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Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25
- bhaney 2y agoI'm pretty amazed that "conspiracy to cause public nuisance" is an actual crime in a developed nation, much less that it can carry a 5 year jail sentence.
- 20after4 2y agoThat sounds about right for the UK, doesn't seem surprising at all to me. I also wouldn't be surprised to see similar laws enacted in the US if they aren't already and I just haven't heard of them yet.
- beardyw 2y agoI hope the new government will put this right.
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- chrisjj 2y agoYou might be less amazed if you check the definition of nuisance here. It includes causing death, personal injury or disease. And it can carry a 10-year jail sentence.
- CraigRo 2y agoHopefully individuals blocked by these people can sue them
- garte 2y agoor we could sue the driving individuals for endangering our children by burning fossil fuels.
- porkbeer 2y agoPeople died as a result of these 'protests'. As much as I agree with the message, the medium is dispicable and only brings hate from those we should be seeking to convince. The people decrying these charges are out of touch, to put it mildly. Alienaring those you need to accomplish your goal is not a virtue.