Duty. If some idiot was to start blasting away with a Pump Action Shotgun through a door at a Police Officer the only thing that the Army person can Legally do is run away, I'm assuming that they have been instructed Not To Get Killed like anyone else but the reality is they can DO NOTHING. They are there to free up NSW Police so they can effectively double their presence on the streets and judging by the fiasco yesterday they need all the help that they can get, BUT if you are going to give them HELP give them someone who can do something useful and REAL not just to stand around to be another TARGET for the Wacko's. The Army Personal deserve something much better than that.

Not a good idea. Talk some one came from a war zoom you under its better

While ever they are patrolling without arms, I see no reason for people to be scared. They are just there reinforce what the government in NSW has asked them to do.

Well said Maria!

Thanks, Lyn hope it makes sense and most can read between the lines.

Our soldiers are helping in times of need as usual and have done so many times over many many years. No guns on them so only using their numbers to deliver food, help where necessary, etc. They are not marching in jack boots or anything and everyone saying stupid idiotic things regarding them being on our streets should be ashamed. They will not take over in a military coup.

No you can't trust them somethings they planing the government. Its not good. They say army in a village mean war

What an ignorant thing to say

and it is these people who are usually infected and are further infecting others and spreading the disease and making the lockdowns longer and tougher and more frequent.

It is sad they have been needed only because certain people think they are special and the rules don't apply (or shouldn't apply) to them and these are the people that are usually spreading the diseases

Spot on, Disie