> observe how you jump to conclusions about strangers
Conclusions are based on observations mate.
> culture wars
a few noisy fuck wits pretending to be construction workers so they can protest is hardly a culture war buddy.
> Hard to believe they are sifting through phones at the border "just looking for kiddie fuckers".
I gave you a paraphrased list of what they've told the media and the Senate they're looking for. An exact quote is
> Border force said a phone would only be seized where officers suspect it has “special forfeited goods” such as “illegal pornography, terrorism-related material and media that has been, or would be, refused classification”.
Given that they have sniffer dogs checking for fucking bananas it doesn't really surprise me that they want to check for porn, and the numbers quoted aren't exactly a large percentage of the number of travellers.
> There is a reason why you think their approach is completely wrong.
Yes, because it's done without a warrant. My issue is not with the government investigating suspected crimes. My issue is with random staff peeking at shit without sufficient oversight, and the potential for mishandling of legal, but sensitive material that may be held on a device.
> You know that makes no kind of sense, it is security theatre.
As I said, I think it needs to be backed by a stronger case (enough to convince a judge to grant a warrant), but that doesn't mean it's useless.
> There is a fellow Australian in this thread describing being searched three times.
And we know zero about the context of why he was initially searched.
> In reality you are at the mercy and at the discretion of the border guy.
That's literally the case in every border crossing everywhere.
> if he acts like you've acted here and comes across an antivaxer I have a reasonable expectation he would give them a hard time out of spite
If someone turns up at the border and starts waffling on like a pork chop about COVID or any other completely irrelevant topic then yes I would imagine he is treated like the twat that he's being. Short of another pandemic, there's basically no scenario where a persons vaccination history or beliefs are going to come up while crossing the border. If you rock up at the border wearing a t-shirt that says "vaccines are for suckers" or whatever, I'd imagine it'll go about as well as wearing a t-shirt that says "I fuck kids". Yes, you're potentially going to have a shit time. Yes, you absolutely brought it on yourself.
> I'm talking about how it is enforced.
Yes, I already told you I believe that the way this policy is currently applied needs more oversight and transparency.
> It isn't something I read online either. Because of this atmosphere people have bad experiences. Normal people.
What atmosphere? People learning the consequences of their own stupid actions isn't an atmosphere.
You keep referring back to anti vaxxers being treated poorly and then throw in these mysterious "normal people". What's normal?
Conclusions are based on observations mate.
> culture wars
a few noisy fuck wits pretending to be construction workers so they can protest is hardly a culture war buddy.
> Hard to believe they are sifting through phones at the border "just looking for kiddie fuckers".
I gave you a paraphrased list of what they've told the media and the Senate they're looking for. An exact quote is
> Border force said a phone would only be seized where officers suspect it has “special forfeited goods” such as “illegal pornography, terrorism-related material and media that has been, or would be, refused classification”.
Given that they have sniffer dogs checking for fucking bananas it doesn't really surprise me that they want to check for porn, and the numbers quoted aren't exactly a large percentage of the number of travellers.
> There is a reason why you think their approach is completely wrong.
Yes, because it's done without a warrant. My issue is not with the government investigating suspected crimes. My issue is with random staff peeking at shit without sufficient oversight, and the potential for mishandling of legal, but sensitive material that may be held on a device.
> You know that makes no kind of sense, it is security theatre.
As I said, I think it needs to be backed by a stronger case (enough to convince a judge to grant a warrant), but that doesn't mean it's useless.
> There is a fellow Australian in this thread describing being searched three times.
And we know zero about the context of why he was initially searched.
> In reality you are at the mercy and at the discretion of the border guy.
That's literally the case in every border crossing everywhere.
> if he acts like you've acted here and comes across an antivaxer I have a reasonable expectation he would give them a hard time out of spite
If someone turns up at the border and starts waffling on like a pork chop about COVID or any other completely irrelevant topic then yes I would imagine he is treated like the twat that he's being. Short of another pandemic, there's basically no scenario where a persons vaccination history or beliefs are going to come up while crossing the border. If you rock up at the border wearing a t-shirt that says "vaccines are for suckers" or whatever, I'd imagine it'll go about as well as wearing a t-shirt that says "I fuck kids". Yes, you're potentially going to have a shit time. Yes, you absolutely brought it on yourself.
> I'm talking about how it is enforced.
Yes, I already told you I believe that the way this policy is currently applied needs more oversight and transparency.
> It isn't something I read online either. Because of this atmosphere people have bad experiences. Normal people.
What atmosphere? People learning the consequences of their own stupid actions isn't an atmosphere.
You keep referring back to anti vaxxers being treated poorly and then throw in these mysterious "normal people". What's normal?