We had something similar very recently
heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/milk-bar-sign-banning-blacks-and-dogs-in-melton-sparks-controversy/news-story/469e13ec78dec254d3ba4950fe51064b
>A MILK bar owner in Melton has this afternoon taken down a racially charged poster banning “14-18-year-old blacks and dogs” after sparking controversy.
>Lunjie Lin told the Herald Sun he first decided to print and posted the inflammatory sign after a shoplifting incident this morning involving Sudanese children.
>“It’s happened about 20 times in two months and today when I tried to stop them they were asking to fight me,” Mr Lin said.
>“I was so angry so I went and made that sign and hung it up, a few hours later I thought about it and took it down.”
>Mr Lin said he hoped the act would not inspire criminals to target his store.
>“I am fed up,” he said.
>“Whenever I call the police there is nothing they can do.”
>A local resident spotted the sign and posted it to social media, sparking a controversy that surprised nearby residents.
>Long-time Melton local Ivan Dunlop said he had never seen racial tensions in the area.
>“It’s always been really good here I’ve never heard of anyone doing something like this before,” he said.
>“Melton is a really nice and welcoming community.”
>But 19-year-old Michael, who refused to give a last name for fear of being targeted, said there were tensions beneath the surface of the community
>“I’m from Frankston initially and I feel worse off here,” he said.
>“I know there is a crime problem here but you can’t be racially targeting people like that.”
>A Victorian Police spokesman said officers had been made aware of the sign.
>“Victoria Police does not support the language of the poster and deems the message as inappropriate.”