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Personal Experience Of Street Harassment
- Sundeep "Sunny" Sidhu describes persistent racial harassment from his ex's brother, including repeated use of the N-word in public.
- He reported it to police, sought legal redress, and felt the law initially told him his only remedy was free speech protection.
Australia's Legal Balance On Hate Speech
- Australia balances freedom of expression against protection from racial vilification through Section 18c and exemptions in 18d.
- This makes it possible to sue for public racial insults, unlike in the typical U.S. First Amendment approach.
Court Case And Legal Outcome
- Sunny took his complaint through the Australian Human Rights Commission and eventually to federal court under Section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act.
- The judge found for Sunny on the N-word incident, awarded $2,000, and set a precedent for single-use public slurs.