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Hate and prejudice hold no place in our community and we will not tolerate
any offensive and abhorrent anti-social behaviour.
"This statement by a Victoria Police spokeswoman could not have been clearer.
Hate and prejudice are most certainly not welcome in one of the world’s most
diverse and successful multicultural communities.
She was referring to a small group of neo-Nazis who performed the
Sieg Heil
Nazi salute on the steps of the Victorian parliament last weekend. Just two
months earlier, the same act was performed by a group attending a rally by
visiting UK anti-transgender activist Posie Parker.
Thankfully, Australian police are not in the business of prosecuting bad ideas.
Hate is not illegal, no matter how abhorrent. But offensive antisocial
behaviour is a different matter. Hate speech, and other actions inciting hate,
are rightly subject to policing and prosecution.
Arrests were made but none for the act of performing the Nazi salute – it might
be outrageous but it is not yet clearly illegal. But that will likely soon
change with the performance of the
Seig Heil joining the use of the Nazi
swastika as proscribed hate speech."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
