theauspolchronicles:

A One Nation candidate Mark Ellis resigns afterย allegations of kidnapping resurfaced online.

โ€œThe allegations of kidnapping were found to be invalid by a court! They came with me voluntarily! Sure, there was mentions of cutting fingers and we took their shoes, but they agreed to come with us in the end so it technically not kidnapping!โ€ he said in reference to that time he,ย as a police officer, left 3 indigenous children stranded 12km out of town in 1994, which was only 23 years ago and so when he saysย โ€œa 30 year old incidentโ€ we can only assume heโ€™s getting confused about which of his multiple alleged kidnapping incidents he is meant to be defending himself against.

โ€œCould be worse though,โ€ he continued.ย โ€œPeople could be focusing on how I mowed a swastika into my backyard and saluted it, then posted it on Facebook. Iโ€™m glad that oneโ€™s getting far less media attention.โ€

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โ€œBut to be fair thereโ€™s just so much to choose from. The kidnapping incident, the nazi stuff, or the death threat I sent to a former employee. How can the media choose one aspect of me to focus on when I am such a complex and diverse piece of shit?โ€

It has become a long standing tradition for One Nation candidates to have their horrible pasts brought up to be used against them to prove their worth as controversial and despicable human beings.

Pauline Hanson has defended this selection process stating: โ€œour voter base only wants the toughest of scum to represent them. Each candidate must prove theyโ€™re both a terrible enough person to receive massive amounts of scorn online and to be tough enough to not let it get to them. Mr Ellis unfortunately complained about theย โ€œpathetic hatersโ€ and realised the job was too hard on him and has resigned. But donโ€™t you worry, we will continue to find the very worst of society to represent our party in the future.โ€