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I don't know why you got down votes, this is largely factually correct. I don't know that these laws will deter protesters anyway, if you want to shut down an a
by jemmyw 3y ago
I don't know why you got down votes, this is largely factually correct. I don't know that these laws will deter protesters anyway, if you want to shut down an airport you're already taking risks.
- Nursie 3y agoYes, doing that sort of thing you're already breaking laws. And presumably at that point you're so committed to the cause that this is a secondary concern. Not that I agree with draconian new powers coming in to deal with those, but the scary parts of the new laws to me are the ones that allow police to do stuff like arrest the anti-monarchist protestors who were not planning on direct action. The ones that directly impact public speech.
- jruohonen 3y agoI am at the mercy of the Guardian here, but I think there are plenty of questionable things in the recent UK laws and in their practical use: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/12/coronation-protest-arrests-police https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/12/corona...