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A white supremacist who was filmed by fellow patrons at a Perth pub performing Nazi gestures and making racial slurs after August’s March for Australia rally has been fined.
As he exited Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday, Daniel Stocks told waiting media he was proud to be a neo-Nazi.
Daniel Stocks leaving Perth Magistrates Court following an earlier appearance.Credit: 9 News Perth
Stocks was overheard by patrons at Fenians Irish Pub making racial slurs while socialising with a group of people from the National Socialist Network after the rally. He also performed a Nazi salute while being filmed by onlookers.
The 36-year-old was arrested in Jurien Bay in mid-October and charged with making a Nazi gesture in a public place.
At the time, Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia said Stocks’ alleged actions were “unAustralian”.
“He needs to take a good long look at himself,” Papalia said.
On Wednesday, Stocks pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $1800, plus costs.
Mosman Park council candidate narrowly avoids jail over Nazi salute
A second Perth man also escaped jail time on Wednesday after he was charged with making a Nazi salute and assaulting a police officer.
Samuel Croll, 21, was out in Fremantle on October 3 when he approached two men and assaulted them unprovoked. The fight escalated and, when the police intervened, Croll lashed out at the officer.
Samuel Croll ran for a spot on council in the Town of Mosman Park.
Croll ran for the Town of Mosman Park council in October’s local government elections, but failed to get elected.
On Wednesday, Perth Magistrates Court was told that after he was taken to Fremantle Police Station, Croll began yelling racial slurs at officers.
“He slapped the right side of his chest and raised his hand up in a Nazi salute, yelling, ‘f--- the Jews’ and ‘heil Hitler’,” prosecutors told the court.
Croll’s actions were all captured on CCTV.
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On Wednesday, the charge of made a Nazi gesture that would be visible in a public place was dropped, but Croll was still charged with conduct intended to racially harass in relation to an earlier incident where he was yelling racial Jewish slurs during an online live stream.
While sentencing Croll, Magistrate Andrew Matthews said making a Nazi salute was a “serious offence and parliament intended for it to be dealt with harshly as a deterrent”.
“As much as it has seemed to gain traction in Australia, it is something to be condemned,” Matthews said.
“Unfortunately, we may see more offences of this kind if the community continues to put up with people who make these choices.
“Why don’t you choose to lead a more pro-social life, find your kicks some other way?”
Matthews sentenced Croll to eight months in prison for assaulting the police officer but suspended the term for 12 months.
He was fined $1000 for the racial harassment, plus another $500 for his other charges.
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