And, by the way, the latest report from the FBI highlighted that for the past three years hate crimes were rising, significantly in some categories. Other reporting from the US has indicated that identified hate groups are at record high levels.Second, on the issue of social media, in this incident the murderer livestreamed his dreadful acts on Facebook, and there is some reporting that the material was not pulled down for hours afterwards.
On the gun issue, this offender appears at this stage to have had no trouble gaining possession of a number of weapons, some high-powered, all perfectly legally.
Nor should they. The only difference between crime and hate crime is motive. How do you propose police track such a subjectively interpreted concept such as motive? How should the police act on such info? The fact is, no one knew this was going to happen except the killer.
appears any tracking done was tracking the group that is being victimized Must be taking the advice of the US forces tracking immigrants and not believing there are even white supremacists
'Hate crimes' are subjective and don't exist.
My house was raid twice in the past month by the graffiti taskforce. My son was charged with offences from 2014. First raid I was charged with having a weapon. My keyring. I hope that gives comfort to society that the streets are now safer. grannygang graffititaskforce
What are they tracking, certainly not women in need of help from stalkers and men who think they own them. So many are attacked and killed.
That's because they're white Christian men...
“None is tracking.....”
aussiewongm There are federal statutes that override these. We should not have hate crimes, that creates an us/them society.
Time to change that situation then!
cousincat There’s a surprise
Good. Incitement to violence is a crime. Everything outside of that should not be the responsibility of the Police. Deciding that you don’t like what someone is saying is the realm of dictatorships, fascists and communist regimes.
Yeah police forces cannot make money tracking hate crimes
Why should they?
You realise this happened in NZ yeh?
Traffic offences are the bigger threat ... biggest police force is the highway patrol
Where is the evidence?
Can we put into context that days before Latham was ranting Eugenics type dud law that would never come into existence but the media bleed that story. Maybe some clarification would be good. Is it us that reads it that causes more of these dud stories. If so or is it the media?
geeksrulz Its TERRORISM not hate crimes
Don't let this be an excuse to take our freedoms away. If they do they are the real terrorists. The slow march to Social credits like China. Considering one right winger has been charged for inciting violence in Australia and some stuff you read is fairly extreme?
Nine police forces? 6 states + 2 territories + federal
Wonder what all the comments here would be if the AFP and state police were listening into your phone conversations and collect your internal activity. Hypocrites.
JustDoGood3 As a raxpayer I was not happy to see the amount of police 'protecting' Anning while he attended a Gun Show... omg were his minders still on board
The cops are all out on the highway trying to catch cars speeding. Can you believe it, it's ridiculous, cops sitting on the road while the real crime goes on.
The same number tracking sadness, boredom, hunger and love crimes. Seems about right.
Australian police are now more revenuers than law enforcers.
So is that going to change? Are AusFedPolice and ASIO going to monitor online activity now? Or nothing is going to change?
We need leadership!
That's 'cause we haven't yet gone down the same dystopic sewer that the Caliphate of UK has with surveillance & increasing state control of the populace. Of course the opposition to immigration's why leftist orgs are calling for increased cessation of free speech & liberties.
No, they’re tracking people on trains with sniffer dogs so they can strip search them ffs.
Smh rabid socialist media
Hate crimes are not just limited to white people.......
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