Class action against Andrew Bolt successful

[mantra]

I tend to agree with Bolt. There have been many instances where aborigines who have grown up alongside us, look the same as us and have the same intelligence have had advantages over others because of their indigenous heritage. Of course this doesn't apply in every case as we've seen in isolated communities in the outback, but generally in cities and suburbs aborigines aren't distinguishable from the rest of us.

I think the Federal Court has gone too far and judgments such as this will only create a larger divide between Australians of different heritages.

THE assumed right of unfettered freedom of speech was trumped by laws protecting against racial vilification this morning after the Federal Court delivered its decision on the controversial "white Aborigines" case of Pat Eatock v Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt.

Justice Mordy Bromberg found Bolt and the Herald and Weekly Times contravened the Racial Discrimination Act by publishing two articles on racial identity which contained "errors in fact, distortions of the truth and inflammatory and provocative language".

Justice Bromberg said it was important to note his judgment did not forbid debate or articles on racial identity issues if done "reasonably and in good faith in the making or publishing of a fair comment".

"Nothing in the orders I make should suggest that it is unlawful for a publication to deal with racial identification, including by challenging the genuineness of the identification of a group of people," Justice Bromberg said.

Ms Eatock and a group of eight other Aboriginals took Bolt and the Herald and Weekly Times to court claiming racial vilification over two articles in which he criticised fair-skinned Aborigines for what he argued was a choice they made, as people of mixed racial background, to emphasise their indigenous heritage over their white heritage.

In the articles, on April 15 and August 21, 2009, Bolt wrote that some fair-skinned Aboriginal people, whom he called "political Aborigines'', had received prominence or indigenous awards because they chose to identify with their Aboriginality.

The Eatock action claimed Bolt's articles - which appeared under the headlines "It's so hip to be black'' and "White fellas in the black'' - had "offended, insulted, humiliated or intimidated'' them and were a breach of racial vilification laws.

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[Aussie]

Don't read much, do you mantra.

[punk]

tanty comes from yahoo and cracker and's used to bulleting boards. they start new bulletins every time a thought pops in to the melon. which is not often

[mantra]

tanty comes from yahoo and cracker and's used to bulleting boards. they start new bulletins every time a thought pops in to the melon. which is not often

Punk - you're not fooling anyone - but good try. Do these words look familiar....

Sock....Often a kind of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde representation. A mild mannered poster with a crazed alter-ego.

I've never posted on Yahoo which I'm sure you're aware of.

And Aussie - some obscure link you posted in an unrelated thread was overlooked - is that a crime? This thread is about the judgment made today and whether it is a good or bad thing in regard to racial vilification. I'm trying to gently introduce some different topics here as a diversion tactic.

[punk]

tanty comes from yahoo and cracker and's used to bulleting boards. they start new bulletins every time a thought pops in to the melon. which is not often

Punk - you're not fooling anyone - but good try. Do these words look familiar....

Sock....Often a kind of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde representation. A mild mannered poster with a crazed alter-ego.

I've never posted on Yahoo which I'm sure you're aware of.

And Aussie - some obscure link you posted in an unrelated thread was overlooked - is that a crime? This thread is about the judgment made today and whether it is a good or bad thing. I'm trying to gently introduce some different topics here as a diversion tactic.

means nothing to me tanty, ur off yahoo and cracker, don't deny it

[Aussie]

Ya see mantra....here ya go again........!!

I've never posted on Yahoo which I'm sure you're aware of.

Why do you state that punk would be aware of that?

[mantra]

means nothing to me tanty, ur off yahoo and cracker, don't deny it

I certainly used to post at Cracker - but have never been near Yahoo. If I had posted there I would say so. Why do you care anyway?

Why do you state that punk would be aware of that?

Female intuition!

[Aussie]

means nothing to me tanty, ur off yahoo and cracker, don't deny it

I certainly used to post at Cracker - but have never been near Yahoo. If I had posted there I would say it. Why do you care anyway?

Why do you state that punk would be aware of that?

Female intuition!

Crap.

[punk]

means nothing to me tanty, ur off yahoo and cracker, don't deny it

I certainly used to post at Cracker - but have never been near Yahoo. If I had posted there I would say so. Why do you care anyway?

Why do you state that punk would be aware of that?

Female intuition!

i dont give a fuck, but thats how you cracker yahoo c unts post with a new bulletin all the time and dont read other peoples stuff u did post at yahoo, thats where lissa knows u from

[mantra]

i dont give a fuck, but thats how you cracker yahoo c unts post with a new bulletin all the time and dont read other peoples stuff u did post at yahoo, thats where lissa knows u from

You are so transparent punk - but as long as you're having fun.