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Cheeky ? Or crossed the line ?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

this is tough for me, on the one hand it’s pretty mild, on the other hand it continues the trend of everyone i don’t like is a nazi which reduces the impact of the actual nazis

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

We need more Luigi Mangionis and we need them to go after the entire authoritarian class and their billionaire backers.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

NSW hate crime laws were passed in February this year in response to an increase in hate speech and a string of anti-Semitic incidents in the state.

Arresting parody that upsets Nazis to protect… * checks notes* … the Jewish people.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

Oh, come on. He's exactly the opposite type of person these laws were designed to stop.

Can always trust the cops to abuse whatever laws are available to them...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 16 hours ago

They'll of course go after the Murdoch media for similar images, right?

Right?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago

Its the NSW police. They're jealous that this shopkeeper can display images that are clearly parody, while they can't display similar images in their private lives in earnest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Agreed. Clearly taking the piss (quite funny if you ask me) and an abuse of power from the local force. Hopefully something positive comes from the court case.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

If nothing else it makes for a good example of why one should be wary of laws aimed at hate speech. You can't rely on any ambiguity within them being interpreted with common sense, particularly if you've annoyed someone in a position of power.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Fuckers are gonna try real hard to turn public opinion against anti nazi laws, so expect a protracted lawsuit

Personally i'd like to see the presiding judge look at the evidence, hike their robe, square their wig then walk down and give the prosecution and chief of wagga police a clip around the earholrfor being stupid cunts before dismissal