Sydney police shocking arrest of mom protesting lockdown as young son watches in horror. "Why is she under arrest? She's not done anything wrong?"

Vvia @ Twitter Avi Yemini:

News.Com AU Coronavirus Australia: Dramatic arrest of a mother protesting in Sydney shocks bystanders.

Two clips shared to Facebook depict the woman speaking with police officers near Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney's CBD at around 3.50pm on Saturday, then being dragged into a police van as her screaming son is torn from her arms.

Wearing a yellow sign that read: “If you don't know your rights, you don't have any. Magna Carta,” the woman was protesting with around 40 people against the coronavirus lockdown, as part of the “Exercising My Rights” group.

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“You guys should be here holding the signs with us, defending us. I don't consent to what you're doing,” she said, as a female officer asked for her name.

“We’re doing nothing wrong … We’re not acting in aggression … Am I under arrest?,” she responded.

“No, I’m just trying to speak to you … I am asking for your name because I do believe you are committing an offence,” the officer explained.
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Moments later in a second clip, the altercation took a turn for the worst as police are seen dragging the woman by her arms as her son wails and passers-by object.
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A group of protesters walked along Macquarie Street on Saturday to “exercise their rights” during the global health crisis.

According to the “Exercising My Rights” Facebook page and website, the protests are about the negative consequences of lockdown.

“These lockdowns have stripped us of our basic liberties in an unprecedented way,” the website reads.

“People have lost their jobs, their businesses destroyed, and who knows how many lives will be lost from the consequences of these extreme social-distancing laws.

“But … the laws in NSW, Australia, do allow me to go out and get some exercise. So, that’s what I’m going to do.["]
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“The child was removed from the woman’s hold and she was taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where her identity was established, and she was issued an infringement notice for fail to comply with noticed direction in relation to COVID-19. (Oh, the "infringement" or citation couldn't have been done on site, no...no...we need a performance of Covid-19 Enforcement Theater. - DD)

“The child was placed in the care of a relative and the Department of Family and Community Services were notified.”