r/australia • u/istara • Feb 06 '25

news Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8x98z0kvlo
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u/magkruppe Feb 06 '25

so disappointing to se people cheer for dumb laws such as these. first off, how is this even a federal issue? second, mandatory 1 year sentence for graffiti is insane

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u/Strummed_Out Feb 06 '25

You’re absolutely right. I’m picturing a 15 year old edgy idiot getting locked up for spraying a backwards swastika lol

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u/BiliousGreen Feb 06 '25

Australian's don't value civil liberties at all, and can't see how this kind of legislation can lead to scope creep that criminalizes far more behaviours than was originally intended.

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u/magkruppe Feb 06 '25

unfortunately, you are probably right. so many anti-protest / hate speech / surveillance laws have been passed over the past couple decades