Suzieonline,
He was SELLING the Tees. A whole different level to wearing an inflammatory tee.

Certain crimes engender unreasonable reactions from certain sections of the community.

Pynchme
The police were punished mainly because they are supposed to be neutral and enforce the law not mock it. This offender isn't in the same position of enforcement.

As for repercussions none were REPORTED to the media. Keep in mind
"the us V them, brother officer" mind set. Only a moron would court that level of trouble. Especially since police-persons are people and no doubt in the ranks,there would have been views sacrificial lambs to the public. IMO the police were forced into a disproportional response.

IMO the media went on a feeding frenzy there too for it's own sensationalised motives. I have no problems with the media reporting the news but I do have problems with the WAY they do it acting as the incendiary then claiming innocence when things go pear shaped.

Rehctub.

I agree that this topic is an 'over' response (disproportional) to the crime.

As for your "if it had been anti white" I think you need to look a little deeper.Generally, 'whites' in Aust being the majority don't suffer the same prejudices as other minorities...and therefore more confident and less sensitive.
However, an indigenous person selling your tees would have resulted in him being beaten up etc.

It is ok for Greeks to refer to themselves as 'wogs' or send themselves up e.g. "wogs out of work". It is unacceptable for us to do so it's a matter of the target's sensitivities.
It isn't as absolute as you indicate

There's no hope of an indig person from Alice Springs bying one of these tees, they only by after the old one has fallen off.
What Alice needs is a ship load of BO killer, and smother the town in it.

Thanks Desmond for standing up as a shining example of all that is repulsive amongst us.

Btw - your grammar needs improvement. It portrays you as an illiterate thug. On the other hand; maybe you should just leave it as is.

Desmond,
Pynchme perhaps understated your attributes add fool or coward take your pick.

Crackcup - I agree with you that racism is rife in Australian society, and that this guy appears to be a good example of the ugly racist Aussie (as indeed does Desmond and a couple of others in this thread). I saw him interviewed on TV when the case first came to light and have no sympathy for him whatsoever.

However, the issue is bigger than the interests of an apparent lowlife like him. Given the assumption of innocence in our legal system until someone is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt, I don't see that justice is served by publishing the personal details of a person who has only been charged with an offence - however vile that offence may be.

Indeed, it's quite possible that someone who is guilty of a crime could be able to avoid punishment if it can be demonstrated that they are unable to receive a fair trial because of jury contamination due to pre-trial prejudicial publicity. The same principle should apply to those charged with hate, drug or sex abuse offences.

Once someone has been found guilty in a properly constituted court of law, then by all means publish their personal details.

Get up there and live with the indig; you would soon come to a conclusion, about the viability of this mob in Alice Springs.
There is no future at all for them.
The best that could happen is to round them up and casterate them.
You cant put them in another tribes area, and you can't shift them into the desert.
They have became accustomed to the white mans poison. Paint fumes, petrol, grog,
Other areas don't have the same level of violence that is shown in Alice.
These people don't have the genetic make up, to intergrate into society.
White man has been drinking liquor for thousands of years. The indig; has been at it for probably 2or 3 generations.
You can't isolate them from grog, there will always be someone that will supply them. Money says it all.