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‘Rad fem’ gets $10K Australian dollar fine for ‘liking’ social media comments

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TheFleegleHasLanded · 09/09/2020 11:47

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8712169/amp/Canberra-radio-broadcaster-Beth-Rep-pay-10-000-transgender-activist-Bridget-Clinch.html

Has Australia gone full on Canada batshit crazy?!

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yourhairiswinterfire · 09/09/2020 12:58

Jellyeggs I think you're right, thank you. Just had a read of the second article posted (the abc one) and that explains it a bit more clearly.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/09/2020 12:55

Wow. I agree with @EyesOpening.

Tammy Clinch was in hospital after giving birth to her youngest daughter, when her husband came to her with news that changed their marriage forever....

Shades of Jane Fae breaking the same news just before Fae's daughter was due to take her AS level exams (which she dropped out of, as as a result, IIRC).

Jellyeggs · 09/09/2020 12:48

It sounds like she made an objectionable post and then people commented on that post and she liked those comments and that was the “last straw”.

I think it’s outrageous too, just pointing out it wasn’t a random comment she liked but comments on her own post for which she had already been made to apologize.

I think...

aliasundercover · 09/09/2020 12:43

Careful. If you donate that could imply approval of the comments and you might be fined.

highame · 09/09/2020 12:38

going to keep an eye out Arabella would like to think she isn't going to let this one go.

ArabellaScott · 09/09/2020 12:10

There is a fundraiser for legal costs, people seem to be donating - on gofundme if you search Beth Rep. Is this case ongoing, in that case?

EyesOpening · 09/09/2020 12:10

Clinch’s wife is more forgiving than me, if my husband had told me that at that time www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/how-tammy-and-bridget-clinchs-love-survived-a-gender-re-assignme/7773560

ArabellaScott · 09/09/2020 12:08

Absolutely insane. Unbelievable.

Are we heading this way?

BrollyKnickers · 09/09/2020 12:07

Wouldn't it be smashing if we all got 10k whenever something mean was said about us?

yourhairiswinterfire · 09/09/2020 12:05

Am I understanding correctly that they also punished her for not deleting the comments, that she didn't even make? Confused

highame · 09/09/2020 12:03

Tribunal? Perhaps an appeal is in the offing?

NotBadConsidering · 09/09/2020 11:56

This article is better, rather than descending into the life story of someone:

www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-09/canberra-radio-newsreader-told-to-pay-transgender-activist-10000/12642722

andyoldlabour · 09/09/2020 11:53

Just saw that on my twitter feed, Absolutely mad and very frightening. Talk about out of proportion.

SunsetBeetch · 09/09/2020 11:52

In short: yes it has.