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I trust the assessment of the ACLU about this kind of law, but I will point this out: almost EVERY time you see an instance cited about how some "woke" ideology
by ofcourseyoudo 3y ago
I trust the assessment of the ACLU about this kind of law, but I will point this out: almost EVERY time you see an instance cited about how some "woke" ideology went wrong, if you follow up the original incident you will see there is more to the story.
For example, in this article they cite Glasgow police arresting LGBT protesters because of their sign. Read the link, here is what happened to the protestors from their point of view:
"Bradley detailed the incident: “We went to the front of the march in an attempt to lead it ourselves. We were quickly jumped on by uniformed officers. I was wrestled to the ground, cuffed in a very painful way, and taken to the side, my friend was held in a chokehold and another was arrested too. We were charged with breach of the peace, and let out after seven hours in custody.”
Another queer activist arrested on the day, Rob, related his experience to Dazed. Rob says that after activists unravelled their banner they experienced “immediate aggression” from officers. Two activists were pinned to the floor, with more eventually cuffed.
“The officers proceeded to detain us by pinning us against a fence nearby with little to no explanation of why,” they explain. “It took them 10 minutes to decide we were being arrested after alternating between excuses – initially I was told it was because I told a cop to ‘fuck off’ through the megaphone, though videos show no swears leaving my mouth throughout the entire action. Later it was decided we were disrupting the peace.”
The explanation that they were arrested because their sign said "f**ts" was what the POLICE said was the reason why.
Grains of salt all around, and a recognition that reactionary forces will have no qualms about exploiting the appearance of "woke gone wild" to defend their brutalist tactics.
- lucideer 3y agoJust to clarify the general thrust of your comment - you open with trusting the ACLU. I haven't seen them assess this particular law & I'm not familiar with similar assessments; what's their stance?