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Neo-Nazis walk free from court, spared further jail time over attack on Victorian hikers (www.abc.net.au)

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"Good luck with the future, gentlemen," County Court Judge Kellie Blair said to the pair, as she stepped off the bench at the end of hearing.

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The judiciary has always been sympathetic to fascists. That was true in Weimar Germany as well. It's the reason brown shirts felt safe to beat up people in the street, there were no real consequences.

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

True that, and it's not like it's exactly a surprise either