And police are bracing for more. If only Australia would criminalize criticism of Islam, then a new era of peace would dawn. “Man arrested over text messages,” from AAP, September 21 (thanks to Vijay):
Hundreds of police will be out in force in Sydney and Melbourne to deal with any protests that may be occurring in Sydney or Melbourne this weekend.
A man has been charged with inciting violence in Sydney’s CBD this weekend.
The 20-year-old was arrested at a business in Ingleburn, in the city’s southwest, on Friday afternoon by police investigating last Saturday’s Muslim riots.
Detectives have been monitoring social networking sites this week and allege the man used websites and text messages to incite more violence at the weekend.
He was charged with recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity and printing or publishing to incite, urge or aid the commission of a crime….
A second man, aged 21, was arrested in The Rocks, central Sydney, on Friday afternoon on suspicion of inciting and promoting violence through social networking websites….
It comes as police ramp up their presence in Sydney’s CBD this weekend over fears of a repeat of the violence.