[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

That 'lady' had it coming. She actually had an exemption for wearing the mask and rather than just act normal when asked normal questions by the cops she took it upon herself to exercise her God given right to be silent, not provide any personal details and best of all not state that she had an exemption for the mask...

The bloody book should be thrown at her... She also kicked the other officer.

There are probably several charges they should have given her - including assaulting an officer.

30 days in the slammer and $10k fine for these people.

Watch them comply with pleasure when they see a few before them get that.

Well, what do you know

Woman charged with assaulting police as arrest video emerges
Chanel Zagon

Police say a woman involved in a confronting arrest for not wearing a mask in Melbourne assaulted officers after defying a request to provide identification.

Video of the confrontation, which surfaced online this morning, shows a policeman grasping the 21-year-old woman by her neck in Collingwood while she screams "he's choking me".

"Get off of me," the woman can be heard saying in the video.
Victoria Police confirmed to 9News the incident occurred while officers were patrolling Wellington Street, when they saw the woman not wearing a mask about 5pm yesterday.

Police arrested the woman after she refused to provide identification for breaching the Chief Health Officer's directions.

In the video, a policewoman urges the woman to release her grip of the male officer.

"Let go of his vest," the policewoman said.
The woman appears to attempt to kick the officers, with the policeman pinning her to the ground before sitting on top of her.

"Police made the decision to arrest the woman after she failed to provide her name and address," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.

"She also did not state she had an exemption for not wearing a face covering. "She then became physically aggressive and kicked a female officer to the upper body.

"The woman continued to resist arrest and had to be taken to ground before being arrested."

A concerned male bystander can be heard questioning the officer's use of force in the video, saying "are you serious – for not having a mask?"

The policewoman was transported to hospital for observation.

The St Kilda woman was taken to a police station to confirm her identity. She has since been charged with resisting and assaulting police.

However, she did not receive a fine for failing to wear a face covering because she later told police she had an exemption.

She was bailed to appear at court at a later date.

The arrest has been referred to the Professional Standards Command for oversight.

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