The Birmy // Brendon Rimmer

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By way of FightDemBack!

Convicted hate-criminal amused by home detention order

While the [New Zealand] National Front have long claimed that they stand for law and order, FDB! finds it somewhat poignant that a long term member (and former NF Youth Representative) Brendon Rimmer has just been convicted for assaulting an Asian youth; yet another conviction to go alongside his conviction last year for drunk driving.

Man makes light of his home detention on net
New Zealand Herald
February 15, 2008

A Taupo man on home detention for attacking an Asian teenager allegedly spent his time at home posting white supremacist statements online and making light of his sentence.

Brendon Rimmer was sentenced to six months’ home detention in Taupo District Court this month and ordered to pay $350 reparation after pleading guilty to three charges of common assault. The charges relate to an incident in Napier in July when Rimmer approached a group of four teenagers — aged between 15 and 17 — and verbally abused them before assaulting some of them.

Police told the court that Rimmer asked “why are you hanging around with this chink”? He then asked an Asian teenager what he was doing in “my country” before saying “why are you here? Get out of my country”. The Taupo Times reported that Rimmer then spat in the teenager’s face before hitting him in the face. However, the paper said Rimmer operated a homepage on the website NewSaxon.org, a site described as Bebo for white supremacists.

After his sentencing, postings were made to his homepage making fun of his sentence and to organise a racially motivated online meeting. In one posting to the site he described how good his home detention had been. “Yeah mate not too bad, actually heaps of ladies have been around to visit, haven’t had a night by myself in bed all week,” he posted…

Asians are a fag? Hmmm…

For those of you who are coming in late, the NZNF tried to establish an Australian franchise a few years ago. In fact, it was this trans-Tasman initiative that helped spur the formation of FightDemBack!. Needless to add, they failed. But Blood Red Eagle — a Newcastle-based neo-Nazi band, lead by Douglas Schott — has maintained ties with pinheaded comrades in Kiwi, including Brendon: in 2007, the band travelled to Wellington to play a gig sponsored by the local Hammerskins chapter, and hosted by the Satan’s Slaves MC.

To celebrate Hitler’s birthday.

This year, rumour is another band will be heading over.

Speaking of which…

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The Birmingham Hotel (on the corner of Smith & Johnston Streets, Fitzroy) is apparently soon to be under new management. Or sold. Or something. Following the pub’s exposure as a venue for local neo-Nazi groups Blood & Honour and the Southern Cross Hammerskins, in 2007 the Melbourne Croatia Social Club (As Seen On TV!: “It’s an unlikely venue for a neo-Nazi rock concert, but believe it or not…”) hosted the annual knees-up (which had in previous years been The Birmy’s most peculiar honour). This year? Who knows. Chances are it won’t be either The Birmingham or the Melbourne Croatia Social Club that hosts the boys. Chances are even better than it won’t be good for business, whoever it is.