To break up the fax donor protesters, the police play “Baby Shark” on loop

New Zealand – a devilish plan, but not very effective. To disperse Anti-vaccine protesters who camp out for a week On the lawns of the New Zealand Parliament, the police had to use tricks: play haunting music to startle them.

On Sunday, based on a decision by Parliament, the authorities used machine guns and tried to push the protesters to the limit by broadcasting infernal music at the top of their voices, in particular Baby SharkAnd Macarena And Mandy from Manilo.

But the initiative had the opposite effect: Hundreds of protesters are inspired by the self-proclaimed “caravans of freedom”. The Canadians danced in the mud to a tune that was supposed to force them to disperse, and fought back with their favorite beats.

Police anger

While this idea was on the contrary, it was not at all to the taste of the policemen who were caught in the crossfire. Superintendent Cory Parnell, Chief Constable of Wellington, did not appreciate this ludicrous tactic by Parliament, which appears to have bolstered the demonstrators’ resolve.

“These are certainly not tactics or methodologies that we endorse, and we would have preferred it not to happen,” he told Radio New Zealand, urging protesters once again to move the vehicles that always block the streets.

“It’s not a matter of (…) arresting people to get out (of this situation),” he declared, calling on the organizers to negotiate.

Acts “shameful, embarrassing, and ineffective”

The police took a non-violent approach since the attempt to clear the lawns by force on Thursday, which led to violent clashes and the arrest of more than 120 people, but it only strengthened the resolve of the demonstrators.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declined to comment on the music rivalry that took place on Sunday, but opposition figures did not hesitate to do so, blaming Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard for approving the measure.

“Mallard’s actions are disgraceful, embarrassing and ineffective,” National MP Chris Bishop wrote on Twitter.

David Seymour, leader of the opposition ACT party, said: “Not only is Mallard’s actions immature, not only ineffective, they have made a grave situation much worse.” “His frivolous behavior emboldened the protesters,” he said.

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