This is what Google AI tells me that Benito Mussolini said about community safety under his rule:
“Italy wants peace and quiet, work and calm. I will give these things with love if possible, and with force if necessary.”
“It is time to acknowledge that man, before feeling a need for culture, felt a need for order…”
Nicholas Reece called his Community Safety Officers dressed in black a “boots on the ground” approach.
Here is a quote from cbdnews.com.au about one woman’s experience of thos alleged safety work:
“One woman, who became homeless after losing her 13-year-old daughter, said she had several bad experiences with guards.
“I’ve had plenty of interactions with the security guards of Melbourne that walk around with the council,” she said. “Only on Saturday just gone, they actually followed me most of the day. Anywhere that I stopped, they would tell me to move on.”
“I’d just like them to know that I’m not a drug addict, I’m not mentally ill, I’m just a woman who’s had a couple of bad bouts … it makes me feel like I’m not allowed to exist. I’m just physically not allowed to be anywhere.”
Fitzroy Legal Service policy, advocacy and community engagement director, Verena Tan, called on the council to suspend the security and safety officers in the CBD.
“In your own homelessness strategy, council created an ambitious plan to end homelessness in the city,” she said.
However, she believes the current approach doesn’t align with Melbourne’s vision to end homelessness, but rather “criminalises poverty” by targeting begging and public drunkenness.“
The Herald-Sun has called this “Reece Police”
Geoff Fox September 3, 2026, Melbourne, Australia
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