Police were largely powerless to stop a neo-Nazi march through the Melbourne CBD, during which officers escorted the group of masked men to “maintain community safety”.
About 100 people from the National Socialist Network dressed in black and wearing face masks marched through the Bourke Street Mall at 12.40am on Saturday.
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aramova@infosec.pub · 54 pts · 1y
Some of those who work forces are the same that burn crosses.
noride@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 1y
I haven't heard that in like 20 years. It's never been truer, either.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 1y
Hey VicPol, is this you? Is this you literally last weekend? I feel like this is you but maybe I'm wrong.
MisterFrog@aussie.zone · 22 pts · 1y
Powerless my arse, that should surely qualify under EPA noise laws. They were extremely loud, at 12:40AM
How could they not be moved on for that?
I just assumed it was some football hooligans or something benign like that
Fuckwits
tasho@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 1y
wow, typical. and they don't get shit for wearing masks and black bloc too???
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 17 pts · 1y
‘No place for hate’ as police escort neo-Nazis in early-morning march | archive.today
Premier Jacinta Allan says 'Nazis' will not be tolerated after protest group marches through Melbourne CBD | ABC
Murdoch branded video of fascist march uploaded to non-Murdoch owned service.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Be a shame if someone accidentally lost control of they're vehicle around them. Shame.
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 11 pts · 1y
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 12 pts · 1y
Because some of the cops are in the march.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
It's not clear to me if the cops 'officially' knew of the march beforehand and I don't think anyone else knew other than the fascists and presumably the cops who are members and masked up.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nazi1: Hay dave you coming to the march.
Nazi2: Yeah mate, Sat night, double bubble.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
wtf :/
I agree there needs to be more to stop Neo Nazis. I can’t help but think those powers could be used on other protesters though.
Can there be tightened hate speech laws to particularly target Nazis?
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 11 pts · 1y
Bingo.
Germany has those. The results have predictably not been fun, and also predictably they have done nothing to curb the rise of actual neo-Nazis. Once you make one exception, you can make a hundred.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There’s always punching. But I don’t have the arm for it and don’t want to end up with a criminal record so yeah
Nath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
This is also my concern. While I mock these losers for hiding behind their masks like cowards, I also don't want it to become illegal to wear a mask in public/protests. Because I might want to wear one someday for something.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Like (god forbid) another pandemic or a more virulent resurgence of this one.
Fuck these hateful cowards though.