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It is now illegal to use the Nazi salute in Victoria and police are warning they will take action if they see it (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 years ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 85 points 2 years ago (32 children)

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?

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's also dumb because it can easily be abused by the police. They could easily say you were doing it when hailing a cab or waving to your friend. There is a very fine line between Heil Hitler and Hail Cab, about 45° to be exact.

[–] samson@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago

How do you think this goes in court. If this is abused it means free millions from the state for your rights being trampled on.

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