FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I don’t know how it is in Australia but in Germany it is a constitutional right to hold rallies, so they can’t easily stop them from happening (even if they wanted to, which I’m actually not sure they do given how many of our police officers are neo-nazis themselves). Chanting NSDAP and Hitler Youth propaganda during these rallies is an offence but guess what, they do it anyway.
No1@aussie.zone 1 day ago
In NSW (state of Australia), there is no constitutional right to protest, but there is a common law right to peaceful assembly.
However, there is a requirement to submit an application to the Police 7 days ahead. The Police may choose to approve or deny this, which basically says “We think this gathering/protest/whatever will be peaceful, and so will not charge people with crimes such as obstruction etc when they walk down the road”.So, they can also direct that the protest can march here, but not there, you may gather there, but not here, you may only have this many people in this area, you may only gather during these times etc.
Of course, you are free to ignore these directions, but you may be arrested, or i don’t know, maybe strip searched, even if you are a child
FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Thanks for the context. Sounds like the Police either fails to see the criminal energy coming from neo-nazis (c’mon…) or they don’t really care, don’t know which is worse.
I’ve heard of NSW, I’ve been there a few times^^