A 70-year-old man accused of using the banned phrase “from the river to the sea” at a Gaza conflict protest will claim the charge was “insane”, a magistrate has heard.
Honestly disappointed. I’d have liked to see a straight up “not guilty” plea, and go hard and direct on the constitutional angle. It’s pretty obvious that the laws violate the implied right to freedom of political communication. They serve no function but that.
I mean those are the same. If you argue that the laws are nonsense, then you are arguing that you are not guilty.
Oh, I misread. The headline I read (not this one) said that he was pleading insanity.
“I’d like to plead insanity. I think the charge is insane. Anyone who takes it seriously could be such as well.”
“I don’t think I’m insane. I think the law is insane,” Dowling said.
I’m not sure it’ll go well for him, but I wish him luck, and I wish he had a proper lawyer.
I wish he had a proper lawyer.
Yeah seriously. FFS.
Lmao wait what. So i only read the headline and Zagorath did too but also misread the headline.
Thanks for actually reading the article for us Decryptor :)
Well hes right it is insane, suddenly the world over far right whack jobs have gained illegitimate power and have been ruining everything for the sake of of some rich zionists and pedophiles.
I would think it sounded like some nutty conspiracy theory if it wasn’t happening in plain view.
It is insane. And absolutely no surprise such a totalitarian law came from Crisafulli. If he has his druthers, it’ll soon be illegal to say, “Stop mass murdering babies and children, you zionist IDF fucks!”
everyone in power supporting isreal is in the the unreleased portion of the 14tb. the videos.
It’s important to understand that Australia, like plenty of other countries, has its own imperial interests in the region. It’s unhelpful to blindly assert someone has to be blackmailed in order to abide by these horrors.
Damn it, he’s using the reverse-insanity plea!
Go full sovcit, bro!
