A sweeping law could see Australians jailed for three years for posting what’s deemed ‘offensive’ on Facebook in an attempt to protect minority groups.
Queensland’s Labor government has introduced a bill that would dramatically increase the maximum prison sentence for racist, anti-gay, anti-trans or seriously bigoted statements.
Making such statements already carry a maximum six-month jail term, but that would be increased to three years under the new bill.
Australia is asshoe
The west is falling.
Giving the state the ability to jail people for hurt feelings is the exact same as blasphemy laws. It’s 0 steps from one to the other, just a matter of which religion you’re protecting.
The solution is easy: Just don’t disseminate bigotry. Regardless, this article seems extremely suspect. Has this been verified by an official source?
Legislation in the Parliament.
The 6 month jail term is already law
Can you provide a link to an official source?
