Convicted criminal Blair Cottrell has failed in his bid to have his conviction for inciting hatred quashed by a Melbourne court
Hatemonger Blair Cottrell has failed to quash his conviction for beheading a dummy in protest over a mosque being built in Victoria.He was convicted of inciting hatred, contempt and ridicule of Muslims after making a 2015 video beheading of a dummy in protest of a Bendigo mosque.
The judge described the filmed act as a"violent pantomime" and said Cottrell's claim the video was meant to be absurd and funny was inconsistent with the evidence. He also said it was Cottrell's aim to incite"extreme feelings" against Muslims because of their religious beliefs.However, he accepted the goal of Cottrell was to protest a local government decision to the building of the Bendigo Mosque.Blair Cottrell speak during a recent right-wing rally in Melbourne."Even if the ends were political, the means remain vilifying. Having a political end is not a defence to the charge.
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