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Winnipeg man charged with hate crimes after displaying swastika at home

Michael Ryan Wallbank, 42, faces four counts of willful promotion of hatred and one count involving hate symbols.

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What to know

  • A 42-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with four counts of willful promotion of hatred and one count involving hate symbols after displaying a swastika and hateful rhetoric in his home window.
  • The display was visible from the street and reportedly shocked long-time neighbours in the area.
  • The case raises questions about the boundary between private expression and public hate speech when symbols are displayed in windows visible to the public.
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Displaying hate symbols in a window visible to the public is not protected as private expression.

  • “If you're displaying signs in your window, can you really use "but it was inside my house" as a defense?”

    OrbitOfSaturnsMoons · reddit ↗

Michael Ryan Wallbank AccusedGracie Garrett Neighbour

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    Winnipeg man charged in hate crime investigation

    Michael Ryan Wallbank, 42, has been charged with four counts of willful promotion of hatred and one count of willful promotion of hatred (hate symbols) after authorities discovered hateful symbols and rhetoric displayed in his home window.

    “Michael Ryan Wallbank, 42, has been charged with four counts of willful promotion of hatred and one count of willful promotion of hatred (hate symbols).”
    — suziswam87, Reddit commenter, citing CBC reporting · source

    1. 2 outlets first by Winnipeg Sun, 9d ago · also CBC · read ↗

    • This post appears to relate to a province/territory of Canada. As a reminder of the rules of this subreddit, we do not permit negative commentary about all residents of any province, city, or other geography - this is an example of prejudice, and prejudice is not permitted here. https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/wiki/rules Cette soumission semble…

      AutoModeratorr/canada9d agoview on r/canada ↗
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    • Michael Ryan Wallbank, 42, has been charged with four counts of willful promotion of hatred and one count of willful promotion of hatred (hate symbols). Gracie Garrett has lived in the neighbourhood for close to 10 years, and says it was "shocking" to see a swastika, along with other hateful rhetoric targeting ethnic and religious groups, in one…

      suziswam87r/canada9d agoview on r/canada ↗

    • If you're displaying signs in your window, can you really use "but it was inside my house" as a defense? Like, if I hang a Nazi flag in my basement, nobody will even know it's there. If I hang it in the living room window, everyone who passes the house will see it.

      OrbitOfSaturnsMoonsr/canada9d agoview on r/canada ↗
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