Policing at three Sydney World Pride and Mardi Gras events last year was found to be 'intensive and aggressive', with invasive questioning as well as 'humiliating and potentially unlawful searches.'
Mardi Gras should be a celebration but a study into 2023 pride events suggests heavy-handed policing is still casting a dark shadow over festivities. Policing at three Sydney World Pride and Mardi Gras events last year was found to be "intensive and aggressive", with invasive questioning as well as "humiliating and potentially unlawful searches", the researchers concluded.
"But there's this parallel universe then when you've got the drug policing operations engaging in sort of aggressive, unnecessary over-policing at events after the parade," she said. A NSW Police spokesperson said the organisation "worked extensively" with Sydney World Pride organisers and a range of government and non-government stakeholders throughout the 17-day event.
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