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A group of anti-maskers break social distancing rules during a meeting at a Cranbourne gym.
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A group of people have thumbed their noses at authorities by gathering at a Cranbourne gym to purportedly discuss coronavirus theories. Eva Black, who recently filmed herself breaching a police checkpoint and labelled the pandemic as a “SCAMdemic” on social media, was a key speaker at the meeting at The Combat Athlete gym on Sunday 26 July. One attendee, who Star News has chosen not to name, posted a photo of the gathering showing about 50 people sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with no apparent effort to practice social distancing or wearing masks, rules that are in force under Melbourne’s lockdown restrictions. “A great night together discussing the pu-
trid conduct of the police, government and media lies,” he wrote. “We are strong and won’t bow down to these oppressors.”Eva Black thank you for sharing your experience with us and how the Mainstream Media created a work of fiction. With their slanderous narrative to demonise you, a true libertarian. “God bless the righteous and give them power to prevail.” Black responded: “Thank you for having me there. It was so amazing to be in a room full of people who support and celebrate me during this tough time.” “Much love to all and God Bless,” she wrote. The Facebook page revealed the group
meets at 6pm on Saturdays. The owner of the gym, who did not give his name, said he couldn’t “really comment” when asked about the meeting. “I don’t know and if I did I probably wouldn’t say it to someone I don’t know,” he said. A Victoria Police spokesman said police would not be “providing comment on individual incidents” when asked whether the gym had been issued a fine. However, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner of regional operations Rick Nugent said those who “blatantly choose to disregard the rules on the insistence their human rights being breached is alarming”. At a press conference on 27 July Premier
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Daniel Andrews also took aim at those flouting strict coronavirus rules saying their behaviour was “appalling” and their views “have no basis in science or fact”. “Seriously, one more comment about human rights - honestly. It is about human life,” Mr Andrews said. Hugh de Kretser, executive director of the Human Rights Law Centre said the order to wear masks was not a breach of human rights. Casey Council chair of administrators Noelene Duff said it was “extremely disappointing and concerning” to see people breaching lockdown restrictions “when many of us are working hard to reduce the spread and protect our community”.
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