Over 100 individuals were taken into custody following the riots on December 11, 2005. These disturbances were sparked by a widely spread text message urging “Aussies” to demonstrate to those of Middle Eastern descent that they were unwelcome.
Shaw mirrored this sentiment in his TikTok posts, mistakenly captioning an image that encouraged Australians to converge in “huge crowds” at the beach for what he called “Middle Eastern Bashing Day.”
Using a pseudonym, Shaw initially shared the images but later commented on them through a TikTok account under his real name, which prominently states his animosity towards Islam.
“Let’s make it happen,” he wrote beneath one of his images, further fueling the dangerous rhetoric.
Since his arrest, Shaw has remained in custody and did not appear in court during the recent hearing.
He is facing a potential sentence of up to two years in prison for each offense when the court reconvenes in May for sentencing.
Shaw’s posts came a day after two gunmen opened fire on a crowd celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach on the evening of December 14, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.
“There is zero tolerance for it right now,” he said at the time.
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