There was outrage in the community after the findings of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s (IBAC) investigation into the 2019 raid on iconic LGBTIQ bookstore Hares & Hyenas in Fitzroy were made public. Soon, support too poured in with some starting a trend on social media to with the hashtag #buyabook from Hares & Hyenas.
“I think it’s very sad for our society that police smashing a person to the ground and tearing their shoulder out of its socket is considered reasonable force. Please support Hares & Hyenas who are still suffering from this brutal invasion,” tweeted Fiona Patten MP, member of the Legislative Council in Victoria (Northern Metropolitan region).
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