The Australian Parliament has passed a new hate crimes law that could potentially throw critics of Israel in prison for years, reports Joe Lauria.
By Joe Lauria
in Sydney, Australia
Special to Consortium News
The Australian Parliament has adopted a potentially nation-altering hate cri
Yeah I don’t I don’t like when people say something’s unlikely when it comes to exploiting a law to oppress people and silence critics. Because you know we have all that pesky human history to tell us that it is actually extremely likely and what almost always happens.
If ASIO were to class some non-racist pro-palestinian group a hate group, that would be taken to the high court, most like for free by a barrister looking to further their career (big cases like this is how we get KCs).
Assuming they didn’t incidte or promote racial violence, they would get a massive winfall.
Oh my God as someone who’s actually been in a lawsuit I cannot explain to you how Furious your comment just made me. You have no fucking idea what you’re talking about. You have no concept what a nightmare it is just to be involved in a lawsuit.
That innocent people should have to suffer just because you can’t be bothered to have laws that aren’t racist is astounding.
Yeah I don’t I don’t like when people say something’s unlikely when it comes to exploiting a law to oppress people and silence critics. Because you know we have all that pesky human history to tell us that it is actually extremely likely and what almost always happens.
If ASIO were to class some non-racist pro-palestinian group a hate group, that would be taken to the high court, most like for free by a barrister looking to further their career (big cases like this is how we get KCs).
Assuming they didn’t incidte or promote racial violence, they would get a massive winfall.
Oh my God as someone who’s actually been in a lawsuit I cannot explain to you how Furious your comment just made me. You have no fucking idea what you’re talking about. You have no concept what a nightmare it is just to be involved in a lawsuit.
That innocent people should have to suffer just because you can’t be bothered to have laws that aren’t racist is astounding.
Right right the old - the laws against hate groups inciting or promoting racism - are actually racist laws…
…with a twist of “the high court is rigged and will just back whatever ASIO says regardless of the facts/legal system”.
I forgot I was talking to a cooker, sorry.