It's no yolk: Egging shows the high risk of pollies endorsing violence
It was only an egg, thankfully. Politicians routinely interact with large numbers of people. They aren't all background checked and security scanned. Some of those people hold grudges. It's a good thing that the public can walk up to a pollie and have a go, speak their mind and make for interesting news.

When Fraser Anning gives tacit endorsement of violence, he invites violence on to his own stage. But he is not the only one. On March 16 Sarah Hanson-Young endorsed the Egger as a hero.
This kid’s Australia’s newest hero. https://t.co/yNqH7HEDF4
— Sarah Hanson-Young💚 (@sarahinthesen8) March 16, 2019
We shouldn't praise Egg Boy. For people who truly care about bodily autonomy, touching people at all, let alone smacking an egg hard on someone's head, is a violation that should not be condoned.
The back and forth of justifying violence will increase violence to the point that politicians will no longer be safe in public and we will all be poorer for it. What's needed is cool heads, and an encouragement for all people to act with restraint.
The back and forth of justifying violence will increase violence to the point that politicians will no longer be safe in public and we will all be poorer for it. What's needed is cool heads, and an encouragement for all people to act with restraint.
Anning should not only act in the public interest, but also in his own self interest as a politician who wants to be safe in public spaces, like I do. Don't justify violence, wholly reject it.
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