Phil, we are all equal under the law. I to seen the perpetrator, 'The Abbott Butter', on the telly, obviously an idiot. As for locking him up, well yes, but jail is not the place for him, a psychiatric ward in a secure facility would be more appropriate.

Paul1405 - I would agree with you if there was a history of psychological symptoms otherwise I will stick with the jail term as a lesson and deterrent.

Foxy:

“Some people may not believe the man who claims that
his head-butting of Mr Abbott had nothing to do with
the YES campaign for same-sex marriage. That he saw the
opportunity and simply took it because he held a
personal grudge against Mr Abbott. Be that as it may.

However, to quote in part from the link given earlier -

"What is certain is that the offender almost certainly didn't
jail men, women, and children seeking asylum, he didn't
send troops to foreign countries to carpet-bomb them, and
he probably didn't punch a wall behind the head of a
woman at Sydney University a few years back."”

So that makes his behaviour quite acceptable then? Violence is never OK.

Paul,

Why don't you sign the head butter up for the greens? he will fit right in. The idiot has done more to boost the No campaign than probably even Abbott himself.

Foxy,

Why would I be interested in an unoriginal mural done by a mediocre artist whose main intention was self-promotion by appealing to a left whinge media who predictably lapped it up?

Here's something of the same genre:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/02/10/25890DD200000578-2947101-image-a-7_1423570325415.jpg

Frankly Foxy, I am surprised at you. An act of violence against a politician and you cannot bring yourself to condemn it, instead, you busy yourself justifying it.

As to the incident itself, the left whinger was wearing the YES campaign logos and unprovoked, attacked Abbott the leader of the No campaign with clearly the intent to physically injure him. As to the motives, unless the left whinger knew Abbott personally, the motive was political.

The political issue at the time was SSM, and it stretches credulity to believe that the left whinger, (who probably now realises the implications of his actions) is not simply trying to undo the huge boost to the No campaign that he has just delivered with yet another left whinge inspired act of violence.

"Tony Abbott 'headbutted' by SSM supporter in Hobart, both sides of marriage debate condemn violence"
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-21/tony-abbott-headbutted-by-ssm-supporter-in-hobart/8970658

The assailant was a SSM supporter.

It was revealing that the first instinct of SSM supporters and on OLO too, was spin: to spread a false story that the attack had not happened at all, to try to deflect, minimise and failing all of that to laugh at the victim of the attack. One of the OLO's perennial gay activists (as opposed to homosexual supporter, there is a vast political difference of recent origin) went to the extreme of justifying the attack by insinuating the victim deserved it somehow. Shameful.

It was soon later when the pigeons were coming home to roost because the Aussie public reject violence, that there was a switch. Although noticeably, some helpful, biassed, (hack) journalists had already tried to minimise and deflect through closed leading questions.

Yes. This morning the media is still reporting that Abbott was attacked by a 'SSM supporter', so the unrealistic denial from the homo camp has gone down like a lead balloon - nobody believes it was not motivated by SSM hysteria.