A judge has accused far-right activist Neil Erikson of being ‘pathetic’ for wearing his old work uniform in court because he liked the ‘media attention’.
Erikson was slammed by Federal Circuit Court judge Suzanne Jones in Sydney Tuesday over his ‘childish’ decision to don a high visibility Toll vest in court, with the letter ‘R’ hand drawn between the first two letters.
He was sacked by the company in 2016 but has since been pursued for contempt after failing to obey a court order to hand back his uniform.
Neil Erikson (pictured) was slammed by Federal Circuit Court judge Suzanne Jones over his ‘childish’ decision to don a high visibility Toll vest in court, with the letter ‘R’ hand drawn on
Judge Jones accused Erikson of being ‘pathetic’ for wearing his old work uniform in court Tuesday because he liked the ‘media attention’ (pictured outside the courthouse)
The convicted stalker and racial vilifier was ordered by the court to hand his uniform back to Toll after it accused him of trying to deliberately damage its brand.
Since leaving the company, Erikson continued wearing his Toll uniform in videos and at events.
The freight group claimed footage of Erikson wearing its brand, including during a confrontation with former Labor senator Sam Dastyari in a Melbourne pub, had damaged its reputation and relationships with some clients.
Arriving in court on Tuesday, Erikson wore a vest he claimed to have bought from a second hand shop for $2.
He was sacked by the company in 2016 but has since been pursued for contempt after failing to obey a court order to hand back his uniform
The convicted stalker and racial vilifier was ordered by the court to hand his uniform back to Toll after it accused him of trying to deliberately damage its brand
He told the court the bold move was his attempt to ‘punch up against the big corporation’, which Judge Jones said was ‘just rubbish’.
‘Do you think it’s a good idea to wear that? Do you find it amusing?’ Judge Jones asked.
‘I just want to show how pathetic Toll is,’ Erikson said.
Judge Jones hit back with, ‘are you not pathetic? You can keep wearing it but you just enjoy the media attention.’
The court heard in December Erikson breached court orders by failing to hand over uniform items including one boot, tops, shirts, cargo pants and a belt, by the set date.
He told the court the bold move was his attempt to ‘punch up against the big corporation’, which Judge Jones said was ‘just rubbish’
He also continued to publicise footage showing him in a Toll polo shirt, when he ambushed Senator Dastyari at a Footscray pub book launch in November, when the Iranian-born senator was called a ‘terrorist’.
Earlier in 2017, Erikson, United Patriots Front leader Blair Cottrell and Christopher Neil Shortis were convicted and fined for inciting contempt and ridicule of Muslims after a 2015 stunt.
The trio chanted ‘Allahu Akbar’ in a video and spilled fake blood on the footpath and wall of a garden bed beside the Bendigo City Council offices, protesting the building of the Bendigo mosque.
In court on Tuesday, Erikson defended his efforts to comply with a court order to remove footage of him wearing the uniform in videos posted on social media.
‘I made a lot of effort to remove the other posts. I don’t think I should be punished.’
He also claimed he was broke and said he might have to face jail if he was punished.
Erikson defended his efforts to comply with a court order to remove footage of him wearing the uniform in videos posted on social media, saying he had ‘tried’ to remove it all