A Nepalese man who was caught masturbating alone in his car in Tasmania — with literally no one around — is now fighting potentially being registered as a sex offender, which could see him deported from Australia. Do I detect a hint of racism?
The 26-year-old man had just finished his early-morning shift as a delivery driver in Hobart last year when the offence occurred. He drove to a reserve in Rosny Park, thought no one was around, and began to masturbate. Aaand then he was interrupted by a council worker who let him know he wasn’t allowed to park there. When the worker realised what the man was doing, he asked him to leave, which he did immediately.
The man was later charged with one count of prohibited behaviour which he plead guilty to.
Look, do I condone public masturbation? Even if no one is around? No. But do I sympathise with this guy who prob had a stressful shift and just wanted to mazz it away in a secluded corner? Yes.
As part of the court case, Community Corrections Tasmania (CCT) was asked to provide a risk-assessment on whether he was likely to offend again. If they reckon he may, he could be registered as a sex offender. Because he’s not a citizen, this could see the man deported — all for wanking alone in a car.
really watching more people in Narrm care about saving a bar than they care about immigrants as ALP+LNP pass the extremely harmful Migration Amendment Bill, which makes it possible for Australia to deport migrants + refugees for increasingly small crimes (1/3)
