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Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 7 months ago by maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 14 points 7 months ago

This ban is such a garbage idea.

The cops have recently tried to shut down protests in Sydney by arguing that their route supposedly takes them too close to particular places of worship - despite the route being originally proposed by the cops! This will only bolster that obstructionism.

But he said there were already laws designed to do precisely that, which target violent protest, offensive behaviour, racial abuse and discrimination.

Amen!

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties (NSWCCL) has come out against these laws: https://www.nswccl.org.au/media_release_religious_institutions

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 12 points 7 months ago

How sad too bad. The clergy did not care where they abused their victims, abusing victims in churches, in schools, in homes. The victims had no choice.

If protests make the church look bad then good.

[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

This ban is garbage because hate speech is already illegal.

If you're a Nazi "protesting" outside a synagogue, yeah off to jail you go, no new laws required.

This is anti-protest, pure and simple.

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What are the chances councils will approve the building of Churches, Synagogues and Mosques within strategic radius of city centres to make all protests within a city automatically illegal?

Surely it is zero.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think in Sydney's CBD there are already lots of little places of worship, they just look like offices or conference halls.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Where is this coming from? Is it related to the arson attack on that synagogue, recently? Has there been a swathe of protests against places of worship I missed?

[–] Arfman@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

I'm not sure if banning protests are going to have any effect on people doing arson attacks which are already clearly illegal.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I think the arson attack and a earlier protest that was cancelled are cited as reasons.