COVID Rules In Melbourne, Australia Let Police Enter Homes Without Permission, Smash Car Windows

Paul Smeaton : Aug 14, 2020
LifeSiteNews.com

BCN Editor's Note: Joe Biden recently stated, "It's not about rights...," well here's why—in America—it IS about our Constitutional rights. What is described in the article that follows would be a clear violation of citizens' rights in the USA. Attempts by the government to contain the COVID virus should not equate to the legal trampling of every American's rights as outlined in our Constitution. -Aimee Herd, BCN

(Melbourne, Australia) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Australia's second biggest city has given police the power to enter private homes without a warrant or permission to carry out "spot checks," while churches are closed again as part of a new lockdown regime after politicians declared a "state of disaster" in response to a rise in coronavirus associated deaths and positive test results. (Image credit: Darrian Traynor /via LifeSiteNews)

Speaking on August 3, Victoria police chief commissioner Shane Patton was unapologetic as he explained that police had in some instances been smashing car windows due to people inside the cars not cooperating with police or following the newly imposed health guidelines.

"On at least three or four occasions in the past week we've had to smash the windows of people in cars and pull them out of there so they could provide their details because they weren't telling us where they were going, they weren't adhering to the chief health officer guidelines, they weren't providing their name and their address," Patton said.

"This is clearly the biggest job, the biggest commitment that we have at the moment, it's the most important commitment for Victoria police and that is enforcing the chief health officer guidelines," Patton began his press conference explaining the police's role in the new lockdown regime.

The new lockdown rules for the state of Victoria, of which the city of Melbourne is the capital, include:

• Police may enter private homes, without the permission of the owner and without a warrant to carry out "spot checks"

• A curfew not allowing people to leave their homes between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., except for "work and essential health, care or safety reasons"

• During the rest of the day people may only leave their homes to shop for food and essential items, receive or give care, take daily exercise, or to work

• Churches are closed except for funerals, with a maximum of 10 mourners allowed to attend, with permits required... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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