Australian thought-crimes
2003-08-11 20:12:52.45095+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Australia gets a little closer to prosecuting thought crimes: man faces pornography charges for writings in his diary:
Julie Sutherland, who represented Daryl Quick, 59, in a committal hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday, argued her client's "private jottings" were kept away from the rest of society "at all costs".
I wish I could get the full story, it sure sounds like this is ancillary to some other charges, but Deputy Chief Magistrate Daniel Muling has ruled that publication was unnecessary.