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submitted 3 days ago by potatomuncher@lemmy.ca to c/london@lemmy.ca

This is the same city that charged a man for drawing a swastika in gravel with a pressure washer.

Attack and harass a random woman and her two daughters in public, traumatizing them. Proudly admit on camera that you are a racist and you face no legal consequences. Draw a stupid symbol and you're charged with one count of offence motivated by hatred.

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Who was “attacked” when a man got charged for drawing a symbol in gravel earlier this month?

No one...

But leaving racist symbols/writing is a crime.

Saying racist shit without threatening violence, is despicable but not a crime.

And is definitely not "attacking". Is this a translation issue?

A title on a social media post gets you all worked up

You made a title that isn't true...

Yeah buddy, racist propaganda tends to get people "worked up" enough to mention it.

Why are you lying about what happened if not tonatoke racial tensions? Seriously, why make up that she was attacked when the actual reality of what happened is already bad enough to be newsworthy?

That statement is not from the victims themselves.

Yes, she didn't write the article...

No one was pretending the article was a direct statement from the victim

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