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Nova Peris: Chiropractor charged over online racist abuse


https://forum.insidesport.com.au/Topic2365236.aspx

By Murdoch Rags Ltd - 30 May 2016 6:18 PM

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NSW Police have charged a Central Coast man over allegedly posting racist comments on the Facebook page of outgoing Northern Territory Labor senator Nova Peris.

Woy Woy-based chiropractor and osteopath Chris Nelson, 64, was arrested at his business this afternoon.

He has been charged with using a carriage service to cause offence.

Nelson has denied he is responsible, saying his account was hacked.

The comments included several instances of profanity.

"You were only endorsed by Juliar because you were black," the comments read.

"Go back to the bush and suck on witchety grubs and yams."....
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-30/nova-peris-online-racist-abuse-nsw-chiropractor-charged/7460374
By Roar_Brisbane - 31 May 2016 9:28 PM

AzzaMarch wrote:
I am always concerned about freedom of speech type issues when these things come up, but if you read the full transcript of his posts they are quite appalling.

If he went up to her in public and abused her in the way he did on FB, and it was recorded on a phone, or the police saw it, he would have likely been charged.

So I don't really have an issue with this guy being charged, assuming he wasn't hacked.

Agree, but what I find a little odd is you see thousands of comments like these all over social media but the majority of them (hell probably 99%) won't be charged.