An aboriginal man at Melbourne’s illegal “Camp Sovereignty” squatter encampment has mocked Victoria Police for bringing occupants bottles of water.
Digital creator Claude Douglas shared a photo of police at the controversial site in the Kings Domain on Tuesday showing a male and female constable talking to another man while holding a plastic pack of water bottes.
“Jungais Suck Ass And Drop Some Water Off To Camp Sovereignty Today Aye ! Where Were They – At The Hate Crime Episode – At Camp?” he wrote in the caption, in an apparent reference to an alleged clash between far-left extremists and nationalist March for Australian protesters at the site on August 31.
Many others left disparaging comments about police and their apparent attempted gesture of goodwill.
“I wouldn’t even accept it. This is their new anti-new racist policy. Look at that kid cop just standing at attention,” said one.
“Chuck those bottles in the bin,” said another.
Another joked: “Should’ve bought uncle a flagon.”
But some commenters objected to the post, and called the squatters ungrateful.
“As usual looking a gift horse in the mouth can’t you just except the gift and be grateful,” wrote one man.
“So camping in the park is okay and the police will bring supplies. Good to know,” said another.
So-called Camp Sovereignty is an unlawful encampment on an area of the public parkland near Melbourne’s CBD that militant anti-Australian indigenous activists want to seize for themselves.
It has been the subject of repeated calls to be dismantled since it was established in January last year, and came to nationwide attention in recent weeks after the alleged brawl between antifa activists who were vandalising cars and attacking patriotic demonstrators nearby, and members of the National Socialist Network.
A camp occupant later confirmed that far-left extremists were using the area as a base to attack March for Australia attendees, and two weeks later demonstrators leaving another protest were attacked while driving past.
Victoria Police have since charged multiple members of the right-wing group, including White Australia leader Thomas Sewell, who has been behind bars on remand since early September but is making a Supreme Court bail application on Wednesday.
Header image: Left, The police delivering water and speaking to a different occupant. Right, the illegal site (Facebook).
