It is now illegal to use the Nazi salute in Victoria and police are warning they will take action if they see it

I hate this law. Not because I think people should be saluting like Nazis, but because it was actually needed. We should be better than that. Have we learned nothing from 80-90 years ago?

All I really have to say about this is fucking good

Edit: typo

As German, I approve of this 👍

Good. There should be no room for hate, let Nazis rot in the bins of history where they belong.

Hmmm. Between 1am and 9am on a fuckin' sunday this somehow gains an extra 39 comments

That's not suspicious at all.

Excellent law. This should be adopted worldwide.

So hailing a tram will now be an open hand wave?

Well, at least they will easily recognize it.

Please hold the next republican convention here.

Except when it's other cops.

Liberal fascists: "Let me tell you why this is scary"

Also a quick reminder that swastikas drawn in permanent marker can be wiped off some surfaces with a solvent, such as by using alcohol based hand sanitizer on a tissue. Both come in travel sizes.

As for ones that cannot be cleaned off, well there’s absolutely nothing you can do about that. It cannot be helped. You wouldn’t want to get caught undoing a hate symbol by drawing over it in a hilarious but completely illegal way.

Such vandalism is reserved for your own belongings because graffiti of public property is a crime. ☝️

As much as I hate what the Nazis did, and this resurgence of neo Nazism, I worry that raising one's hand for any purpose could be mistaken for a salute.

God dam, there's a lot of comments in there for a midnight posting. sus imo.

I'm conflicted on this. On one hand Nazis were fucking shitty people, and Neo-Nazis are shitheads too. On the other hand, freedom of speech/expression is super important. Even for these shitbirds.

Like, I don't know for sure, doesn't Australia have freedom of speech and stuff? If the people (even non-Nazis) don't say anything about this, then is it possible the government will start banning other shit? Like flipping the bird.

But also, yeah, fuck those guys.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson said the update to the Summary Offences Act received royal assent on Friday, meaning that as of Saturday, it had come into effect.

A small group of about 25 members of the National Socialist Network performed Nazi salutes and displayed an anti-Semitic sign.

"If any member of public, including the National Socialist Network attend any of those rallies and undertake a Nazi salute then police will be pursuing those individuals to ensure that we enforce the new law … hold them to account, charge them and bring them before a court of law," Deputy Commissioner Paterson said.

There have been other instances of neo-Nazis demonstrating in the centre of Melbourne this year, which prompted the Victorian government to move towards outlawing the display of hate symbols.

"In terms of our Jewish community here in Victoria, we know that they have concerns at the present time due to the conflict in the Middle East," Deputy Commissioner Paterson said.

"I've personally met with a number of senior Jewish community members to give them assurance about the police activities in the state of Victoria."

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Victoria says!

Good. Fuck the Nazis

Soon: "Victoria police completely imprisons itself"

I'm going to enjoy the tears of the masses.