Police crack down on mums breastfeeding in public
A young mother breastfeeding her child was recorded on camera being approached by police enforcing social distancing rules.
Officers have taken to patrolling parks and beaches across the Sydney region and sending home those sitting in public spaces.
Channel 9 cameras captured police approaching a mother breastfeeding her baby, a man reading a newspaper alone and two young tradies eating their lunch in an effort to enforce the new strict measures placed on NSW citizens.
Coogee beach had several patrol cars monitoring the eastern suburb along with a police helicopter circling over the water.
One officer spoke to two young mothers sitting closely together in active wear alongside their prams with their babies in their hands – with one who was breastfeeding.
On Wednesday morning, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said officers would “show discretion” while policing the state’s tough new lockdown laws.
“Police have been enforcing these laws and I know ... there has been criticism of police, which I don't accept. I accept the criticism of my leadership,” Commissioner Fuller went on to say, admitting there are many “what-if” situations people are still trying to wrap their heads around.
Fuller says this new transition would be “challenging” for many people across the state, but added the adaption is absolutely necessary in this uncertain climate.