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One such gentleman is Brendon O’Connell who on 13 May 2009 was
raided at home by the West Australian police who were under the
impression that O’Connell was a violent man. It is this Perth matter,
together with the so-called racist attacks on Indian students in Melbourne
and Sydney that gave my 13 May 2009 trial date a focal point for anti-racists
groups. When I was not arrested in court on that day, the media hype failed
to galvanize their campaign. This is not for lack of trying because on 26
May 2009 Channel 9 Perth’s A Current Affair screened a disgusting item
about a former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizzard touring Australia and
pontificating at schools and in churches about the evils of racism.
Subsequent so-called racist attacks on Indians reveal a darker side to Indian
behaviour, something not at all unusual in a cultural setting where the victim
status has been refined to a sophisticated level.
Racist video accused pleads not guilty
Todd Cardy, court reporter, PerthNow, September 03, 2009 3:00PM
TRIAL SET: Brendon O’Connell to defend YouTube racial vilification
charge. Source: The Sunday Times
A PERTH man will stand trial in the District Court for allegedly
uploading an anti-Semitic video YouTube. Brendon Lee O’Connell, 38,
of Maylands, has been charged under racial vilification laws for allegedly
positing the anti-Semitic film in which he is seen in front of Perth’s Bell
Tower and at a South Perth supermarket. In May, the State Security
Investigation group charged Mr O’Connell, who is accused of making
anti-Semitic statements during the video, with carrying out conduct
intending to incite racial animosity or harassment. The maximum
penalty for the offence is 14 years’ jail or fines of up to $24,000. Mr
O’Connell today appeared the Perth Magistrates Court and pleaded not
guilty during the committal mention hearing. His bail was continued and
he will appear before the District Court on November 20. Mr
O’Connell walked out of court video taping the waiting media.
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