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Australian police use of sonic weapons amounts to treating peaceful protesters like enemy combatants

Updated: February 18, 2022 at 3:58 pm EST  See Comments

Fri Feb 18, 2022 – 1:51 pm ESTFri Feb 18, 2022 – 3:02 pm EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — In what appears to be another move towards militarized suppression of legal protests in Australia, there are troubling indications that the February 12 Canberra Convoy demonstrations, the biggest in Australia’s history, were targeted by sonic weapons. If so, it amounts to an outrageous attack by the government on its people.

I would also like to note that it’s possible some of the symptoms people are experiencing could have been a result just of extended sun exposure and dehydration. There is no proof that these weapons have caused any short- or long-term health issues; however, the fact they were there is concerning enough. Are officials trying to scare peaceful protesters from coming back? Are they using these weapons simply to cause confusion and worry?

During a senate committee, two Australian senators, Malcolm Roberts and Alex Antic, asked Reece Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, if an LRAD machine (a long range acoustic device) had been used against protesters.

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Kershaw first tried to dodge Roberts’ question, saying: “[T]hat would be something about police methodology that

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