One of the protesters, university student Matilda Lane-Rose, held a press conference outside WA’s state parliament two days after she was arrested, where she defended her action outside O’Neill’s home as peaceful and slammed Woodside’s gas projects as a disaster for the climate and indigenous heritage.
“In terms of her feeling threatened, I’d just like it to be known that there were over a dozen counter-terrorist police officers camped both inside and outside her property overnight,” she said.
“So I think that she was very, very protected on Tuesday, and there was no threat whatsoever posed by me, a 19-year-old carrying a bike lock.”
I’m against protests outside private residences, but given the context, the fact that her home was surrounded by a dozen riot police inside and outside the property, and there is only one teenage girl with a bike protesting, speaks volumes about how our society favors the privileged few over the needs of the many.
do their policies end at their workplace? at our work? even outside of our residence? no. so why are they allowed in my home but I can’t show up to theirs?
I have nothing against protests outside private residences. I do have something against carrying a bike lock around. That’s looking to commit vandalism.
If she isn’t currently riding or locking up a bike, why does she have it? It’s like a baseball bat. Are you going to play baseball? No? Then why do you have it?
I’m sorry. Did you forget the /s?
Given the context, I think its more likely she rode her bike to the protest. Being that its a suburban home, there is probably no place to lock up the bike and since she is outside protesting the bike is within a few feet or at least eyesight the whole time. So there is no need to it up.