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Mandatory jail term for Nazi salute under new hate crime rules in Australia

www.independent.co.uk Mandatory jail term for Nazi salute under new hate crime rules in Australia

Australia on Thursday passed anti-hate crime laws under which a Nazi salute in public, among other similar offences, will be punishable by a mandatory jail sentence.

Mandatory jail term for Nazi salute under new hate crime rules in Australia

Summary

Australia has enacted strict anti-hate crime laws, mandating jail sentences for public Nazi salutes and other hate-related offenses.

Punishments range from 12 months for lesser crimes to six years for terrorism-related hate offenses.

The legislation follows a rise in antisemitic attacks, including synagogue vandalism and a foiled bombing plot targeting Jewish Australians.

The law builds on state-level bans, with prior convictions for individuals performing Nazi salutes in public spaces, including at sporting events and courthouses.

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  • Multiple front page Reddit articles about this as well. Look at the downvote ratio compared to discussions. Israel just pulling the strings as usual & everyone is falling for it, as they plan to take over Gaza & call you all Nazis for opposing it.

    • Curse you, Israel! How dare you get people to call those doing Nazi salutes Nazis in Australia with your... kabbalistic magic?

      • More like Israel why do you show your population non-stop propaganda & conscript them to join your military & engage in psyops & social media influence on your behalf. This is all verifiable on Wikipedia BTW with references.

        Also no one cares that they get called Nazis. I care when you start locking people up for expressing themselves in ways that are non violent. Lock up all the Nazis assaulting people you want, but when you start assaulting people for what they wear or hand signs they make, then you become the violent criminal.

        • Sorry... which are you saying, that Israel's behavior forces people to make Nazi salutes when they otherwise wouldn't or that everyone who makes Nazi salutes is secretly an Israeli operative?

          Also, a Nazi salute is a pretext to violence. You want to wait until someone is actually beaten to death before the arrests start?

          • No, I'm saying that Israel runs psyops.

            You know what is actual violence? Punching people in the face. Everyone has the potential to become violent. That doesn't mean you can go around punching everyone in the face. Go ask the cops they'll help explain it to you if you need help understanding the concept.

            • Go ask the cops they’ll help explain it to you if you need help understanding the concept.

              ...and the authoritarian emerges from their shell.

              • Oh right, you are pro criminal. I forgot that you defend the rapist.

                • You will not find a single quote of me ever defending any rapist. You can search my entire history and not find one.

                  You either know this and are lying or never checked and are lying.

                  Why do people insist on lying about me to my face?

                  • You called me authoritatian for mentioning police. Your idea of having no police is a very pro-rape thing to say. If you don't like it then don't call me authoritarian for mentioning law enforcement.

                    • I have no idea why you think that makes it okay to lie about me, but I called you an authoritarian because you wanted me to go to the police.

                      Go ask the cops they’ll help explain it to you if you need help understanding the concept.

                      That's what you said.

                      And for some reason you think that justifies lying about me defending rapists. Have you considered therapy?

                      • You're lying about me by calling me an authoritarian bruh, and you know what increases crime like rape? Having no law enforcement.

                        Asking someone who applies the law if your theory that you can be violent towards people that haven't committed a crime is the smartest thing you can do before you go commit crime.

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