WHITE SUPREMACIST LETTERS REFERRED TO POLICE

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has referred white supremacist letters distributed in local letter boxes to police. 

Dr McGirr, who supported new laws to criminalise the display of Nazi symbols and has proposed laws to ban Nazi salutes, said the letters represented the twisted views of a tiny minority. 

“I was appalled to read this disgusting material after receiving copies from a worried constituent yesterday afternoon and was later horrified to find the same letters in my own mailbox,” he said. 

“There is no place in our community for this kind of hatred and intolerance, and I’m very disturbed to think that the perpetrators were motivated enough to apparently distribute their vile message across a significant area of the city. 
 
“I know that our community will be repelled by this dangerous and ignorant behaviour, and I hope everyone stands against the tiny minority of bigots who are spreading such pathetic nonsense in our city. 

“The text in the letters is unquestionably of a white supremacist nature and images on the letter are reminiscent of Nazi symbols, the use of which is a criminal offence punishable by up to 12 months in jail and/or an $11,000 fine. 

“I have passed on my concerns to police to see whether any action can be taken to stop this deplorable behaviour. 

“In the meantime, I urge anyone who finds this material to treat it with the contempt it deserves by throwing it in the bin.”