Title: Former Liberty Forum poster 'Quo Todt' charged with "hate speech" in Australia Source:
news.com.au URL Source:http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25475819-948,00.html Published:May 13, 2009 Author:Paul Lampathakis Post Date:2009-05-13 08:53:07 by bluegrass Keywords:None Views:8189 Comments:47
May 13, 2009 07:00pm
A PERTH man has been charged under racial vilification laws for allegedly posting anti-Semitic videos on the internet site YouTube.
Maylands man Brendon O'Connell, 38, is seen on film in front of Perth's Bell Tower and at a South Perth supermarket while allegedly making anti-Semitic comments.
Mr O'Connell was charged by the police State Security Investigation Group this afternoon with conduct with intent to incite racial animosity or racist harassment.
The maximum penalty for the offence is 14 years' jail, or fines of up to $24,000.
Opposition Multicultural Interests spokesman John Hyde - who alerted police, Jewish community leaders and the Ethnic Communities Council of WA about the videos - praised WA Police for using the anti-vilification laws to lay the charges.
"Members of the multicultural community can take comfort in the knowledge that this alleged race hate crime will now go before the courts,'' Mr Hyde said.
It is believed to be the second time a person has been charged under the racial vilification laws, which were introduced by the previous Labor government and were designed to outlaw the publication, distribution or display in oral, written or pictorial form of material that was threatening or abusive and intended to cause hatred or contempt or ridicule.
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Maylands man Brendon O'Connell, 38, is seen on film in front of Perth's Bell Tower and at a South Perth supermarket while allegedly making anti-Semitic comments.
Maylands man Brendon O'Connell, 38, is seen on film in front of Perth's Bell Tower and at a South Perth supermarket while allegedly making anti-Semitic comments.
Hello Bluegrass nice to see you. :-))
I have seen these videos a little while ago, someone posted them a Nola's. I knew then that he would not get away with it. Brendon was long winded and therefore too irritating for the tribe.
The only facts that count for the ADL, are their own.
No, Todd has not been banned - that is if you mean TBF. :-)) America, Inri and Quo Todt were banned a while back, I forgot the date. They are now 'residing' at AWE.
I posted about 'Quo Todt' as well here: http://www.nolajbs.net/forum/index.php?topic=13040.0 Quite a lively thread.