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wtf is going on in sydney (pg. 17)
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
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A MAN who helped burn an Australian flag after the Cronulla race riot has been sentenced to three months in jail.
Hadi Khawaja, 24, of Peakhurst, faced Sutherland Local Court today charged with malicious damage and entering enclosed lands with intent to commit an indictable offence during public unrest.
Khawaja, who has been an Australian citizen since 1986, pleaded guilty to participating in damaging an Australian flag at the Brighton-le-Sands RSL on the evening of December 11 as retaliatory violence spread through Sydney suburbs.
His teenage co-accused, who cannot be named, is alleged to have climbed the flagpole and thrown the flag down to Khawaja who set it alight amidst a crowd of about 150 people.
Khawaja, who has faced court before over unrelated drug matters, had previously failed to answer a court summons in relation to a larceny charge, the court heard.
A remorseful Khawaja today said he was sorry for damaging the flag.
\"It was a stupid thing to do and not something me as a person would normally do,\" Khawaja told the court.
\"I'd like to apologise to the whole Australian community for the act that I did.\"
Magistrate Paul Falzon sentenced him to concurrent jail terms of three months in prison for each offence, backdated to December 23.
In sentencing, Mr Falzon said despite Khawaja not actually being involved in the race riots he had to take them into account.
\"In context of what happened at this time the item chosen was of significance to the majority of people who were in this country,\" Mr Falzon told the court.
Khawaja is due for release on March 27.
Brent David Lohman, 18, of Caringbah and Mitchell John Newby, 19, of Old Toongabbie, also faced Sutherland Local Court today charged with one count each of riot and affray relating to the Cronulla riot.
Neither has entered a plea and both were refused bail and ordered to reappear at the same court on January 30. |
since when are we not allowed to burn the flag? thats fvcking gay that is. |
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
since when are we not allowed to burn the flag? thats fvcking gay that is. |
it's ign illegal for a while now man. It's bull. |
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| charlee |
| We are travelling forward in time & back in progress :( |
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| Dean Millson |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
since when are we not allowed to burn the flag? thats fvcking gay that is. |
sorry but why is that gay? |
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dean Millson
sorry but why is that gay? |
uh... freedom of expression |
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| charlee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dean Millson
sorry but why is that gay? |
Calm down Dean he didnt burn the German flag ;) |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dean Millson
sorry but why is that gay? |
like abhay said, freedom of expression. as long as its your own flag, burn the fvcker away i say.
| quote: | Originally posted by charlee
We are travelling forward in time & back in progress |
on the money charlee. i think its about time you spinning bird kicked mr howard ;) |
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| batemanscott |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
like abhay said, freedom of expression. as long as its your own flag, burn the fvcker away i say.
on the money charlee. i think its about time you spinning bird kicked mr howard ;) |
Poor johnny :sadgreen: |
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by batemanscott
Poor johnny :sadgreen: |
if i can't burn the flag, then i'm just forced to burn the prime minister instead. |
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| Trance Nutter |
If you guys don't have a problem if you see someone disrespecting the flag, whether it be desecrating it or burning it etc, you khants have issues.
Seriously. |
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| Abhay |
actually, i think i'm mixed up with the US.
It's illegal there.
I should be allowed to burn the flag if i want. Doesn't mean i want to. But it does mean that I should be allowed to.
end of story.
I can show disrespect to my nation if i don't respect it. I should be free to express my view.
if u have a problem with that, migrate to a totalitarian country. |
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| charlee |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
on the money charlee. i think its about time you spinning bird kicked mr howard ;) |
It breaks my heart what this man has done to my beautiful country. Nobody is safe. Single mums, aborigines, whales, union workers (like my dad). If I put all my anger towards him into one fatal spinning bird kick that would be a great relief :)
(I should have done that degree in politics at ADFA after all)
In answer to your post trance nutter this Government is disrespecting the flag everyday. But yes I do agree. |
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