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[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 19 points 13 hours ago

Rough times for Elon.

[–] AccoSpoot1@lemmy.world 48 points 16 hours ago

Carve a swastika into his forehead and we'll call it even.

[–] Flauschige_Lemmata@lemmy.world 54 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

The article says he was convicted to 125h of community services. It just wasn't put on his record. Or am I reading it wrong?

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 44 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Yep. He basically argued that being famous as a Nazi was already making it impossible to find work, and a mark on his record would just make it worse. And then mentioned the second kid on the way to sell the sob story.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 28 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

And then mentioned the second kid on the way to sell the sob story.

That's not a sob story; that's probable cause for a CPS investigation.

[–] Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

I feel they really ought to check his computer

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago

ding ding ding ding

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe he should have thought about that before being a Nazi?

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 27 points 14 hours ago

Agreed, but he is a Nazi, so thinking isn't really a strong suit...

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

oh won't someone please think of the nazi's babies ffs

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 17 points 16 hours ago

It seems like some parts of Australia have something called a "no conviction". Never seen that before.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

After considering the case, Ms Stuthridge decided not to record a conviction.

That's the way I'm reading it.

Doesn't work that way at all in my US state. Every conviction is recorded and you can apply to have your record expunged or receive a “certificate of employability” five years after your conviction.

[–] Flauschige_Lemmata@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Well, this happened in Melbourne. I don't know how it works there. But it probably doesn't work the same as in your US state

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It definitely does not! I think that's why people might be confused, thinking they missed something.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Er... Maybe I read it wrong. I just woke up.

[–] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 8 points 13 hours ago

I guess you could say that the judge lacked conviction.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Alt-history is lame. Like it would ve lame to be yelling about germ theory, or how steam is superior than gasoline.

Alt-history is lame, and these WW2 revisionists are in that same category.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

“Lame” is a lame way to diminish the pure garbageness of proliferating their ideals.