Australian lawmakers have banned the performance of the Nazi salute in public and outlawed the display or sale of Nazi hate symbols such as the swastika in landmark legislation that went into effect in the country Monday. The new laws also make the act of glorifying OR praising acts of terrorism a criminal offense.

The crime of publicly performing the Nazi salute or displaying the Nazi swastika is punishable by up to 12 months in prison, according to the Reuters news agency.

Mark Dreyfus, Australia’s Attorney-General, said in a press release Monday that the laws — the first of their kind in the country — sent “a clear message: there is no place in Australia for acts and symbols that glorify the horrors of the Holocaust and terrorist acts.”

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    011 months ago

    Does a person on parole who was sent back to jail because he lost his job for being late count?

    “May”. They don’t know that he did.

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      011 months ago

      You’re moving the goal posts he said he would lose his job.

      I’ve seen no one say they lost their jobs.

      Not only did he lose his job he went to jail.

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        11 months ago

        No, it says “may” (as I already stated) and “likely”, not that he did. So that’s unconfirmed and… No other examples.

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            11 months ago

            For the third time: “we do have a bystander who may have just lost his freedom”

            May. Likely. Unless you have confirmation that this solitary person you found lost his job then no, it’s not a valid concern.

            Did you read it yourself?

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                111 months ago

                Yes, for what? Being aggressive to protestors? For being late to work? It doesn’t actually say, so your original post with this link is making up the connection. Did you read the article yourself?

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                  011 months ago

                  So now you finally admit he went to jail.

                  He went to jail because protesters prevented him from leaving (kidnapping) and he fought with his kidnappers.

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                    111 months ago

                    He was arrested, he wasn’t kidnapped, and no mention of the job. He was being confrontational as the article stated. Why do I need to “admit” what happened to him? It’s in the article. No mention of his job, which you have been so insisted on. I’m very bored of this since you have shown no proof of anyone losing their jobs.