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On my first visit to the Downing District Court Centre, I witnessed the arrest of a youthful “man in his 20s”, 'Sydney Downing Centre court placed in lockdown after machete scare' (2016). However, I noticed various rules in how the policemen controlled the environment. When the young man made threats with his machete, the hierarchy and authority of the police was formally demonstrated through his arrest, as they handcuffed and locked him in the police van. This making me feel conscious of my own actions. As I stood to the side of the foyer walkway, surrounded by glass walls and marble floor, standing amongst judges dressed in robes and policemen in uniform. This began my train of thought on the ‘repercussions of disobeying Law’.
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