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posted ago by srb4trp ago by srb4trp +29 / -0

More than 80,000 people are currently watching the Australian government's attempt to deport a world #1 tennis player who dared claim medical privacy and the right to personal choice over his medical treatment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRxyGJGi6OE

An awakening of sorts, although Djokovic's lawyers are (of course) studiously avoiding discussing the inefficacy of the vax or their client's right to personally decline to take it.

The Australian government concedes that Djokovic is physically not a health risk to the public. Instead, it justifies cancelling Djokovic's visa by saying that allowing him to remain in the country would encourage "anti-vax" sentiment and reduce the number of people who wanted one dose, two doses, or a booster.

Djokovic's lawyers have countered with (among other things) the point that their client was not known for his stance until the Australian government began hounding him. Moreover, they have questioned whether "anti-vaxxers" and the spread of COVID might actually be more emboldened by protests following their client's eventual deportation.