White supremacists Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant are convicted of violent disorder over a 2021 incident where far-right extremists ambushed a group of hikers.

“Good luck with the future, gentlemen,” County Court Judge Kellie Blair said to the pair, as she stepped off the bench at the end of hearing.

  • PizzasDontWearCapes
    331·
    1 year ago

    On Thursday, Sewell told the court that he would be “very happy with a fine” and asked the court not to impose a conviction.

    It’s almost like the court is encouraging their violence

    Sickening

    • flambonksciousEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Well, it is Australia.

      They’ve made great strides recently but there’s a huge cross section of society that seem like angry, hot-headed and intolerant people.

      But I’m a kiwi, so could just be projecting…