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> and merely being present at a protest, while not engaging in any violence, earns 32 months in prison [3]. > [3] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2

by graton 1y ago

> and merely being present at a protest, while not engaging in any violence, earns 32 months in prison [3]. > [3] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/08/pensioner-69-given-prison-sentence-for-violent-disorder-in-english-riots https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/08/pens... From the article: William Nelson Morgan, 69, was sentenced to 32 months in prison, having previously admitted violent disorder and carrying a cosh during a riot on County Road in Liverpool on Saturday. Sounds like he engaged in violence and was carrying a weapon.

wqaatwt 1y ago
> Sounds like he engaged in violence Seems that you didn’t read the article you have linked or your definition of engaging in violence is rather obtuse. Surely you would not equate standing still when a policeman orders you to move and then resisting when they to forcibly move you to murdering a random person for no particular reason? Nor would you agree that the second violent offense deserves a significantly more lenient punishment than the first?